Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 34
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Registering for GST/HST as a small business in Nunavut
When a small business in Nunavut must register for GST/HST, and how provincial tax registration fits in.
- How to add GST to a price in Singapore
A step-by-step method for adding 9% GST to any net price in Singapore, with a ready-made table of common amounts.
- FICA taxes explained for expats
FICA taxes explained for expats, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Car sales tax in Nevada: what you will pay on a vehicle
How vehicle sales tax is calculated in Nevada, how a trade-in can reduce it, and which fees are added on top.
- Tipping and sales tax at Alabama restaurants
How restaurant sales tax works in Alabama and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Take-home pay in California: federal, state and FICA explained
How federal income tax, California state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.
- Selling an asset in Colombia? Estimating capital gains tax
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Colombia: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- How VAT works on sale prices in Armenia
Whether VAT in Armenia is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- Finding the price before tax for online sellers: a practical guide
Finding the price before tax explained for online sellers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Calculating 13% VAT after a discount in Bolivia
Whether VAT in Bolivia is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- Pricing for profit with VAT in Botswana
How to set a selling price in Botswana that hits a target profit margin and then adds 14% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- Discounts and VAT in Israel: which comes first?
Whether VAT in Israel is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- Capital gains tax in Peru: a simple way to estimate it
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Peru: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Budgeting for property tax in Philippines
How property tax is typically calculated from an assessed value and a rate, with a monthly budgeting figure for owners in Philippines.
- After-tax investment returns explained for retirees
After-tax investment returns explained for retirees, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Writing a GST invoice in New Zealand: what to include
The details a GST invoice in New Zealand normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 15%.
- VAT invoices in Oman: a practical checklist
The details a VAT invoice in Oman normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 5%.
- Tax refunds: what part-time workers need to know
Tax refunds explained for part-time workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Take-home pay in Alabama: federal, state and FICA explained
How federal income tax, Alabama state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.
- Pricing for profit with VAT in Slovenia
How to set a selling price in Slovenia that hits a target profit margin and then adds 22% VAT, with the formulas side by side.