income taxation

Wages get claimed

Income taxation is the government levying of taxes on earnings—wages, salaries, investment returns, and other money received by individuals or businesses.

Most countries use progressive income taxation, where higher earners pay higher rates.

After income taxation, her take-home pay was about sixty percent of her salary.

The phrase emphasizes taxation as a system or process rather than a single tax bill.

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refund check · exemption · check · standard deduction · compliance · return · April 15 · revenue generation · accountant · form · notice · loophole · wage · 1040 · W-2 · IRS · refund · deadline

Opposites
tax base type

income taxationconsumption tax

Charge added when buying

sales tax · value-added tax · wealth tax · property tax · excise tax

revenue mechanism

income taxationuser fees

Payments for utilizing facilities

government borrowing · deficit spending · license fees · fines and penalties · asset sales

economic philosophy

income taxationflat tax

Single-rate income levy

anarcho-capitalism · laissez-faire economics · trickle-down economics · supply-side economics

Family

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