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TAX LOAD [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

The total tax an individual or corporation must pay, including income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, excise taxes, and other taxes.

CONT

The final resting place of the tax levied. In effect, a statement of the tax burden is a statement of who pays the tax and in what amount.

OBS

Not to be confused with "incidence of taxation".

Key term(s)
  • taxation burden
  • tax load
  • weight of tax

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Ensemble des impôts auxquels est assujetti un contribuable.

CONT

[...] l'individu [...] frappé [d'un impôt] a tendance à transférer, en tout ou en partie, cette charge sur d'autres [...] Ce déplacement de la charge fiscale s'effectue suivant les lignes de moindre résistance à une hausse de prix dans le réseau des échanges.

Key term(s)
  • poids de l'impôt
  • charge de l'impôt

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

Relación porcentual que tienen los ingresos brutos federales sobre el valor del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) de una economía. Estructuralmente se puede cuantificar e identificar a las actividades beneficiadas, así como los impuestos que los afectan.

CONT

Los sistemas impositivos modernos tienden ... a utilizar la imposición personal por cuanto es la única que permite distribuir la carga fiscal de acuerdo con las múltiples condiciones del contribuyente que quieran tenerse en cuenta.

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