TAX presentation
Transcript: Introduction To tax (from the Latin taxo) is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities. Taxes consist of direct tax or indirect tax, and may be paid in money or as its labour equivalent (often but not always unpaid labour).* In modern taxation systems, taxes are levied in money; characteristic of traditional or pre-capitalist states and their functional equivalents. The method of taxation and the government expenditure of taxes raised is often highly debated in politics and economics. When taxes are not fully paid, civil penalties (such as fines or forfeiture) or criminal penalties (such as incarceration) may be imposed on the non-paying entity or individual. TOP Kinds of taxes Income tax Capital gain tax Corporate tax Social security contributions Taxes on payroll or workforce Taxes on propery Propery Tax Inheritance tax Expatriation tax Transfer tax Wealth (net worth) tax Value added tax Sales taxes, etc. OECD data Fascination facts STRANGEST TAXES In Ancient Egypt, cooking oil was taxed, and on top of that, people had to buy their taxed cooking oil from the Pharaoh’s monopoly, and were prohibited from reusing previously purchased oil. During the 1st century AD, Roman emperor Vaspasian placed a tax on urine. At the time, urine was collected and used as a source of ammonia in such tasks as tanning hides and laundering garments. Therefore, those who obtained valuable urine from collectors were charged a tax. During the Middle Ages, European governments placed a tax on soap. Medieval Europe soap taxIt remained in effect for a very long time. Great Britain didn’t repeal its soap tax until 1835. Playing cards were taxed as early as the 16th century, but in 1710, the English England playing card tax government dramatically raised taxes on playing cards and dice. This led to widespread forgeries of playing cards to avoid paying taxes. The tax was not removed until 1960. In 1696, England implemented a window tax, taxing houses based on the number of windows they had. That led to many houses having very few windows in order to avoid paying the tax. Eventually this became a health problem and ultimately led to the tax’s repeal in 1851. England introduced a tax on hats in 1784. To avoid the tax, hat-makers stopped calling their creations "hats", leading to a tax on any headgear by 1804. The tax was repealed in 1811. In 1789, England introduced a tax on candles. People were forbidden from making their own candles unless they obtained a license and then paid taxes on the candles they produced. The tax was repealed in 1831, leading to a more widespread popularity of candles. Nowadays in the world Maine has special tax on blueberries, a valuable state resource. Despite marijuana being illegal on a federal level and in most states, many states impose taxes on the sale of marijuana. In Texas, Christmas tree decoration services are subject to a tax only if the Texas Christmas decoration tax decorator provides the decorations and ornaments. In addition, there is a tax on holiday-themed pictures that are meant to be placed on windows. Wisconsin is one of the few states that levies a tax on internet access. When dial-up was a popular method of getting online, there was double taxation occurring because phone calls were also taxed. Japan imposed a tax on whiskey which is based on the percentage of alcohol by volume, so Japanese whiskey manufacturers began diluting their product with water to avoid the tax. European whiskey manufacturers were prohibited from doing so; therefore, Japanese whiskey had an advantage in Japan CONCLUSION The tax applying was known from the start of civilization; Many kinds of taxes depends on each society and traditional features of nation; England was known as a country with so many amusing taxes in 18-19th century. There are many unusual kind of taxes in the whole world and we still don't know all of them. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION! UNUSUAL, STRANGE AND FUNNY TAXES Made by: Laine Baha, 2012 You were watching a presentation... Nowadays about taxes (of course) :) Salt was a very popular thing to tax because consuming it is necessary to humans. The Salt tax British placed a tax on salt, and the salt tax gained worldwide attention when Ghandi staged nonviolent protests against it. Trough the world and history *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax "In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes." Benjamin Franklin Do not try marijuana! :) Tax
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