Market Research
Taxation
Taxation
Acronyms
Acronyms
100

What is a target audience? 

a specific group of people who are most likely to be interested in a product, service, or message.

100

What is a tax?

A payment to the government to fund public services 


100

What does tax liability mean?

The amount of tax you have to pay

100

PAYE

Pay as you earn


100

DD

direct debit

200

What is market research?

gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data about a market, customers, and competitors to inform business decisions. 

200

Who collects taxes?

Revenue Commissioners

200

What does VAT stand for?

Value added tax


200

USC

universal social charge

200

SO

standing order 

300
What is field research?

info gathered first hand. 

300

What are customs duty? 

tax on goods imported from other countries. 

300

What are excise duties? 

Tax on certain goods such as alcohol, tobacco etc.

300

PPSN 

personal public service number

300

ATM

automated teller machine

400

What is desk research? 

Info gathered from other sources already available. 

400

What is stamp duty? 

Tax on certain written documents 

400

What is motor tax? 

tax for owners of motor vehicles

400

CAT 

Capital acquisition tax


400

DIRT

deposit interest retention tax 

500

Name three methods of field research? 

1. surveys

2. focus group

3. Observations

500

What is tax avoidance?

legal. reduce taxes by means of tax credits. 

500

What is tax evasion?

illegal. 

500

CGT

capital gains tax 

500

APR

annual percentage rate