Questions tagged [taxes]
Taxation consists of mandatory payments from taxpayers to the state.
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Is any government considering taxing remote work more than "regular" work?
Deutsche Bank proposed a 5% tax for remote work as remote workers enjoy several benefits such as more safety (e.g. from COVID), reduced costs due to less traveling and less socializing.
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How did the introduction of the GST affect state budgets in Australia
I've often wondered if the fact that the states are more willing to sell off infrastructure to raise funds is connected to the introduction of the GST in 2000.
Now, as I understand it, the GST ...
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Why doesn't South Korea have a tax treaty with the United States?
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international-businesses/united-states-income-tax-treaties-a-to-z
The United States has tax treaties with a number of foreign countries.
Under these treaties, residents ...
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Are there indications that the French government considered a carbon fee-and-dividend to assuage the yellow vests?
A key reason for the yellow vest protests was that poorer households would have been proportionally more impacted by the proposed fuel tax increases. Carbon taxes are generally regressive, i.e. impose ...
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Will most Michigan families get a tax hike due to the new tax bill?
Debbie Stabenow, US Senator for Michigan, claimed
Thanks to President Trump and the Republicans, most Michigan families will get a tax hike.
Looking at the proposed tax brackets I don't understand ...
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Who are the key individuals in Canada's Old Age Security program?
I am a student doing a project on the Old Age Security (OAS) program for Civic Studies 11. I have tried researching important individuals involved in this program, but could not find anything. Any ...
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Which is the top total tax-revenue increase in the Western World since the Great Depression?
I am interested in knowing about the biggest increases in the total tax revenue as a percentage of the GDP. Total includes everything. In particular it includes: direct and indirect, federal, regional,...
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Are political donations to foreign politicians residing in Canada but campaigning abroad tax free?
There are a lot of new rules in Canada about political donations. But what about someone living in Canada who is campaigning to be elected abroad? Are donations taxable by the Federal government of ...
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Do Republican tax reform historically favor the wealthy and corporations?
The recent Republican tax reform bill has been criticized as being a "tax cut for the wealthy."
U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a tax plan on Thursday that differed from the House of ...
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Motivations for, and effect of removing, tax incentives for political campaigns?
A number of states provide tax incentives for making campaign contributions. From a purely naive view point this feels like a waste since in theory (emphasis on theory) if we assume roughly equal ...
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How quickly can new US tax code be implemented?
The question "Can Trump implement his tax reform" is similar, but not quite the same as my question.
I would like to know the typical time it takes between the new president inauguration and the tax ...
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Why are African countries using direct and indirect taxation against their farmers to tax them at a rate twice as high than anywhere in the world?
Why are African countries using direct and indirect taxation against their farmers to tax them at a rate twice as high than anywhere in the world?
I found this in a research paper entitled Why kill ...
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Why is Fringe Benefits Tax the same as the highest tier as of Income Tax
In Australia FBT is currently 47%, which matches the income tax rate paid by anyone earning over $180,000 (45% income + 2% Medicare levy).
It seems like Fringe Benefits would cost more for anyone ...
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Tax change estimates in government documents [US]
I am conducting research that involves gathering estimates of the effects of changes to the tax code in the US. In particular, I am interested in using contemporary, publicly available government ...
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Are the discontinuities in the Conference Tax Reform plan purposeful or accidental?
Careful examination of the "final" Tax reform plan, when focused on the single filing taxpayer that employs just the standard deduction/personal exemption seems to display sharp discontinuities in the ...
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