Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 21

Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.

• El Salvador VAT calculation: from net price to gross price

  A step-by-step method for adding 13% VAT to any net price in El Salvador, with a ready-made table of common amounts.

• Writing a VAT invoice in Trinidad & Tobago: what to include

  The details a VAT invoice in Trinidad & Tobago normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 12.5%.

• How capital gains are taxed in New Zealand: the basics

  How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in New Zealand: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.

• Germany VAT guide: rates, examples and common mistakes

  How the 19% standard VAT rate in Germany works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.

• Capital gains tax in Morocco: a simple way to estimate it

  How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Morocco: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.

• Budgeting for property tax in Italy

  How property tax is typically calculated from an assessed value and a rate, with a monthly budgeting figure for owners in Italy.

• Your effective tax rate for first-time filers: a practical guide

  Your effective tax rate explained for first-time filers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Tipping and sales tax at Texas restaurants

  How restaurant sales tax works in Texas and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.

• Margin, markup and VAT: setting prices in Russia

  How to set a selling price in Russia that hits a target profit margin and then adds 22% VAT, with the formulas side by side.

• How capital gains are taxed in Estonia: the basics

  How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Estonia: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.

• Dividend tax: what first-time filers need to know

  Dividend tax explained for first-time filers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• District of Columbia sales tax guide: the 6% state rate and local add-ons

  The 6% state sales tax rate in District of Columbia, how local rates add on top, and a worked example for shoppers and sellers.

• VAT in Serbia: the 20% standard rate explained

  How the 20% standard VAT rate in Serbia works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.

• Tax refunds explained for contractors

  Tax refunds explained for contractors, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Import duty and VAT in Switzerland: how to estimate the landed cost

  How import duty and 8.1% VAT stack up on shipments into Switzerland, with a worked landed-cost example.

• How to add VAT to a price in Tunisia

  A step-by-step method for adding 19% VAT to any net price in Tunisia, with a ready-made table of common amounts.

• Depreciation deductions explained for couples

  Depreciation deductions explained for couples, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Writing a VAT invoice in Serbia: what to include

  The details a VAT invoice in Serbia normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 20%.

• Registering for GST/HST as a small business in British Columbia

  When a small business in British Columbia must register for GST/HST, and how provincial tax registration fits in.

• Pricing for profit with VAT in Albania

  How to set a selling price in Albania that hits a target profit margin and then adds 20% VAT, with the formulas side by side.