Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 17
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in Oregon?
How restaurant sales tax works in Oregon and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Import duty and VAT in Lebanon: how to estimate the landed cost
How import duty and 11% VAT stack up on shipments into Lebanon, with a worked landed-cost example.
- How North Dakota property taxes are calculated
Estimate North Dakota property tax from assessed value and your local rate, and plan for it monthly.
- Estimating property tax in Serbia
How property tax is typically calculated from an assessed value and a rate, with a monthly budgeting figure for owners in Serbia.
- Stamp duty and transfer taxes for remote workers: a practical guide
Stamp duty and transfer taxes explained for remote workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Net profit after tax explained for expats
Net profit after tax explained for expats, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Import tariffs explained for landlords
Import tariffs explained for landlords, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Extracting 20% VAT from a Armenia price
Why you cannot just subtract 20% from a gross price in Armenia, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.
- Crypto taxes: what first-time filers need to know
Crypto taxes explained for first-time filers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- What it really costs to import into Jamaica
How import duty and 15% VAT stack up on shipments into Jamaica, with a worked landed-cost example.
- VAT in Estonia: the 24% standard rate explained
How the 24% standard VAT rate in Estonia works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.
- How to price products with 8.1% VAT in Switzerland
How to set a selling price in Switzerland that hits a target profit margin and then adds 8.1% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- How to calculate sales tax in Nova Scotia
The formula for Nova Scotia sales tax at 14%, with a worked example.
- How to calculate sales tax in North Carolina
The simple formula for sales tax in North Carolina, how to include local rates, and how to reverse it from a receipt.
- Estimating property tax in Israel
How property tax is typically calculated from an assessed value and a rate, with a monthly budgeting figure for owners in Israel.
- VAT versus sales tax for part-time workers: a practical guide
VAT versus sales tax explained for part-time workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How to add VAT to a price in Estonia
A step-by-step method for adding 24% VAT to any net price in Estonia, with a ready-made table of common amounts.
- Hawaii freelancers: estimating self-employment tax
How the 15.3% self-employment tax works for freelancers in Hawaii, the 92.35% rule, the wage base and the deduction for half of it.
- Gross to net salary in Argentina: a simple estimate
A clear way to estimate net salary in Argentina from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Dividend tax explained for freelancers
Dividend tax explained for freelancers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.