Tax
Compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, or national), and tax compliance refers to policy actions and individual behaviour aimed at ensuring that taxpayers are paying the right amount of tax at the right time and securing the correct tax allowances and tax reliefs.
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Duty (tax)
In economics, a duty is a target-specific form of tax levied by a state or other political entity.
Tariff
A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.
Estate tax in the United States
The estate tax in the United States is a federal tax on the transfer of the estate of a person who dies.
Indirect tax
An indirect tax (such as sales tax, per unit tax, value added tax (VAT), or goods and services tax (GST), excise, consumption tax, tariff) is a tax that is levied upon goods and services before they reach the customer who ultimately pays the indirect tax as a part of market price of the good or service purchased.
Corvée
Form of unpaid, forced labour, which is intermittent in nature and which lasts limited periods of time: typically only a certain number of days' work each year.
Form of unpaid, forced labour, which is intermittent in nature and which lasts limited periods of time: typically only a certain number of days' work each year.
As such it represents a form of levy (taxation).
Tax noncompliance
Tax noncompliance (informally tax avoision) is a range of activities that are unfavorable to a government's tax system.
Public sector
Part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises.
Part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises.
Direct administration funded through taxation; the delivering organization generally has no specific requirement to meet commercial success criteria, and production decisions are determined by government.
Public expenditure
Spending made by the government of a country on collective needs and wants, such as pension, provisions , security, infrastructure, etc. Until the 19th century, public expenditure was limited as laissez faire philosophies believed that money left in private hands could bring better returns.
Spending made by the government of a country on collective needs and wants, such as pension, provisions , security, infrastructure, etc. Until the 19th century, public expenditure was limited as laissez faire philosophies believed that money left in private hands could bring better returns.
Sources of government revenue include taxes, and non-tax revenues.