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  2. Taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Tax revenues as a percentage of GDP for the UK in comparison to the OECD and the EU 15. In 1971, the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%. A surcharge of 15% on investment income kept the overall top rate on that income at 90%. In 1974 the top tax rate on earned income was again raised, to 83%.

  3. History of taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Instead, there was an excess profits tax, of 50 percent of profits above the normal prewar level; the rate was raised to 80 percent in 1917. Excise taxes were added on luxury imports such as automobiles, clocks and watches. There was no sales tax or value-added tax. The main increase in revenue came from the income tax, which in 1915 went up to ...

  4. Rate of return - Wikipedia

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    This is a return of US$20,000 divided by US$100,000, which equals 20 percent. The US$20,000 is paid in 5 irregularly-timed installments of US$4,000, with no reinvestment, over a 5-year period, and with no information provided about the timing of the installments. The rate of return is 4,000 / 100,000 = 4% per year.

  5. Fixed deposit - Wikipedia

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    The rate of interest on the loan could be 1 to 2 percent over the rate offered on the deposit. [8] Residents of India can open these accounts for a minimum of seven days. Investing in a fixed deposit earns customers a higher interest rate than depositing money in a saving account.

  6. Minimum acceptable rate of return - Wikipedia

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    Traditional inflation-free rate of interest for risk-free loans: 3-5%; Expected rate of inflation: 5%; The anticipated change in the rate of inflation, if any, over the life of the investment: Usually taken at 0%; The risk of defaulting on a loan: 0-5%; The risk profile of a particular venture: 0-5% and higher

  7. Schedular system of taxation - Wikipedia

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    The schedular system of taxation is the system of how the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax is applied. [1][2] It also applied to United Kingdom income tax before legislation was rewritten by the Tax Law Rewrite Project. Similar systems apply in other jurisdictions that are or were closely related to the United Kingdom, such as Ireland ...

  8. Trinity study - Wikipedia

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    Trinity study. In finance, investment advising, and retirement planning, the Trinity study is an informal name used to refer to an influential 1998 paper by three professors of finance at Trinity University. [1] It is one of a category of studies that attempt to determine "safe withdrawal rates " from retirement portfolios that contain stocks ...

  9. Consumption tax - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, by assuming a thirty-three percent tax rate, the same dollar is reduced to about sixty-seven cents after taxes when earned. The effective interest rate, thereafter, is reduced to six percent, since the rest of the yield is paid in taxes. After twenty-four years, the balance increases only to $2.73.