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Percentage tax is a business tax imposed on persons or entities/transactions: who sell or lease goods, properties or services in the course of trade or business and are exempt from value-added tax (VAT) under Section 109 (w) of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, whose gross annual sales and/or receipts do not exceed Php 3,000,000 ...
A tax levy under United States federal law is an administrative action by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under statutory authority, generally without going to court, to seize property to satisfy a tax liability. The levy "includes the power of distraint and seizure by any means". [1] The general rule is that no court permission is required ...
A federal tax lien arising by law as described above is valid against the taxpayer without any further action by the government. The general rule is that where two or more creditors have competing liens against the same property, the creditor whose lien was perfected at the earlier time takes priority over the creditor whose lien was perfected at a later time (there are exceptions to this rule ...
A tax levy is a legal mechanism that allows a tax authority to seize your property or assets to satisfy unpaid tax debts. “The government can levy salaries, social security payments and bank ...
A land value tax (LVT) is a levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements upon it. [1] Some economists favor LVT, arguing it does not cause economic inefficiency , and helps reduce economic inequality . [ 2 ]
Tax law or revenue law is an area of legal study in which public or sanctioned authorities, such as federal, state and municipal governments (as in the case of the US) use a body of rules and procedures (laws) to assess and collect taxes in a legal context. The rates and merits of the various taxes, imposed by the authorities, are attained via ...
Tax exemption is the reduction or removal of a liability to make a compulsory payment that would otherwise be imposed by a ruling power upon persons, property, income, or transactions. Tax-exempt status may provide complete relief from taxes, reduced rates, or tax on only a portion of items.
Both the federal and state governments levy excise taxes on goods such as alcohol, motor fuel, and tobacco products. The laws of the federal government and of some state governments impose excises [31] [32] known as the income tax. Even though federal excise taxes are geographically uniform, state excise taxes vary considerably.