Viet Nam’s tax structure relies too much on trade taxes and too little on personal income and indirect taxes

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Income ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Indirect Taxes

Preferences, Tax Structure and Tax Reform: Theory and Evidence

1975 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomo Maital
Keyword(s):  
Tax Reform ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Indirect Taxation ◽  
Tax System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pure Public Good ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
Current Shift ◽  
Optimal Tax Structure ◽  
The U.S

When the structure of tax revenues–the proportion of revenues earned by income, consumption and wealth taxes–is treated as a pure public good, a useful framework emerges for analyzing interrelationships among taxpayers' preferences, tax structure and tax reform. The “optimal” tax structure is defined and used to outline several conjectures about the current shift from direct to indirect taxation, evident particularly in Europe. Attention is then focused on the U.S. tax system. The structure of the tax system is shown to have changed very little in the past two decades. In contrast, interview surveys carried out over the past thirty years indicated a long-standing shift in taxpayers' preferences toward indirect taxes. Implications are drawn regarding tax reform.

Complexity of Personal Income Tax Design: An Index of Measurement

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Davide Tondani
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Quantitative Measurement ◽  
Personal Income ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Personal Income Tax ◽  
Effective Tax Rates ◽  
Tax Exemptions ◽  
Gross Income ◽  
Tax Design

Abstract This article puts forward an index of complexity of personal income tax design. Deductions and tax exemptions, etc., are often linked to legal tax brackets in order to increase fairness in the distribution of tax burden. But increased fairness tends to make the tax structure less comprehensible to the non-perfectly informed taxpayer. The proposed index gives a quantitative measurement of the distortion between legal and effective tax rates along the gross income scale and allows for intertemporal and interspatial comparisons. An application of the index to Italian personal income tax concludes the article.

scholarly journals Indirect Tax Structure Prior to the Introduction of GST: Challenges and the Need for a Unified Tax Structure

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Sury
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Sales Taxes ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
Production And Distribution

An indirect tax is one which can be shifted from the original payer to the ultimate consumer of the commodity or service taxed. Indirect taxes (also called hidden taxes) are convenient to collect but lack equity attribute. They do not allow considerations for the personal circumstances of taxpayers as do direct taxes. The distribution of indirect tax burden is often, though not always, regressive and even the poorest of the poor are made to contribute to public exchequer. This paper examines the indirect tax structure of India prior to the introduction of Goods and Service Tax (GST) to enable an understanding and appreciation of the need for GST in India. It analyses the various indirect taxes such as import duties, excise levies, and sales taxes. It also shows how VAT, which is a multi-stage tax levied on all stages of production and distribution of a commodity, suffers from certain limitations. Despite the self-policing nature of VAT, opportunities do exist under it for evasion and fraud. The need to overcome various challenges and limitations of this indirect tax structure have led to the adoption of a unified tax regime, i.e. GST.

scholarly journals Pros and cons of indian goods and services tax in economic

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-361
Author(s):  
Nithya S
Keyword(s):  
Tax Structure ◽  
Tax Base ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pros And Cons

The Goods and Service Tax Bill passed recently by the RajyaSabha and the LokSabhahas been getting a lot of attention lately. Mainly because it is ‗The Next Big Thing‘ after theFinancial Reforms of 1991 in the history of India‘s economy. We all know that themultiplicities of indirect taxes have driven up the prices of goods and services. Moreover,they make taxation complicated. Further, these taxes are different in each state and businessesend up paying tax on taxes.So basically, GST rationalizes this whole bucket of indirect taxesand attempts to unify most of them to make for a destination base tax, thereby making India aunified market. It is estimated that the GDP of the country will rise by 1 – 2 %. Let‘s have alook at the GST impact on business in the country.Consumers are expected to benefit fromreduced prices of goods and services, which in turn increase consumption. Improved demandand simplified tax structure will help attract increased FDIs and FIIs and boost overalleconomic growth. At the same time state and Central governments are likely to benefit from abroader tax base.

scholarly journals Recent impact of gst in india

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-293
Author(s):  
Gomathi N
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Central Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
National Market ◽  
Indirect Taxes

