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IMPUESTO SOBRE VOLUMEN VENTAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turnover tax
1, record 1, English, turnover%20tax
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
This is an early form of sales tax. It is normally levied as a given percentage of the sales value. It is levied on each occasion that a transaction takes place and the base of the tax includes any tax paid on transactions at previous stages in the production and distribution process. 2, record 1, English, - turnover%20tax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The inefficiency of this type of tax has been realized and in recent years many countries have changed over to a value-added tax which does not have these inefficiencies. 2, record 1, English, - turnover%20tax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taxe sur le chiffre d'affaires
1, record 1, French, taxe%20sur%20le%20chiffre%20d%27affaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TCA 2, record 1, French, TCA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- impôt sur le chiffre d'affaires 3, record 1, French, imp%C3%B4t%20sur%20le%20chiffre%20d%27affaires
correct, masculine noun
- ICA 2, record 1, French, ICA
correct, masculine noun
- ICA 2, record 1, French, ICA
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impôt général sur la consommation perçu sur la valeur totale du produit à chaque stade de vente. 4, record 1, French, - taxe%20sur%20le%20chiffre%20d%27affaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema tributario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- impuesto sobre el volumen de ventas
1, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20sobre%20el%20volumen%20de%20ventas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- impuesto sobre el volumen de negocios 2, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20sobre%20el%20volumen%20de%20negocios
correct, masculine noun
- impuesto sobre el tráfico de empresas 3, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20sobre%20el%20tr%C3%A1fico%20de%20empresas
masculine noun
- impuesto sobre la cifra de negocios 4, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20sobre%20la%20cifra%20de%20negocios
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impuesto que se recauda como una proporción del precio de una mercancía en cada venta en la cadena de distribución. 5, record 1, Spanish, - impuesto%20sobre%20el%20volumen%20de%20ventas
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