(value-added tax)
101Ad valorem tax — An ad valorem tax (Latin: according to value ) is a tax based on the value of real estate or personal property.An ad valorem tax is typically imposed at the time of a transaction (a sales tax or value added tax (VAT)), but it may be imposed on an …
102Sales tax — Cash register receipt showing sales tax …
103Consumption tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
104sales tax — a tax on receipts from sales, usually added to the selling price by the seller. [1920 25] * * * Levy imposed on the sale of goods and services. A sales tax on the manufacture, purchase, sale, or consumption of a specific commodity is known as an… …
105Estate tax in the United States — This article is about Estate tax in the United States. For other countries, see Inheritance tax. Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …
106Fuel tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
107income tax — a tax levied on incomes, esp. an annual government tax on personal incomes. [1790 1800] * * * Levy imposed by public authority on the incomes of persons or corporations within its jurisdiction. In nations with an advanced system of private… …
108Regressive tax — A regressive tax is a tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases. [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Regressive Webster] (3): decreasing in rate as the base increases (a… …
109Stealth tax — is a term used for a tax levied in such a way that is largely unnoticed, or not recognized as a tax . [ [http://www.oed.com Oxford English Dictionary online] ] Generally used in the UK by Conservatives to attack the New Labour government s… …
110Corporate tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
