ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAX
From Old French taxer, from Latin taxāre to appraise, from tangere to touch.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TAX
PRESENT
Present
I tax
you tax
he/she/it taxes
we tax
you tax
they tax
Present continuous
I am taxing
you are taxing
he/she/it is taxing
we are taxing
you are taxing
they are taxing
Present perfect
I have taxed
you have taxed
he/she/it has taxed
we have taxed
you have taxed
they have taxed
Present perfect continuous
I have been taxing
you have been taxing
he/she/it has been taxing
we have been taxing
you have been taxing
they have been taxing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I taxed
you taxed
he/she/it taxed
we taxed
you taxed
they taxed
Past continuous
I was taxing
you were taxing
he/she/it was taxing
we were taxing
you were taxing
they were taxing
Past perfect
I had taxed
you had taxed
he/she/it had taxed
we had taxed
you had taxed
they had taxed
Past perfect continuous
I had been taxing
you had been taxing
he/she/it had been taxing
we had been taxing
you had been taxing
they had been taxing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tax
you will tax
he/she/it will tax
we will tax
you will tax
they will tax
Future continuous
I will be taxing
you will be taxing
he/she/it will be taxing
we will be taxing
you will be taxing
they will be taxing
Future perfect
I will have taxed
you will have taxed
he/she/it will have taxed
we will have taxed
you will have taxed
they will have taxed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been taxing
you will have been taxing
he/she/it will have been taxing
we will have been taxing
you will have been taxing
they will have been taxing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tax
you would tax
he/she/it would tax
we would tax
you would tax
they would tax
Conditional continuous
I would be taxing
you would be taxing
he/she/it would be taxing
we would be taxing
you would be taxing
they would be taxing
Conditional perfect
I would have tax
you would have tax
he/she/it would have tax
we would have tax
you would have tax
they would have tax
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been taxing
you would have been taxing
he/she/it would have been taxing
we would have been taxing
you would have been taxing
they would have been taxing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tax
we let´s tax
you tax
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
taxing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAX»
The term «tax» is very widely used and occupies the
1.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «TAX»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
tax.
I've voted in some cases to remove and reduce tax breaks for the oil industry in other cases I've voted not to because I felt that the proposals covered too much.
The death tax is one of the leading causes of the dissolution of small businesses.
I like Ronald Reagan, who didn't play crass politics, and he just articulated and delivered on broad themes that were needed. Free markets meant free markets. Deregulation. Lower tax rates. Strong national defense. And he was credible and believable.
Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before.
We must have a fair tax in the United States. We have to re-adjust it, we must be fiscally responsible.
In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive in the world economy. Ultimately, I would love to see a flat tax.
Dozens of America's wealthiest taxpayers - including hedge fund legend Michael Steinhardt, super trial lawyer Guy Saperstein, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame - have appealed to President Obama not to renew the Bush tax cuts for anyone earning more than $1 million a year.
I've never supported a wage tax and I've never supported a payroll tax.
Life may unfold chronologically for the body and for bureaucracies that keep track of such things as births, marriages, deaths, visas, tax returns, expulsions, and identity cards, but memory does not play this game in quite the same way, always manages to confound the desire for tidiness.
Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAX»
Discover the use of
tax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tax Havens: How Globalization Really Works
This book provide an up-to-date evaluation of the role and function of tax havens in the global financial system—their history, inner workings, impact, extent, and enforcement.
Ronen Palan, Richard Murphy, Christian Chavagneux, 2010
2
Tax Compliance in Tanzania: Analysis of Law and Policy ...
This book examines the problems of low-level tax compliance in Tanzania.
3
Tax Savvy for Small Business
Completely updated for 2011 returns, it explains how to: choose the best business entity deduct current and capitalized expenses write off long-term assets keep records that will head off trouble with the IRS get tax breaks from business ...
4
The Elgar Guide to
Tax Systems
The chapters in this volume offer a critical review of those changes from the perspectives of tax theory, policy and tax administration practice, and the political economy of taxation.
E. Albi, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, 2011
5
The Case for a Carbon
Tax: Getting Past Our Hang-ups to ...
Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and carbon taxes.
This book focuses on these essential patterns. It provides an immensely useful introduction to the core common knowledge that any well-informed tax lawyer should have about comparative tax law in our times.
Edited by Parthasarathi Shome, this Handbook was written primarily for economists who are responsible for analyzing and evaluating economic policies of developing countries at an applied level, and who would benefit from a comprehensive ...
This is the first collection of records the researcher should turn to in any genealogical investigation in the Buckeye State.
9
Tax Law Design and Drafting
A comprehensive guide to income tax legislation, this book is the second of two volumes dealing with tax legislation from a comparative law perspective.
10
The UK
Tax System: An Introduction
This book explains the structure of the tax system and its application to various types of taxpayer, the roles of UK governmental departments, and the full range of taxpayers' rights and obligations.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAX»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tax is used in the context of the following news items.
Inheritance tax to be scrapped on homes worth up to £1m
Chancellor George Osborne's Budget is to confirm the end of inheritance tax on family homes worth up to £1m. He is expected to tell MPs on Wednesday that the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Tax plan passes Kansas House and Senate, Brownback set to sign
Kansas will avoid massive budget cuts after a tax plan crawled to passage in the Legislature on Friday, but some lawmakers who voted for the plan say the state ... «Kansas City Star, Jun 15»
IRS Says Identity Thieves Accessed Tax Transcripts For More Than …
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that identity thieves have illegally accessed tax information for more than 100,000 taxpayers with ... «Forbes, May 15»
10 Things Not To Do On Tax Day
Happy Tax Day! You've probably read a ton of lists by now advising you about last minute filing tips and how to reduce your tax bill. That's all good stuff. But as ... «Forbes, Apr 15»
Budget 2015: 'Google Tax' introduction confirmed
Companies that move their profits overseas to avoid tax will be subject to a "diverted profits tax" from April, the chancellor has said. In his final Budget before the ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
HSBC bank 'helped clients dodge millions in tax'
Banking giant HSBC helped wealthy clients across the world evade hundreds of millions of pounds worth of tax, the BBC has learned. Panorama has seen ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
Obama plans tax on US firms overseas to fix roads at home
US President Barack Obama plans to close a tax loophole that allows US firms to avoid paying taxes on overseas profits, the White House says. His 2016 budget ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
Obama Aims to Change Tax System Many Call Worst of All Worlds
The administration proposal to tax foreign earnings of U.S. companies have parked offshore fills in important details of a plan that officials have been discussing ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
Obama Calls for $320 Billion in New Taxes
On Saturday night the White House leaked the major tax hike details of the president's upcoming budget. The common theme is higher taxes on savings and ... «Americans for Tax Reform, Jan 15»
Senate Approves Tax Extenders Bill
With just over two weeks left in the 2014 calendar year, the Senate finally made up its mind about the tax extenders bill. The bill, which extends the life of a ... «Forbes, Dec 14»
