About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 87. Chapters: Inflation, Tax, Deflation, Discounted cash flow, Net present value, Discounting, Equity, Contango, Time value of money, Escrow, Rate of return, Leverage, Compound interest, Domestic liability dollarization, Letter of credit, Same-day affirmation, Eurodollar, Valuation using discounted cash flows, Mortgage calculator, Real versus nominal value, Capitalization rate, T-Model, Future value, Earnings growth, Amortization schedule, Terminal value, Financial transaction, Financial risk, Compound annual growth rate, Amortization calculator, Cash accumulation equation, Tax compliance software, Down payment, Collateral, Holding period return, Balloon payment, Negative gearing, Tax shield, Unit price, Earnings per share, Adjusted present value, Ask price, Refinancing risk, Maturity, Forecast period, Unitax, User charge, Bid price, Rolling, Natural resources consumption tax, Buydown, Buyer's credit, Lodgement, Taxpayers' money, Mid price, Participation, Future-oriented, Flows to equity, Present value of costs, Present value of benefits. Excerpt: To tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate") is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities. Taxes consist of direct tax or indirect tax, and may be paid in money or as its labour equivalent (often but not always unpaid labour). A tax may be defined as a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government a payment exacted by legislative authority." A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation, but an enforced contribution, exacted pursuant to legislative authority" and is "any contribution imposed by government whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, ...
