Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 99
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Importing goods into United Kingdom: duty and VAT on the landed cost
How import duty and 20% VAT stack up on shipments into United Kingdom, with a worked landed-cost example.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in New Mexico?
How restaurant sales tax works in New Mexico and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in Hawaii?
How restaurant sales tax works in Hawaii and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Inheritance and estate tax for first-time filers: a practical guide
Inheritance and estate tax explained for first-time filers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How to remove GST from a price in Australia
Why you cannot just subtract 10% from a gross price in Australia, and the correct formula for extracting GST.
- Car sales tax in Missouri: what you will pay on a vehicle
How vehicle sales tax is calculated in Missouri, how a trade-in can reduce it, and which fees are added on top.
- Australia GST guide: rates, examples and common mistakes
How the 10% standard GST rate in Australia works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.
- Registering for GST/HST as a small business in Northwest Territories
When a small business in Northwest Territories must register for GST/HST, and how provincial tax registration fits in.
- Quarterly estimated tax: what families need to know
Quarterly estimated tax explained for families, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How South Carolina property taxes are calculated
Estimate South Carolina property tax from assessed value and your local rate, and plan for it monthly.
- How much of your salary you keep in Indonesia
A clear way to estimate net salary in Indonesia from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Buying a car in South Carolina? How sales tax and trade-ins work
How vehicle sales tax is calculated in South Carolina, how a trade-in can reduce it, and which fees are added on top.
- South Dakota sales tax: the formula and a worked example
The simple formula for sales tax in South Dakota, how to include local rates, and how to reverse it from a receipt.
- Selling an asset in Saudi Arabia? Estimating capital gains tax
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Saudi Arabia: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Maine freelancers: estimating self-employment tax
How the 15.3% self-employment tax works for freelancers in Maine, the 92.35% rule, the wage base and the deduction for half of it.
- Home office deductions: what startup founders need to know
Home office deductions explained for startup founders, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Grossing up a payment for tax: what retail shop owners need to know
Grossing up a payment for tax explained for retail shop owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Finding the price before tax for expats: a practical guide
Finding the price before tax explained for expats, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Withholding tax explained for retail shop owners
Withholding tax explained for retail shop owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Selling an asset in Ghana? Estimating capital gains tax
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Ghana: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.