Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 27
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Calculating 16% VAT after a discount in Mexico
Whether VAT in Mexico is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- What it really costs to import into Tunisia
How import duty and 19% VAT stack up on shipments into Tunisia, with a worked landed-cost example.
- Selling an asset in Bosnia & Herzegovina? Estimating capital gains tax
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Bosnia & Herzegovina: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Quarterly estimated tax explained for remote workers
Quarterly estimated tax explained for remote workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Estimating take-home pay in Hungary
A clear way to estimate net salary in Hungary from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Dividend tax: what side hustlers need to know
Dividend tax explained for side hustlers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- After-tax investment returns: what new graduates need to know
After-tax investment returns explained for new graduates, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- What a tax deduction is really worth explained for contractors
What a tax deduction is really worth explained for contractors, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How to calculate sales tax in Minnesota
The simple formula for sales tax in Minnesota, how to include local rates, and how to reverse it from a receipt.
- How to add VAT to a price in Costa Rica
A step-by-step method for adding 13% VAT to any net price in Costa Rica, with a ready-made table of common amounts.
- Capital gains tax in Chile: a simple way to estimate it
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Chile: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Arkansas sales tax guide: the 6.5% state rate and local add-ons
The 6.5% state sales tax rate in Arkansas, how local rates add on top, and a worked example for shoppers and sellers.
- Reverse VAT in Spain: find the net price from a gross price
Why you cannot just subtract 21% from a gross price in Spain, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.
- Margin, markup and VAT: setting prices in Costa Rica
How to set a selling price in Costa Rica that hits a target profit margin and then adds 13% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- How to remove VAT from a price in Switzerland
Why you cannot just subtract 8.1% from a gross price in Switzerland, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.
- How capital gains are taxed in Egypt: the basics
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Egypt: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Finding the price before tax for retail shop owners: a practical guide
Finding the price before tax explained for retail shop owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Estimating take-home pay in Chile
A clear way to estimate net salary in Chile from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Withholding tax explained for content creators
Withholding tax explained for content creators, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Take-home pay in Maine: federal, state and FICA explained
How federal income tax, Maine state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.