Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 37
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Tax savings from retirement contributions for part-time workers: a practical guide
Tax savings from retirement contributions explained for part-time workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Indiana sales tax: the formula and a worked example
The simple formula for sales tax in Indiana, how to include local rates, and how to reverse it from a receipt.
- Gross to net salary in Colombia: a simple estimate
A clear way to estimate net salary in Colombia from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Estimating take-home pay in Ghana
A clear way to estimate net salary in Ghana from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Depreciation deductions: what freelancers need to know
Depreciation deductions explained for freelancers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Tipping and sales tax at Rhode Island restaurants
How restaurant sales tax works in Rhode Island and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Tax-equivalent yield for consultants: a practical guide
Tax-equivalent yield explained for consultants, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Self-employment tax for West Virginia freelancers
How the 15.3% self-employment tax works for freelancers in West Virginia, the 92.35% rule, the wage base and the deduction for half of it.
- How bonuses are taxed: what expats need to know
How bonuses are taxed explained for expats, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Grossing up a payment for tax for part-time workers: a practical guide
Grossing up a payment for tax explained for part-time workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Property tax in West Virginia: estimating your annual bill
Estimate West Virginia property tax from assessed value and your local rate, and plan for it monthly.
- How Idaho property taxes are calculated
Estimate Idaho property tax from assessed value and your local rate, and plan for it monthly.
- Hourly wage after tax explained for freelancers
Hourly wage after tax explained for freelancers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Grossing up a payment for tax for consultants: a practical guide
Grossing up a payment for tax explained for consultants, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Capital gains tax in Lebanon: a simple way to estimate it
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Lebanon: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Capital gains tax for North Dakota residents
How federal and North Dakota state taxes apply to capital gains, with a worked example.
- Sales tax in Maine: rates, examples and what to watch for
The 5.5% state sales tax rate in Maine, how local rates add on top, and a worked example for shoppers and sellers.
- Importing goods into Canada: duty and GST on the landed cost
How import duty and 5% GST stack up on shipments into Canada, with a worked landed-cost example.
- How capital gains are taxed in South Africa: the basics
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in South Africa: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Buying a car in Louisiana? How sales tax and trade-ins work
How vehicle sales tax is calculated in Louisiana, how a trade-in can reduce it, and which fees are added on top.