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People pay taxes to help support government programs. Taxes also help the government maintain public systems like transportation and roads.
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∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoTo keep the government and the country running. Taxes pays for stuff like Police Force, public healthcare, schools, roads, post offices etc..
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Do professional punters pay income tax?
all people pay income tax.
What tax did people pay to the church?
If one is a member of the church when the year begins, he/she will pay taxes for the church tax. People who are not members of a church tax-collecting denomination do not need to pay.
What would be a progressive tax?
people earning 35000 pay 10 percent tax, while people earning 100000 pay 30 percent tax
Which of the following would be a progressive tax?
People earning $35,000 pay 10 percent tax, while people earning $100,000 pay 30 percent tax.
Who bears the burden of a tax?
The burden is that of the person or people who have to pay the tax.
Does self employeed people get tax refunds?
that depends on how they pay their tax.
What purpose of tax planning?
It's optimizing how you pay your taxes. Pay smart tax. You can actually hire people to do this
Do people need to pay tax?
Yes.
What is alternative minimun tax and how does it affect my taxes?
An alternative minimum tax is a tax that some people have to pay on top of regular taxes.The idea behind the tax is to prevent people with very high incomes from using special tax benefits to pay little or no tax.
What is degreesive tax?
› TAX a type of tax in which people with high incomes pay less tax as a percentage of their income than those people with low incomes:
A basic feature of a progressive tax is that it takes into account the?
Ability of people to pay the tax.
What was the tax that people had to pay in order to vote in many southern states?
The tax on voting was called a poll tax.
