Stanford Professor Loses Political Battle To Simplify Tax Filing Process

Re:Stanford Professor Loses Political Battle To Simplify Tax... by virmundi on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @09:15PM (#13992120)

I thought that had more to do with the fractured taxing powers of the Feds, state and various local taxing authorities. For example Florida sales tax is 6%, but my county charges a 1% tax to provide sand road maintenance and paving. Pretacking is easy enough once in the stores, but somewhat odd when dealing with taxed and no taxes items.

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Re:Stanford Professor Loses Political Battle To Simplify Tax... by spoonie on Thursday March 30, 2017 @12:40AM (#13992951)

It's the same in Canada: different sales tax/VAT rates in different provinces on different goods. E.g. HST on clothes in Ontario but no tax at all on clothes in P.E.I. I think it does have a lot to do with the federal system. The UK is unitary, so there is a flat 20% VAT on everything taxable, which is included in the sticker price. I wonder if Australia includes tax?

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Re:Stanford Professor Loses Political Battle To Simplify Tax... by gsnedders on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:09AM (#13993915)

The UK has three different VAT bands: 20%, 5%, and 0%. (And then there's VAT exempt items, which aren't the same as 0%!)

See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax_(United_Kingdo....

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Re:Stanford Professor Loses Political Battle To Simplify Tax... by whatusername on Thursday March 30, 2017 @01:05AM (#13993055)

The Australian GST is national and included in the display price of all good sold.

(There are some goods - eg Fresh Fruit and Vegetables - that are exempt from it -- but if GST is applicable - then it is included in the displayed price)

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