A tax levy under United States federal law is an administrative action by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under statutory authority, generally without...

property tax (whose rate is expressed as a percentage or per mille, also called millage) is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property. The tax is levied by...

such a tax. In some countries that do, people who are not members of a religious community are exempt from the tax; in others it is always levied, with...

A tax is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization to...

Constitution of India. Some minor taxes are also levied by the local authorities such as the Municipality. The authority to levy a tax is derived from the Constitution...

A wealth tax (also called a capital tax or equity tax) is a tax on an entity's holdings of assets or an entity's net worth. This includes the total value...

Profession tax is the tax levied and collected by the state governments in India. It is a direct tax. A person earning an income from salary or anyone...

For the taxing authority, one advantage of the property tax over the sales tax or income tax is that the revenue always equals the tax levy, unlike the...

A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference...

of sales taxes levied. These are : Provincial sales taxes (PST), levied by the provinces. Goods and services tax (GST)/harmonized sales tax (HST), a value-added...