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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. Value-added tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Between October 1940 and March 1973 the UK had a consumption tax called Purchase Tax, which was levied at different rates depending on an assessment of goods' luxuriousness. Purchase Tax was applied to the wholesale price, introduced during World War II, initially at a rate of 33.3%. This was doubled in April 1942 to 66.6%, and further ...

  4. History of taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    (Later a sixth schedule, schedule F – tax on UK dividend income – was added.) Although the maximum tax rate under Addington's Act was 5% – only one-half of the 10% allowed under Pitt's – the other changes resulted in a 50% increase in revenue, largely because they doubled the number of persons liable for the tax and somewhat expanded ...

  5. Capital gains tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    From 1965 to 1988, most gains incurred a 30% rate of capital gains tax. In 1988, Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson aligned rates with those for income tax (where the top rate was 40% at the time) and this regime continued until 2008, when Gordon Brown changed the rate to 18% for all taxpayers.

  6. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    6.9% (for minimum wage full-time work in 2024: includes 20% flat income tax, of which first 7848€ per year is tax exempt for low-income earners + 2% mandatory pension contribution + 1.6% unemployment insurance paid by employee); excluding social security taxes paid by the employer

  7. Corporate tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since January 1, 2018, the nominal federal corporate tax rate in the United States of America is a flat 21% following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. State and local taxes and rules vary by jurisdiction, though many are based on federal concepts and definitions. Taxable income may differ from book income both as to timing of ...

  8. Rate schedule (federal income tax) - Wikipedia

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    The following steps apply the procedure outlined above: (1) Because he is single, the pertinent rate table is Schedule X. [2] (2) Given that his income falls between $164,296 and $209,425, he uses the fifth bracket in Schedule X. [2] (3) His federal income tax will be "$33,602.42 plus 32% of the amount over $164,295." [2]

  9. Tax rates in Europe - Wikipedia

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    For earnings between £100,000 - £125,140 employees pay the 40% higher rate income tax + removal of tax-free personal allowance + 2% NI (effectively a 67% marginal rate). The top tax rate on dividend income is 39.35%. Capital gains top tax rates are 20% for securities and 28% on property gains.