Questions tagged [taxes]
Taxation consists of mandatory payments from taxpayers to the state.
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Why doesn’t the IRS just send me a bill for the taxes I owe based on the info they already have?
So it's time to file taxes in the United States and it occurred to me that I am required to provide a lot of information that the government already knows. For instance, I have to provide the contents ...
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What ethical (if any) or economical arguments are offered in defense of the inheritance tax?
Although I am normally quite supportive of higher taxation, I've never really felt comfortable with the inheritance tax. I see no reason why the government should tax the money a parent wishes to ...
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What reasons are there for a Capitalist to oppose a 100% inheritance tax?
As I understand it, most capitalists would argue that the reason the rich deserve their wealth is that they have worked for it, and the fact that they have managed to gain such wealth shows that they ...
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Why is Trump releasing (or not) his tax returns such a big deal?
Why is it such a big deal that President Trump has not released his tax returns?
Also, why would he make such a big deal about not releasing them, given that this just makes everyone more interested?...
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What significance could the information in Donald Trump's tax return have to his campaign?
I watched the debate, and I'm wondering what is going on with Donald Trump's tax return.
I heard Hillary say the deal is either he's (1) less wealthy than he claims to be, (2) not making the ...
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Why is a big country less suitable for high-tax, high-welfare system?
Back when the US presidential election, I frequently heard the US is not suitable for the high-tax, large-welfare system like in Scandinavia. This is especially common among leftists, mostly Hillary ...
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How is printing money different from taxing people?
From what I understand, printing money gives the government more money while, in time, decreasing the value of the rest of the money in circulation (or reducing how much the value of the currency ...
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Why does the US require non-resident citizens to file taxes even for non-US income?
The US requires US citizens to file a return for federal and state income taxes. Interestingly, per the 2017 IRS guide, page 5, it does not matter whether the US citizen resides in the US, or whether ...
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Why is the German GEZ a fee and not a tax?
In Germany, every household has to pay "Rundfunkbeitrag" (often called GEZ). It is 17,50 Euro per month, which is used to finance public broadcasting.
Normally, I would expect public institutions to ...
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Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?
Upon reading that Quebec may impose a health tax on unvaccinated Canadians, I wondered the following: Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?
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Why isn’t the tax system continuous rather than bracketed?
In some countries like the US the tax system is bracketed rather than continuous.
There would be some obvious trade offs, but would it be worth considering eliminating the marginal, bracketed tax ...
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Why did Democrats oppose Ted Cruz's provision to allow funds from 529 plans to be used for homeschooling?
Senator Ted Cruz proposed an amendment to the recent tax reform bill to allow funds from 529 plans to be used for homeschooling1, but the Democrats voted against it and it did not make it into the ...
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Did Republicans accidentally kill corporate deductions, and will it force the Senate to revise and re-vote?
An article in New York magazine indicates that
While Republicans were manically outlining their plans to take from the poor to give to the Trumps, they also, accidentally, nullified all of their ...
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How does Dubai get its money?
I have seen many claims that Dubai has no income tax. Yet, since the Government of Dubai clearly does spend lots of money, how does money flow to the Government of Dubai?
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Has the FairTax ever been implemented anywhere on any scale?
The FairTax is really a set of proposals through which all federal taxes are eliminated and a federal sales tax is implemented. In addition to this, a prebate is given based on the poverty level so ...
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