Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 32

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

• Tax savings from retirement contributions: what contractors need to know

  Tax savings from retirement contributions explained for contractors, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Selling investments in Wyoming: federal and state capital gains

  How federal and Wyoming state taxes apply to capital gains, with a worked example.

• Quarterly estimated tax explained for small business owners

  Quarterly estimated tax explained for small business owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Margin, markup and VAT: setting prices in Algeria

  How to set a selling price in Algeria that hits a target profit margin and then adds 19% VAT, with the formulas side by side.

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

  How import duty and 18% VAT stack up on shipments into Uganda, with a worked landed-cost example.

• Egypt VAT guide: rates, examples and common mistakes

  How the 14% standard VAT rate in Egypt works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.

• Your effective tax rate explained for consultants

  Your effective tax rate explained for consultants, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Selling an asset in Romania? Estimating capital gains tax

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

• Sales tax in Kentucky: rates, examples and what to watch for

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

• FICA taxes: what small business owners need to know

  FICA taxes explained for small business owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• After-tax investment returns for families: a practical guide

  After-tax investment returns explained for families, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Writing a VAT invoice in Finland: what to include

  The details a VAT invoice in Finland normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 25.5%.

• What it really costs to import into Zambia

  How import duty and 16% VAT stack up on shipments into Zambia, with a worked landed-cost example.

• Uganda VAT guide: rates, examples and common mistakes

  How the 18% standard VAT rate in Uganda works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.

• Nunavut sales tax formula with examples

  The formula for Nunavut sales tax at 5%, with a worked example.

• How much of your salary you keep in Albania

  A clear way to estimate net salary in Albania from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.

• Finding the price before tax explained for first-time filers

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

• Your effective tax rate for gig workers: a practical guide

  Your effective tax rate explained for gig workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.

• Selling an asset in El Salvador? Estimating capital gains tax

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

• How to remove VAT from a price in Japan

  Why you cannot just subtract 10% from a gross price in Japan, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.