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  2. Value-added tax - Wikipedia

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    The EU VAT asks where supply and consumption occurs, which determines which state collects VAT and at what rate. Each state must comply with EU VAT law, [56] which requires a minimum standard rate of 15% and one or two reduced rates not to be below 5%. Some EU members have a 0% VAT rate on certain items; these states agreed this as part of ...

  3. Ad valorem tax - Wikipedia

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    Businesses that are established in one member state but which receive supplies in another member state may be able to reclaim VAT charged in the second state under the provisions of the Eighth VAT Directive (Directive 79/1072/EC). To do so, businesses have a value added tax identification number. A similar directive, the Thirteenth VAT ...

  4. Sales tax - Wikipedia

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    For Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the tax is 9.45%, which is 4.45% state & 5% local. [16] In Los Angeles it is 9.5%, which is 7.25% state & 2.25% county. Sales and use taxes in California are made up of various state, county and city taxes. The state tax is "imposed upon all retailers" for the "privilege of selling tangible personal property at ...

  5. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.

  6. VAT identification number - Wikipedia

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    The full identifier starts with an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (2 letters) country code (except for Greece, which uses the ISO 639-1 language code EL for the Greek language, instead of its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code GR, and Northern Ireland, which uses the code XI when trading with the EU) and then has between 2 and 13 characters. The identifiers ...

  7. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Virginia's use tax also applies at the same rate for out of state purchases (food and hygiene items 1%, non-food 5.3% to 7%) exceeding $100 per year "from mail order catalogs". [206] Various exemptions include prescription and non-prescription medicine, gasoline [ citation needed ] , and postage stamps, or the labor portion of vehicle repair ...

  8. FairTax - Wikipedia

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    The equivalent assessed tax rate is 30% if the FairTax is applied to the pre-tax price of a good like traditional U.S. state sales taxes (sometimes called tax-exclusive; this rate is not directly comparable with existing income and employment taxes). [5] After the first year of implementation, this tax rate would be automatically adjusted ...

  9. Corporate tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The tax year need not conform to the financial reporting year, and need not coincide with the calendar year, provided books are kept for the selected tax year. [7] Corporations may change their tax year, which may require Internal Revenue Service consent. [8] Most state income taxes are determined on the same tax year as the federal tax year.