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What is the history of the VAT?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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What is the history of the VAT?

A.

The value-added tax is a relatively new tax. It was designed by two people, independently, in the early 20th century. Many European countries enacted a VAT in the 1960s and 1970s. Other countries followed in the 1980s and thereafter.

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What transition rules would be needed for a national retail sales tax?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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What transition rules would be needed for a national retail sales tax?

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The answer depends more on politics than economics.

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What would the tax rate be under a VAT?

January 12, 2016 by tpcwebsite

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What would the tax rate be under a VAT?

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The rate of a value-added tax depends on how much revenue it is intended to raise and how broad the VAT base is. The lower the revenue target and the broader the base, the lower the tax rate will be.

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