Income Tax

Income Tax in United States

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A federal, state, or local tax that is levied on the income (in U.S. law) of individuals and corporations, estates, and some trusts. The federal income tax is expressly authorized by the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Under the federal pay-as-you-go income tax collection system, most individuals pay all or a substantial part of their income tax during the year in which they receive their income. The tax is withheld from their wages (see withholding (in U.S. law)) or is paid in quarterly installments based on a declaration of estimated tax, or both. Most income taxes are graduated-taxes (in U.S. law). The rates increase as the amount of income reported increases. See also internal revenue service (in U.S. law).

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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Income Tax in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Income Tax in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: A tax levied on individual or corporate income.


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