Description: Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture

Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture

Taxes are the price you pay for civilization. Taxes provide government revenues, and those who pay them have a stake in the system and in how government spends its money. Taxes are lifeblood of a stable and prosperous society. In the wake of the gl...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, International Finance Corporation, PwC
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADVERSE EFFECT AGGREGATE DEBT BANKING SECTORS BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INVESTMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL TAX COMPANY TAX CONSUMPTION TAX CORPORATE INCOME TAX CORPORATE INVESTMENT CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE CORPORATION TAX DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT TAXES ESTATE TAX EXCISE TAX EXPENDITURE FINANCE CORPORATION FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL SECTOR GOVERNMENT REVENUE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GUARANTEE FUND HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME GROUP INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT RATE JOB CREATION LABOUR TAXES LAND TAX LEVY LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES LOCAL TAXES LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES MONETARY FUND MOVABLE ASSETS NATURAL RESOURCES PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL TAX PENSION PENSION CONTRIBUTION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAX PROPERTY TAX PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES REAL ESTATE REAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION FEE RENTS ROYALTIES SALES TAX SINGLE TAX SMALL ECONOMIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPENDING CUTS STAMP DUTY TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ALLOWANCES TAX AUDITS TAX AUTHORITIES TAX AVOIDANCE TAX BASE TAX CODES TAX COMPLIANCE TAX COMPLIANCE COSTS TAX CUTS TAX DEDUCTION TAX EVASION TAX LAW TAX POLICY TAX RATE TAX RECEIPTS TAX REFORM TAX REGIME TAX REGULATIONS TAX RETURN TAX REVENUE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TAXABLE INCOME TAXATION TAXPAYER TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE TAXPAYERS TRANSFER TAX TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER TURNOVER TAX VALUE ADDED TAX
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690821468168840299/Paying-taxes-2011-the-global-picture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27457

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Summary:	Taxes are the price you pay for civilization. Taxes provide government revenues, and those who pay them have a stake in the system and in how government spends its money. Taxes are lifeblood of a stable and prosperous society. In the wake of the global economic downturn levying tax in even more difficult. With large structural deficits in the big developed economies, fiscal policy has never been under so much public scrutiny. While there is a clear expectation that economies will need to raise taxes as well as making spending cuts, they will need to remain cautious in how they raise taxes to ensure that recovery is not stifled. For developing economies, with cuts in aid budgets, tax revenues may prove to be a more sustainable source of financing. But challenges remain in terms of combating capital flight. Reducing the size of the informal economy and helping tax authorities to monitor compliance and collect taxes.

Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture

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