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51tax assessor — noun an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it • Syn: ↑assessor • Derivationally related forms: ↑assess (for: ↑assessor) • Hypernyms: ↑bureaucrat, ↑ …
52United States Tax Court — The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides (in part) that the Congress has the power to constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme …
53income tax — n: a tax on the net income of an individual or a business compare excise, property tax Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
54corporate income tax — Tax imposed by public authorities on the incomes of corporations. Virtually all countries assess taxes on the net profits of corporations; most are flat rate levies rather than extensively graduated taxes. A corporate income tax was adopted by… …
55property tax — a tax levied on real or personal property. [1800 10] * * * Levy imposed on real estate (land and buildings) and in some jurisdictions on personal property such as automobiles, jewelry, and furniture. Some countries also levy property taxes on… …
56United Kingdom corporation tax — Throughout this article, the unqualified term pound and the £ symbol refer to the United Kingdom pound. Taxation in the United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom Central government …
57Corporate tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
58Income tax in the United States — UStaxationThe federal government of the United States imposes a progressive tax on the taxable income of individuals, partnerships, companies, corporations, trusts, decedents estates, and certain bankruptcy estates. Some state and municipal… …
59income 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… …
60Land value tax — Land value taxation (LVT) (or site value taxation) is an ad valorem tax where only the value of land itself is taxed. This ignores buildings, improvements, and personal property. Because of this, LVT is different from other property taxes which… …
