Classes of taxes
Tax rates and tax rate
Taxes are generally calculated based on percentages, called
tax rate , tax rates or liquors, on a particular value, the tax base . It
distinguishes:
Proportional or flat tax , when the percentage is not
dependent on the taxable base or the income of the individual subject to taxes.
Progressive tax , the higher the profit or income, the higher
the percentage of taxes on the basis.
Regressive tax , the higher the profit or income, the lower
is the percentage of taxes that must be paid on the total taxable base.
Progressive taxes reduce the burden on people with lower
incomes, as they pay a lower percentage of their earnings. This can be seen as
a good thing in itself or can be done for pragmatic reasons, since it requires
less records and complexity for people with smaller businesses. It is sometimes
called a progressive or regressive tax to a tax whose effects may be more
favorable or unfavorable on the people of lower incomes, but this informal use
of the term does not admit a clear definition of regressively or escalation.
The discussion on the progressivity or regressively of a tax
is linked to the "equity" tax principle, which in turn refers to the
principle of "tax capacity" or contributory. The Constitution of the
Argentine Nation (article 16) reads: "Equality is the basis of tax and
public charges," what the doctrine understood as "equality of
efforts" or "equality between equals." This gives rise to the
concept of horizontal and vertical equity of the tax. Horizontal equity indicates
that, to equal income, consumption or wealth, taxpayers must contribute to the
tax to equal extent. Vertical equity indicates that higher income, consumption
or wealth must be provided more, i.e. at higher rates, to achieve "equal
effort". Based on this last concept, is that the use of the term "regressively"
has been generalized to qualify the taxes that demand a greater contributory
effort to those who have less tax capacity. This is the case of the VAT, which,
being a flat tax in its aliquot, imposes a higher tax burden on the lower
classes by taxing basic necessities.
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