Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 7
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- VAT versus sales tax: what couples need to know
VAT versus sales tax explained for couples, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Net profit after tax explained for small business owners
Net profit after tax explained for small business owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Kansas paycheck: estimating your take-home pay
How federal income tax, Kansas state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.
- How to price products with 5% VAT in Taiwan
How to set a selling price in Taiwan that hits a target profit margin and then adds 5% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- Gross to net salary in Serbia: a simple estimate
A clear way to estimate net salary in Serbia from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- China VAT guide: rates, examples and common mistakes
How the 13% standard VAT rate in China works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.
- Selling investments in Alabama: federal and state capital gains
How federal and Alabama state taxes apply to capital gains, with a worked example.
- Reverse VAT in Colombia: find the net price from a gross price
Why you cannot just subtract 19% from a gross price in Colombia, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.
- Rental income tax explained for investors
Rental income tax explained for investors, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How to price products with 23% VAT in Slovakia
How to set a selling price in Slovakia that hits a target profit margin and then adds 23% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- Buying a car in Virginia? How sales tax and trade-ins work
How vehicle sales tax is calculated in Virginia, how a trade-in can reduce it, and which fees are added on top.
- Withholding tax for remote workers: a practical guide
Withholding tax explained for remote workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Selling an asset in Malta? Estimating capital gains tax
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Malta: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Northwest Territories vehicle sales tax and trade-ins
How sales tax applies to new and used vehicles in Northwest Territories, and whether a trade-in lowers it.
- Importing goods into Pakistan: duty and GST on the landed cost
How import duty and 18% GST stack up on shipments into Pakistan, with a worked landed-cost example.
- Home office deductions: what couples need to know
Home office deductions explained for couples, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Gross to net salary in Türkiye: a simple estimate
A clear way to estimate net salary in Türkiye from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- What it really costs to import into Uzbekistan
How import duty and 12% VAT stack up on shipments into Uzbekistan, with a worked landed-cost example.
- Tax savings from retirement contributions explained for small business owners
Tax savings from retirement contributions explained for small business owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How to show 20% VAT on an invoice in Armenia
The details a VAT invoice in Armenia normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 20%.