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Taxes
Government
People
The government provides benefit to the people in the form of public services and
the people provide the funds that finance the government. This mutuality of support
between the people and the government is referred to as the basis of taxation
Sources:
http://accountlearning.blogspot.com/2012/01/objectives-of-tax.html
http://www.justhomeworks.com/2013/07/basic-principles-of-sound-tax-system.html
Income taxation: Laws, Principles and Applications by Rex B. Banggawan, CPA,
MBA
Classification of Taxes
Classification of taxes
a. Direct- the tax is imposed on the person who also bears the burden thereof
Ex. Income tax, community tax, estate tax
b. Indirect imposed on the taxpayer who shifts the burden of the tax to another,
Ex. VAT, customs duties.
3. As to determination of amount
4. As to purpose
A. general, fiscal, or revenue- imposed for the general purpose of supporting the
government. Ex. Income tax, percentage tax
6. As to graduation of rates.
b. progressive and graduated- the rate of the tax increases as the tax base or
bracket increases ex. Income tax, estate tax, donors tax
c. regressive- the rate of tax decreases as the tax base or bracket increases.
d. degressive- increase of rate is not proportionate to the increase of tax base.