ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VAT
Old English fæt; related to Old Frisian fet, Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old High German faz.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VAT
PRESENT
Present
I vat
you vat
he/she/it vats
we vat
you vat
they vat
Present continuous
I am vating
you are vating
he/she/it is vating
we are vating
you are vating
they are vating
Present perfect
I have vated
you have vated
he/she/it has vated
we have vated
you have vated
they have vated
Present perfect continuous
I have been vating
you have been vating
he/she/it has been vating
we have been vating
you have been vating
they have been vating
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 vated
you vated
he/she/it vated
we vated
you vated
they vated
Past continuous
I was vating
you were vating
he/she/it was vating
we were vating
you were vating
they were vating
Past perfect
I had vated
you had vated
he/she/it had vated
we had vated
you had vated
they had vated
Past perfect continuous
I had been vating
you had been vating
he/she/it had been vating
we had been vating
you had been vating
they had been vating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will vat
you will vat
he/she/it will vat
we will vat
you will vat
they will vat
Future continuous
I will be vating
you will be vating
he/she/it will be vating
we will be vating
you will be vating
they will be vating
Future perfect
I will have vated
you will have vated
he/she/it will have vated
we will have vated
you will have vated
they will have vated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been vating
you will have been vating
he/she/it will have been vating
we will have been vating
you will have been vating
they will have been vating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would vat
you would vat
he/she/it would vat
we would vat
you would vat
they would vat
Conditional continuous
I would be vating
you would be vating
he/she/it would be vating
we would be vating
you would be vating
they would be vating
Conditional perfect
I would have vat
you would have vat
he/she/it would have vat
we would have vat
you would have vat
they would have vat
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been vating
you would have been vating
he/she/it would have been vating
we would have been vating
you would have been vating
they would have been vating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you vat
we let´s vat
you vat
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
vating
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 «VAT»
The term «vat» is very widely used and occupies the
4.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of
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4 QUOTES WITH «VAT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
vat.
My family makes these vinegars - out of everything from grapes to peaches and cherries. We go through the whole process with the giant vat and drainer, label them, and give them as Christmas presents.
When my girlfriend's away, I cook a big vat of meaty pasta and sauce and eat that for about a week. Then I eat out the rest of the time. When she's home, we eat at home probably twice a week. I chop, she cooks.
I used to have this fantasy when I was growing up where Princess Leia would be in the slave Leia costume and she would be in a vat of Breyer's ice cream. A recurring dream where I would eat my way to her.
My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain. I can only describe the pain as being submerged into a vat of scalding acid that has an electric current running through it. And you can never get out, ever.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAT»
Discover the use of
vat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
How efficient is it as a tax, is it fair, and is it suitable for all countries? These are among the questions raised. This highly informatiove and well-researched book also looks at the likely future of the tax.
2
Quick Reference to European
VAT Compliance
The book also includes a CD-ROM featuring key VAT reporting forms for each country profiled and a variety of additional helpful documentation.
Pedro Pestana De Silva, Chris Platteeuw, 2011
3
The
VAT in Developing and Transitional Countries
This 2007 book reviews experiences with VATs around the world and assesses how the choice of particular design features may affect outcomes in particular contexts.
Richard Bird, Pierre-Pascal Gendron, 2007
4
Intermediation of Insurance and Financial Services in ...
This book deals with the exemption for intermediation of insurance and financial services within European VAT.
Claus Bohn Jespersen, 2011
5
Immovable Property Under
VAT: A Comparative Global Analysis
This book describes and analyses VAT treatment of real estate transactions in six representative countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
Robert F. W. van Brederode, 2010
6
VAT and Financial Services
The book includes appendices covering: contracts of insurance; Lloyd’s VAT arrangements; HMRC ABI partial exemption guidance for the insurance sector; TOGC legal extracts; guidance on the cost sharing exemption; and the VAT territory of ...
7
Vat Yearbook 2010/2011:
VAT Decisions of the Court of ...
These professionals must also contend with the complexity introduced by the interplay of Community and national law. This book provides an accessible resource directly addressing each of these concerns.
Stephen Dale, Nieuwenhuize, 2010
8
A
VAT/GST Model Convention
This book analyses the phenomenon of VAT/GST double taxation and possible remedies. VAT/GST treaties would be one of them. But how should one design a VAT/GST treaty? To what extent do existing income tax treaties already apply to VAT/GST?
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VAT in Africa: Editor, Richard Krever
When a bank renders exempt services to a business user such as a loan from the
bank, the bank bears the VAT imposed on its business inputs used in providing
the loan. To recover that cost, the bank may charge a higher interest rate on the ...
10
VAT Fraud and Evasion: What Do We Know, and What Can be Done?
Like any tax, the VAT is vulnerable to evasion and fraud.
Michael Keen, Stephen C. Smith, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
vat is used in the context of the following news items.
Himachal Pradesh hikes VAT on diesel by 4.50 per cent
The decision of the government to hike Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel from 11.5 per cent to 16 per cent to bring uniformity in prices of diesel in the region was ... «Economic Times, Aug 15»
Punjab, Haryana go the Delhi way, hike VAT on diesel
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana raised Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel, negating the full benefit of Rs 2 per litre cut on fuel to consumers. The step has ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Delhi Assembly passes VAT amendment bill; BJP MLA tears copy in …
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed the Delhi Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Bill which will allow the state government to regulate the ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
Ed Balls warns of secret Conservative plan to raise VAT by 2p
As well as claiming the Tories would raise VAT, Ed Balls told a campaign event in Leeds that SNP success in Scotland would allow the Conservatives into power ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Cameron pledges no increase in VAT
VAT is favoured by chancellors because a small tweak brings in huge sums: a one percentage point rise raises £5.2bn, almost as much as a 1p increase in all ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
George Osborne refuses five times to rule out VAT rise
George Osborne with his team on the day of the pre-election budget last week. The chancellor has repeated his position that he has no plans to raise VAT after ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
David Cameron to challenge Juncker over VAT on digital firms
The Prime Minister is planning to raise new VAT regulations for automated digital services at the EU summit beginning today in Brussels amid fears some small ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
2 injured after vat of eggnog flavoring explodes in Totowa, New Jersey
"There was a big vat that had this product in it," adds Del Vecchio, "what we're trying to determine is what ignited this product and caused the explosion." «WABC-TV, Aug 14»
Frequently asked questions
VAT is a consumption tax, charged on most goods and services traded for use or consumption in the EU. It is levied on the "value added" to the product at each ... «EU News, Sep 13»
France to raise VAT to fund company tax breaks
The French government has said it will raise value added tax and cut public spending in order to fund tax credits for firms that keep jobs in France. «BBC News, Nov 12»
