income tax — a tax levied on incomes, esp. an annual government tax on personal incomes. [1790 1800] * * * Levy imposed by public authority on the incomes of persons or corporations within its jurisdiction. In nations with an advanced system of private… … Universalium
Gross receipts tax — A gross receipts tax, sometimes referred to as a gross excise tax, is a tax on the total gross revenues of a company, regardless of their source. A gross receipts tax is similar to a sales tax, but it is levied on the seller of goods or services… … Wikipedia
Basic indicator approach — The basic approach or basic indicator approach is a set of operational risk measurement techniques proposed under Basel II capital adequacy rules for banking institutions.Basel II requires all banking institutions to set aside capital for… … Wikipedia
Income tax in India — The Indian Income Tax department is governed by the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) and is part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.The government of India imposes an income tax on taxable income of individuals, Hindu … Wikipedia
income tax — IT A direct tax on an individual s income. In general, individuals can earn income without paying tax up to a threshold, with subsequent income giving rise to tax liabilities, usually at increasing rates as income increases ( progressive… … Accounting dictionary
income tax — IT A direct tax on an individual s income. In general, individuals can earn income without paying tax up to a threshold, with subsequent income giving rise to tax liabilities, usually at increasing rates as income increases (progressive taxation) … Big dictionary of business and management
basic indicator approach — One of three methods for quantifying capital required for operational risk under proposed Basel II capital rules. Banks using the basic indicator approach must hold capital for operational risk equal to the average over the previous three years… … Financial and business terms
Income taxes in Canada — constitute the majority of the annual revenues of the Government of Canada, and of the governments of the Provinces of Canada. In the last fiscal year, the government collected roughly three times more personal income taxes than it did corporate… … Wikipedia
Gross National Happiness — (GNH) is an attempt to define quality of life in more holistic and psychological terms than Gross National Product.The term was coined by Bhutan s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in 1972 in response to criticism that his economy was growing poorly.… … Wikipedia
Gross margin — (also called gross profit margin or gross profit rate) is the difference between revenue and cost before accounting for certain other costs. Generally, it is calculated as the selling price of an item, less the cost of goods sold (production or… … Wikipedia
Gross domestic product — GDP redirects here. For other uses, see GDP (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Gross national product or Gross domestic income. CIA World Factbook 2005 figures of total nominal GDP (top) compared to PPP adjusted GDP (bottom) … Wikipedia
