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  2. Goods and Services Tax (New Zealand) - Wikipedia

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    The rate for GST, effective since 1 October 2010 as implemented by the National Party, is 15%. This 15% tax is applied to the final price of the product or service being purchased and goods and services are advertised as GST inclusive. Reduced rate GST (9%) applies to hotel accommodation on a long-term basis (longer than 4 weeks).

  3. History of taxation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of taxation in the United States begins with the colonial protest against British taxation policy in the 1760s, leading to the American Revolution. The independent nation collected taxes on imports ("tariffs"), whiskey, and (for a while) on glass windows. States and localities collected poll taxes on voters and property taxes on ...

  4. Cigarette taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The combined federal, state, county, and local tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes in the city of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois, is $7.42, the highest in the entire country. The lowest rate in the nation is in Missouri, at 17 cents, where the state's electorate voted to keep it that way in 2002, 2006, 2012, and 2016.

  5. State income tax - Wikipedia

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    Forty-seven states and many localities impose a tax on the income of corporations. [1] State income tax is imposed at a fixed or graduated rate on taxable income of individuals, corporations, and certain estates and trusts. These tax rates vary by state and by entity type.

  6. 2008 Massachusetts Question 1 - Wikipedia

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    Arguments that were presented in support of Question 1. Total state government spending is in excess of $47.3 billion. Total state revenues are in excess of $47.3 billion. The income tax is less than 27% of the state government's revenue. Municipal (city and town) government spending is more than $22 billion on top of state government spending ...

  7. Taxation in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    The corporate income tax rate in Iceland stands at 20% since 2011, [1] one of the lowest in the world. These 20% stand for limited liability companies and limited partnership companies. Corporate income tax for other types of legal entities (e.g. partnerships) is assessed at a rate of 37.6%. Non-resident corporations doing business in Iceland ...

  8. Taxation in Iran - Wikipedia

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    e. Taxation in Iran is levied and collected by the Iranian National Tax Administration under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Government of Iran. In 2008, about 55% of the government's budget came from oil and natural gas revenues, the rest from taxes and fees. [1] An estimated 50% of Iran's GDP was exempt from taxes in FY ...

  9. Value-added tax - Wikipedia

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    Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a national sales tax introduced in 1991 at a rate of 7%, later reduced to 5%. A Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) that combines the GST and provincial sales tax, is collected in New Brunswick (15%), Newfoundland (15%), Nova Scotia (15%), Ontario (13%) and Prince Edward Island (15%), while British Columbia had a 12% HST ...