Unit 9 — Taxes I

Tax accountants are paid to help file and minimize their client's liabilities. This includes income tax, capital gains tax, consumption tax, and property tax.

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In the 21st Century, the number of different taxes that we are obliged to pay has reached record levels which means as a society we are even less willing to pay them. As well as income tax we are exposed to many other taxes including corporation tax, capital gains tax, consumption tax and property taxes. All of this can be too much to handle for an SME so accountants are often used to try to…
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As John's taxable earnings for the year were under the lower level bracket he didn’t need to pay any tax.
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The company received a $45,000 tax credit for investing in solar panels for the new property.
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The payroll clerk uses a computerized PAYE system to submit all payroll records to the tax office.
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  • Should more be done to stop tax avoidance?
  • How does the tax system in your country differ from those described in the article?
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