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  2. History of taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Schedule E (tax on employment income) Income not falling within those schedules was not taxed. (Later a sixth schedule, schedule F – tax on UK dividend income – was added.) Although the maximum tax rate under Addington's Act was 5% – only one-half of the 10% allowed under Pitt's – the other changes resulted in a 50% increase in revenue ...

  3. Taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Tax revenues as a percentage of GDP for the UK in comparison to the OECD and the EU 15. In 1971, the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%. A surcharge of 15% on investment income kept the overall top rate on that income at 90%. In 1974 the top tax rate on earned income was again raised, to 83%.

  4. Schedular system of taxation - Wikipedia

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    The schedular system of taxation is the system of how the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax is applied. [1][2] It also applied to United Kingdom income tax before legislation was rewritten by the Tax Law Rewrite Project. Similar systems apply in other jurisdictions that are or were closely related to the United Kingdom, such as Ireland ...

  5. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.

  6. United Kingdom corporation tax - Wikipedia

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    The level of ACT was linked to the basic rate of income tax between 1973 and 1993. The March 1993 Budget of Norman Lamont cut the ACT rate and tax credit to 22.5% from April 1993, and 20% from April 1994. [7] These changes were accompanied with a cut of income tax on dividends to 20%, while the basic rate of income tax remained at 25%.

  7. Capital gains tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    From 1965 to 1988, most gains incurred a 30% rate of capital gains tax. In 1988, Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson aligned rates with those for income tax (where the top rate was 40% at the time) and this regime continued until 2008, when Gordon Brown changed the rate to 18% for all taxpayers. [1]

  8. Taxation in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The current standard VAT rate in the country is 5%. [2][3] In January 2022, the UAE Ministry of Finance announced the implementation of a federal corporate tax starting June 2023. [4] The standard rate of corporate tax is 9%, some exempt businesses and those with net annual profits under AED375,000 (US$102,100) qualify for a rate of 0%, and ...

  9. List of countries by inheritance tax rates - Wikipedia

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    List of countries by inheritance tax rates. This is the list of countries by inheritance tax rates. Inheritance tax or estate tax is the tax levied upon the wealth of a person at the time of his/her death before it is passed on to their heirs. [1][2][3]