progressive taxation system

  • 1progressive taxation — /prəˌgresɪv tæk seɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a taxation system where tax levels increase as the income is higher. Also called graduated taxation. Compare regressive taxation …

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  • 2Taxation in the United States — is a complex system which may involve payment to at least four different levels of government and many methods of taxation. United States taxation includes local government, possibly including one or more of municipal, township, district and… …

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  • 3taxation — tax·a·tion n 1: the action of taxing: as a: the imposition of taxes b: the judicial determination of costs 2 a: revenue obtained from taxes b: the amount assessed as a tax 3: a particular system of taxing …

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  • 4Taxation in Greece — is similar to most other developed nations, being based around two systems, direct and indirect taxation.Income TaxAll Income Tax in Greece is progressive. An individual in Greece is liable for tax on his income as an employee and on income as a… …

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  • 5Taxation in Sweden — may involve payments to three different levels of government: the municipality, the county council, and the central government. The payments are collected by the Swedish National Tax Board ( Skatteverket ). In addition the Swedish National Tax… …

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  • 6Progressive tax — A progressive tax is a tax imposed so that the tax rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases. [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Progressive Webster] (4b): increasing in rate as the base increases (a progressive tax)] [ …

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  • 7Taxation in Switzerland — Taxes in Switzerland are levied by the Swiss Confederation, the cantons and the municipalities. Switzerland is a tax haven due to its general low rate of taxation, its political stability as well as the various tax exemptions or reductions… …

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  • 8taxation — The process of taxing or imposing a tax. See assessment; equalization; tax; withholding. @ double taxation The taxing of the same item or piece of property twice to the same person, or taxing it as the property of one person and again as the… …

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  • 9taxation —    During the Franco regime taxes were low and evasion high. State revenue depended mainly on a wide range of indirect taxes, and taxation of personal income was not pursued with any real vigour: only one in twenty of the workforce paid income… …

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  • 10Taxation —    During the period of the Republic, many kinds of direct and indirect taxes were levied, for example, on consumption and lux ury articles and on property transfers. The provinceswere entitled to levy their taxes in view of their respective… …

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