Tax Bases
Tax Structures
General Knowledge
100

This tax base might be charged when you go on holiday.

What is Tourism Tax?

100

Abdulla earns 50,000 dirhams more than Omar but he pays a lower percentage of tax. His country uses this tax structure.

What is regressive tax?

100

Governments use taxes to pay for these

What are public services?

200

We pay this tax base every time we go shopping

What is Sales Tax?

200

People who earn more should pay a higher rate of tax than those who earn a little is the philosophy behind this tax structure.

What is progressive tax?

200

If someone earns less than this number, they do not have to pay any tax.

What is a tax free threshold?

300

A tax base for companies

What is Corporate Tax?

300

Whether you buy a pen or a sports car, you pay tax based on this structure.

What is proportional tax?

300

The rate is set at 9% in the UAE.

What is corporate tax?

400

If someone dies and leaves you money or something valuable, you might have to pay this tax

What is inheritance tax?

400

A tax structure which puts income into different groups.  

Tax brackets

400
In the UAE, a company must earn more than 375,0000 dirhams of this before it pays corporate tax

What is profit?

500

This tax base is frequently charged in tax brackets

What is personal income tax?

500

The most common structure to calculate personal income tax in the world

What is progressive tax?

500

Paying tax will reduce this for a company

What is gross profit?

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