Vocabulary, Chapter 8


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political economic purpose

purpose of taxation that serves to steer production and consumption (tobacco tax, customs)

instructions

guidelines, for instance, for filling out one's tax returns

withholding tax

that part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government, in Switzerland it is 35% and used to deter tax evasion

assets

something such as money or property that a person or entity owns

deferment

request for postponing a claim that is due

tax competition

competition between different locations on the basis of diverging tax burdens

tax assessment

examination of tax returns to determine the definitive tax burden

fiscal sovereignty

the right to levy taxes

tax return

collection of a taxpayers data (e.g. income) that must be handed in to the tax office to establish income tax owed

tax burden

tax liability towards federal, cantonal, municipal and church taxes

tax

an amount of money that you have to pay to the government without directly benefitting from it (which it uses to provide public services and pay for government institutions)

state ratio

ratio of government expenditure to gross national product (GNP)

socio-political purpose

taxation purpose aiming to create social balance (e.g. inheritance tax, progressive tax)

withholding tax

a type of income taxation that is withheld at source by the employer and paid directly to the government

progression

rate of taxation which rises with a rise in the income that is taken as the basis for calculating the tax

personal data

personal data or information as registered by state authorities

flat-rate taxation

form of taxation where a tax payer pays a predetermined lump sum

value-added tax (VAT)

 

indirect tax on the domestic consumption of goods and services, except those that are zero-rated or otherwise exempt

steering tax/incentive tax

environmental strategy, where a state imposes taxes on a product that are as high as the costs of the environmental pollution caused by the product

poll tax

tax which every taxpayer pays in the same amount

Indirect taxes

taxes that do not take into account the economic capacity of the taxpayer

fee/charge

fee for a state service, e.g. waste disposal fee

deadline extension

request filed if the tax return cannot be submitted by the specified time

flat tax

tax system where only one tax rate is applied to all personal income

fiscal quota/fiscal burden

the sum of all revenues (taxes and social security contributions) compared to gross domestic product (GDP)

fiscal policy

tax revenues which finance government spending (for example, education and civil engineering)

compensation fee

a fee which must be paid when civil duties are not or cannot be carried out (military service or fire brigade)

objection

complaint that can be raised when one does not agree

income

the money a person earns (e.g. through professional activity, capital investment, inheritance)

direct tax

a tax that takes into consideration the economic capability of the taxable entity

fine

a sum of money imposed as a penalty for an offense