Monday, March 18, 2013

Lesson-3 on Tax



Question: What is Fringe Benefits?
Answer:
Fringe Benefits is the Benefits supplementing normal wages or salaries. Fringe benefits may be given in the form of a money allowance, e.g. a holiday bonus or in the form of benefits in kind, e.g. free accommodation. Although most countries tax the benefit of employer-provided automobiles and accommodation, the tax treatment of other fringe benefits varies considerably.

Question: What is the Hidden Tax?
Answer:
 Hidden Tax is the Indirect tax paid by the consumer without his knowledge

Question: What is the Hardship Clause?
Answer:
Hardship Clause is the Discretionary power of the tax authorities to mitigate any harsh results of the tax law.

Question: What is the Incidence Of Tax?
Answer:
Incidence of Tax is the person who bears the tax burden in economic sense, which could be different from the person paying the tax.

Question: What is Lottery Tax?
Answer:
 It is tax on the sale of lots or on the receipt of prizes after the drawing of lots.

Question: What is Multi-Stage Tax System ?
Answer:
It is a system of  Indirect tax on the same goods at successive stages of production and distribution.

Answer: A tax system wherein the average tax rate increases for some increases in income but never decreases with an increase in income

Question: What is Presumptive Taxation ?
Answer:
It is Concept of taxation according to which income tax is based on "average" income instead of actual income.

Question: What is Property Tax ?
Answer:
Group of taxes imposed on property owned by individuals and businesses based on the assessed value of each property.

Question: What is Surcharge? 
Answer:
Additional amount which is calculated on and added to the normal charge or levy. In other words, the base on which a surcharge is assessed is the normal or basic amount due.

Question: What is Taxable Base ?
Answer:
The thing or amount on which the tax rate is applied, e.g. corporate income, personal income, real property.

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