Taxes

Taxes

An involuntary fee levied on corporations or individuals that is enforced by a level of government in order to finance government activities.

In the investing world, this is one of the most important types of taxes and, therefore, one of the most highly debated types of tax is capital gains tax. Capital gains tax represents the tax paid on the increase in value made on an investment.


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  • TAXES — Dux auxiliaris, in bello Colchico. Val. Flacc. l. 6. v. 252. Argonaut …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Taxes —    First mentioned in the command (Ex. 30:11 16) that every Jew from twenty years and upward should pay an annual tax of half a shekel for an offering to the Lord. This enactment was faithfully observed for many generations (2 Chr. 24:6; Matt. 17 …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Taxes, S. — S. Taxes (7. März), vielleicht besser Artaxes oder Artaxius genannt, Martyrer zu Antiochia, ist sehr zweifelhaft. S. S. Leocus. (I. 639.) …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • taxes — hors taxes …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • taxes — In ancient Israel the only taxes imposed on people mentioned in the Bible were for the maintenance of the tabernacle and its officiants (Deut. 18:1 ff.) but kings exacted much more in order to pay the army and the court (1 Kgs. 12:11). In… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Taxes in Canada — may refer to: *Sales taxes in Canada *Income taxes in Canada …   Wikipedia

  • Taxes Management Act 1970 — the statute that makes provision for the administrative and judicial machinery required for the effective collection of taxes. See, for example, Hitch and Others v . Stone (Inspector) [1999] TLR 276. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

  • Taxes assimilées — (franz.), in Frankreich die den direkten Steuern zugesellten Abgaben, wie die Steuer von der Toten Hand, die Bergbauabgabe, Pferde , Wagen und Fahrradsteuer etc …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Taxes de consommation — ● Taxes de consommation droits perçus lors de la vente des produits ou services …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Taxes and Tolls —    The financial independence of Brussels was laid in 1229 with creation of a city account divided into sections taxes, fines, royalties within which to collect revenues and from which to draw funds for expenses. The city achieved financial… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

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