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  2. Value-added tax - Wikipedia

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    Value added tax or VAT, (in Italian Imposta sul valore aggiunto, or IVA) is a consumption tax charged at a standard rate of 22 percent, which came in on 1 July 2013 (previously 21 percent). The first reduced VAT rate (10 percent) applies to water supplies, passenger transport, admission to cultural and sports events, hotels, restaurants and ...

  3. Value-added tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the value added tax (VAT) [1] was introduced in 1973, replacing Purchase Tax, and is the third-largest source of government revenue, after income tax and National Insurance. It is administered and collected by HM Revenue and Customs, primarily through the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

  4. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Individual income tax VAT or GST or Sales tax Capital gains tax [1] Inheritance/Estate Tax Further reading Lowest marginal rate Highest marginal rate Afghanistan: 20% [2] 0% [3] 20% [3] 0% [4] However, in Taliban run areas pre-Taliban rule, small fees were illegally added to some groceries. [5] Taxation in Afghanistan Albania: 15% [6] 0% [7] 23 ...

  5. European Union value added tax - Wikipedia

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    The European Union value-added tax (or EU VAT) is a value added tax on goods and services within the European Union (EU). The EU's institutions do not collect the tax, but EU member states are each required to adopt in national legislation a value added tax that complies with the EU VAT code.

  6. Value added tax - Wikipedia

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    Value added is a term in financial economics for calculating the difference between market value of a product or service, and the sum value of its constituents. It is relatively expressed to the supply-demand curve for specific units of sale. [1]

  7. Indirect tax - Wikipedia

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    An indirect tax (such as a sales tax, per unit tax, value-added tax (VAT), excise tax, consumption tax, or tariff) is a tax that is levied upon goods and services before they reach the customer who ultimately pays the indirect tax as a part of market price of the good or service purchased. Alternatively, if the entity who pays taxes to the tax ...

  8. Tax - Wikipedia

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    A value-added tax (VAT), also known as Goods and Services Tax (GST), Single Business Tax, or Turnover Tax in some countries, applies the equivalent of a sales tax to every operation that creates value. To give an example, sheet steel is imported by a machine manufacturer.

  9. Ad valorem tax - Wikipedia

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    The Goods and Services Tax is a value-added tax of 10% on most goods and services sold in Australia. It was introduced by the Howard Government on 1 July 2000, replacing the previous federal wholesale sales tax system and designed to phase out the various state and territory taxes such as banking taxes, stamp duty and land value tax. While this ...