GST also known as the Goods and Services Tax is defined as the giant indirect taxstructures designed to support and enhance the economic growth of a country. In today‘sscenario to pay various taxes i.e. direct and indirect taxes, which are felt as burden on us anddue to these taxes the corruption is increasing. So, to overcome from all these taxation systemthe Central Government has decided to make one tax system i.e. Goods and Services Tax(GST). GST is one of the most critical tax reforms in India which has been long awaitingdecision. It is a comprehensive tax system that will subsume all indirect taxes of State andcentral Governments and whole economy into seamless nation in national market. It isexpected to remove the burden of existing indirect tax system and play an important role ingrowth of India. GST includes all Indirect Taxes which will help in growth of economy andproves to be more beneficial than the existing tax system. GST will also help to accelerate theoverall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) isa vast concept that simplifies the giant tax structure by supporting and enhancing theeconomic growth of a country. GST is a comprehensive tax levy on manufacturing, sale andconsumption of goods and services at a national level

scholarly journals Nepalese Tax Structure: An Analytical Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Madhav Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
Analytical Perspective ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

Tax is the major source of revenue for the government, and development of any country’s economy largely depends on the tax structure it has adopted. A Tax structure which facilitates easy business and leaves no chance for tax evasion brings prosperity to a country’s economy. On the other hand, tax structure that has provisions for tax evasion and the one which does not facilitate ease of doing business shows down the economic growth. Nepal has a well-developed tax structure. The power to levy taxes and duties is distributed among the three tiers of the Government, in accordance to the constitutional provisions. Nepali tax system has gone through many reforms but still it is very far from being an ideal one. Many problems like tax evasion, reliance on indirect taxes, black money and existence of parallel economy show that Nepali tax system requires some major reforms in the future ahead to address all this problem. This study is purely based on secondary data. Various figures are obtained from different sources of the government of Nepal. It is seen that there is major dependence on indirect taxes than the direct taxes.

scholarly journals Tax System in India-Evolution and Present Structure

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Neha Nainwal
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Direct Taxation ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Indirect Taxes

<bold>Main findings of the book</bold> The Indian tax system has undergone major structural changes since Independence in 1947. It has become comprehensive and complicated over the years. It has successfully mobilised resources to finance developmental, welfare and administrative activities of public authorities. Besides being the main source of revenue, both for the Central and State Governments, it is an effective instrument to realise various socio-economic objectives of national policies. However, the tax system has been relying heavily on indirect taxes and suffering extensively from fiscal malady called tax evasion. Restructuring of the tax system has constituted a major component of fiscal reforms initiated since 1991. The main focus of the tax reforms has been on simplification and rationalization of both direct and indirect taxes with the objective of augmenting revenues and removing anomalies in the tax structure. Tax reforms in recent years have brought the tax system much closer to international tax practices. Tax reforms are a part of the package to liberalise and globalise the Indian economy. The post-1991 period has witnessed a sharp decline in the rates of income tax, excise duty and customs tariff. The theory that high rates of duty lead to higher revenue collection has been discarded in favour of lower rates with fewer exemptions and concessions. The strategy in respect of direct taxation is to minimise distortions in tax structure by expanding the tax base and moderating tax rates on the one hand and improving the efficiency of tax administration and increasing the deterrence level on the other, so as to encourage voluntary compliance. The strategy in respect of indirect taxes is to move towards a fully integrated goods and services tax (GST).

scholarly journals Importance of goods and services tax in india

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-341
Author(s):  
MOHAN PRAKASH R.S
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Tax Structure ◽  
Cascading Effect ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Indirect Taxes ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Cost

The multi-staged tax structure has charges from the State and Union governments separately,leading to cascading effect of taxes. There are taxes at different rates and at multiple points.The GST is an indirect tax which means that the tax is passed on till the last stage wherein itis the customer of the goods and services who bears the tax. This is the case even today for allindirect taxes but the difference under the GST is that with streamlining of the multiple taxesthe final cost to the customer will come out to be lower on the elimination of double chargingin the system. GST is a transparent Tax and also reduces the number of indirect taxes. WithGST implemented a business premises can show the tax applied in the sales invoice.Customer will know exactly how much tax they are paying on the product they bought orservices they consumed. GST will not be a cost to registered retailers therefore there will beno hidden taxes and the cost of doing business will be lower. This in turn will help businessbeing more competitive. The consumer will get the end-product at cheaper rates because ofelimination of multiple taxes and the tax cascade. An attempt is made to spot light theimportance of Goods and Services Tax in India.

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