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Tax on gasoline is an example of an excise tax. Excise taxes are taxes on specific goods or services that are typically included in the price of the product and paid by the consumer, rather than collected separately. The purpose of an excise tax is usually to discourage the consumption of the taxed item or to raise revenue for the government
excise tax
This is a fixed rate (proportional) tax, not a regressive tax.
Sales taxes are a tax placed on a finished product. Sales taxes are generally exempt on raw materials or even on parts or materials that go into a product. The sales tax is owed on the finished product so that it will be at the highest amount. For instance, a company will not pay sales tax when they purchase steel to form the outside of a icebox, compressors imported to go into the icebox, the racks made in a nearby plant, or the plastic for interiors of the icebox. They are then all assembled and sold to retailers all over the country and no sales tax is paid on these sales. The final sale when you purchase it at the retail establishment is when the sales tax is calculated and paid.
Sales tax is a tax paid to a business by another business or an individual when they buy something. For example, when someone buys groceries, they pay sales tax in addition to the purchase price. When businesses buy items that they do not directly use, but are involved in some way in doing business with their customers, they do not pay sales tax. If the item is sold, the customer pays sales tax. However, some businesses do not directly resell items they buy without paying sales tax on them. For example, a business that has service contracts would not charge their customer for the items provided as part of the service contracts. In that situation, the purchasing business pays a "use tax" on the items they purchase in order to deliver on the service contracts. The customer, who has the service contract, never sees a bill for the item(s) or the use tax paid for them.
a sales tax on gasoline is an example of what type of tax
selective
The United States has a progressive tax method. This means that the more your earn to more tax percentage of your income you pay. This is a dangerous type of taxation in that we are approaching a time when almost 50% of the population pay no income taxes at all.
The sales tax on gasoline is a fuel tax, which is labeled as a user tax. The taxes collected from gasoline purchases are remitted to the state government.
Tax on gasoline is an example of an excise tax. Excise taxes are taxes on specific goods or services that are typically included in the price of the product and paid by the consumer, rather than collected separately. The purpose of an excise tax is usually to discourage the consumption of the taxed item or to raise revenue for the government
excise tax
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INDIRECT TAX
proportional
An example of a tax on consumption would be a sales tax. A sales tax is a tax paid for the sales of goods and services. A consumption tax, it is a tax on something used or "consumed." A sales tax is a good example. Europe has a value added tax which is the same idea.
An example of a tax on consumption would be a sales tax. A sales tax is a tax paid for the sales of goods and services. A consumption tax, it is a tax on something used or "consumed." A sales tax is a good example. Europe has a value added tax which is the same idea.
This is a fixed rate (proportional) tax, not a regressive tax.