Income tax a form of social redistribution
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Income taxes are typically structured to be progressive taxes. For
this reason, it is generally advocated by those who think that
taxation should be borne more by the rich than by the poor, even to
the point of serving as a form of social redistribution. Some
critics characterize this tax as a form of punishment for economic
productivity. Other critics charge that income taxation is
inherently socially intrusive because enforcement requires the
government to collect large amounts of information about business
and personal affairs, much of which is considered proprietary and
confidential.
The crucial invention permitting the reliable collection of high
income taxes was direct withholding of taxes from payrolls by
employers; this works because most people in modern societies are
salaried workers. This reduces the perceived burden of the tax,
because employees never handle the money. Direct withholding also
discourages cheating, because it requires the collaboration of
employers, and as there are fewer employers than employees, the
government's enforcement efforts can be deployed more effectively.
However, direct withholding also has some drawbacks: it puts part of
the burden of processing taxes on the employer, and it also
complicates matters when the employee is in a situation where he or
she should pay significantly less or more than what is expected from
its salary (because of tax-deductible expenses, or side revenues).
Direct withholding is the method of collection of choice in most
countries implementing income taxes, with the exception of France,
where direct withholding is periodically discussed, but has so far
not been implemented. |
Where income tax is not collected at source, it may become easier to
cheat by lying about one's affairs. The government may then require
that employers report the amounts they pay to employees. Income tax,
in addition to income, generally takes into account a variety of
factors. Certain expenses, such as work-related expenses, donations
to charities etc..., may be tax-deductible: that is, they are
subtracted from the taxable revenue. Investments in some
impoverished areas or industrial sectors may be encouraged through
tax breaks (reduced rates). Donations to charities may be partly
subtracted from the tax, in an original form of subsidy. Because of
various exemptions, rebates etc..., income tax codes tend to be
complicated. In some countries such as the United States,
individuals often hire the service of a tax accountant so as to find
the best way to reduce their tax.
Income tax fraud is a problem in most, if not all, countries
implementing an income tax. Either one fails to declare income, or
declares nonexistent expenses. Failure to declare income is
especially easy for non-salaried work, especially those paid in
cash. Tax enforcement authorities fight tax fraud using various
methods, nowadays with the help of computer databases. They may, for
instance, look for discrepancies between declared revenue and
expenses along time. Tax enforcement authorities then target
individuals for a tax audit – a more or less detailed review of the
income and tax-deductible expenses of the individual. Income tax may
be collected from legal entities (e.g., companies) as well as
natural persons (individuals), although, in some cases, the income
tax on legal entities is levied on a slightly different basis than
the income tax on individuals and may be called, in the case of
income tax on companies, a corporation tax or a corporate income
tax.
An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income of persons,
corporations or other legal entities. Various income tax systems
exist, ranging from a flat tax to a progressive tax system. A tax
levied on the income of companies is often called a corporate tax,
corporate income tax or corporation tax. Individual income taxes
generally tax the total income of the individual (with some
deductions permitted), while corporate income taxes often tax net
income, the difference between gross receipts and expenses. |
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