Unit 14: Taxes II

Accountant counting on an abacus
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  • Applicable
  • Bracket
  • Burden
  • Generate
  • Import duty
  • In effect
  • Organ
  • Per annum
  • Progressive tax
  • Raw materials
  • Regressive tax
  • Retail
  • Subject to
  • Tariff
  • Tax break
  • Tax reduction
  • Wholesale
Reading Comprehension: Taxes: Part Two

The second part of our series on taxes, this unit covers different types of taxes in effect today. Examples are consumption tax, income tax, and capital gains tax.

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