Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture

Taxes are the price you pay for civilization. Taxes provide government revenues, and those who pay them have a stake in the system and in how government spends its money. Taxes are lifeblood of a stable and prosperous society. In the wake of the gl...

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Main Authors: World Bank, International Finance Corporation, PwC
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690821468168840299/Paying-taxes-2011-the-global-picture
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spelling okr-10986-274572021-04-23T14:04:42Z Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture World Bank International Finance Corporation PwC ACCOUNTING ADVERSE EFFECT AGGREGATE DEBT BANKING SECTORS BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INVESTMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL TAX COMPANY TAX CONSUMPTION TAX CORPORATE INCOME TAX CORPORATE INVESTMENT CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE CORPORATION TAX DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT TAXES ESTATE TAX EXCISE TAX EXPENDITURE FINANCE CORPORATION FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL SECTOR GOVERNMENT REVENUE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GUARANTEE FUND HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME GROUP INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT RATE JOB CREATION LABOUR TAXES LAND TAX LEVY LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES LOCAL TAXES LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES MONETARY FUND MOVABLE ASSETS NATURAL RESOURCES PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL TAX PENSION PENSION CONTRIBUTION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAX PROPERTY TAX PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SERVICES REAL ESTATE REAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION FEE RENTS ROYALTIES SALES TAX SINGLE TAX SMALL ECONOMIES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPENDING CUTS STAMP DUTY TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ALLOWANCES TAX AUDITS TAX AUTHORITIES TAX AVOIDANCE TAX BASE TAX CODES TAX COMPLIANCE TAX COMPLIANCE COSTS TAX CUTS TAX DEDUCTION TAX EVASION TAX LAW TAX POLICY TAX RATE TAX RECEIPTS TAX REFORM TAX REGIME TAX REGULATIONS TAX RETURN TAX REVENUE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TAXABLE INCOME TAXATION TAXPAYER TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE TAXPAYERS TRANSFER TAX TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER TURNOVER TAX VALUE ADDED TAX Taxes are the price you pay for civilization. Taxes provide government revenues, and those who pay them have a stake in the system and in how government spends its money. Taxes are lifeblood of a stable and prosperous society. In the wake of the global economic downturn levying tax in even more difficult. With large structural deficits in the big developed economies, fiscal policy has never been under so much public scrutiny. While there is a clear expectation that economies will need to raise taxes as well as making spending cuts, they will need to remain cautious in how they raise taxes to ensure that recovery is not stifled. For developing economies, with cuts in aid budgets, tax revenues may prove to be a more sustainable source of financing. But challenges remain in terms of combating capital flight. Reducing the size of the informal economy and helping tax authorities to monitor compliance and collect taxes. 2017-06-28T18:54:31Z 2017-06-28T18:54:31Z 2011 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690821468168840299/Paying-taxes-2011-the-global-picture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27457 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECT
AGGREGATE DEBT
BANKING SECTORS
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INVESTMENT
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL TAX
COMPANY TAX
CONSUMPTION TAX
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
CORPORATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATE TAX
CORPORATE TAX RATE
CORPORATION TAX
DEBT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
EMPLOYMENT TAXES
ESTATE TAX
EXCISE TAX
EXPENDITURE
FINANCE CORPORATION
FIXED ASSETS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FORMAL SECTOR
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GUARANTEE FUND
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME GROUP
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT RATE
JOB CREATION
LABOUR TAXES
LAND TAX
LEVY
LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS
LOCAL BUSINESS
LOCAL BUSINESSES
LOCAL TAXES
LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
MONETARY FUND
MOVABLE ASSETS
NATURAL RESOURCES
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PAYROLL TAX
PENSION
PENSION CONTRIBUTION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PERSONAL INCOME
PERSONAL INCOME TAX
PROPERTY TAX
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
REAL PROPERTY
REGISTRATION FEE
RENTS
ROYALTIES
SALES TAX
SINGLE TAX
SMALL ECONOMIES
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SPENDING CUTS
STAMP DUTY
TAX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX ALLOWANCES
TAX AUDITS
TAX AUTHORITIES
TAX AVOIDANCE
TAX BASE
TAX CODES
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX COMPLIANCE COSTS
TAX CUTS
TAX DEDUCTION
TAX EVASION
TAX LAW
TAX POLICY
TAX RATE
TAX RECEIPTS
TAX REFORM
TAX REGIME
TAX REGULATIONS
TAX RETURN
TAX REVENUE
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TAXABLE INCOME
TAXATION
TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE
TAXPAYERS
TRANSFER TAX
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
TURNOVER TAX
VALUE ADDED TAX
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECT
AGGREGATE DEBT
BANKING SECTORS
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS INVESTMENT
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL TAX
COMPANY TAX
CONSUMPTION TAX
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
CORPORATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATE TAX
CORPORATE TAX RATE
CORPORATION TAX
DEBT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
EMPLOYMENT TAXES
ESTATE TAX
EXCISE TAX
EXPENDITURE
FINANCE CORPORATION
FIXED ASSETS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FORMAL SECTOR
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GUARANTEE FUND
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME GROUP
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT RATE
JOB CREATION
LABOUR TAXES
LAND TAX
LEVY
LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS
LOCAL BUSINESS
LOCAL BUSINESSES
LOCAL TAXES
LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
MONETARY FUND
MOVABLE ASSETS
NATURAL RESOURCES
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PAYROLL TAX
PENSION
PENSION CONTRIBUTION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PERSONAL INCOME
PERSONAL INCOME TAX
PROPERTY TAX
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
REAL PROPERTY
REGISTRATION FEE
RENTS
ROYALTIES
SALES TAX
SINGLE TAX
SMALL ECONOMIES
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SPENDING CUTS
STAMP DUTY
TAX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX ALLOWANCES
TAX AUDITS
TAX AUTHORITIES
TAX AVOIDANCE
TAX BASE
TAX CODES
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX COMPLIANCE COSTS
TAX CUTS
TAX DEDUCTION
TAX EVASION
TAX LAW
TAX POLICY
TAX RATE
TAX RECEIPTS
TAX REFORM
TAX REGIME
TAX REGULATIONS
TAX RETURN
TAX REVENUE
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TAXABLE INCOME
TAXATION
TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE
TAXPAYERS
TRANSFER TAX
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
TURNOVER TAX
VALUE ADDED TAX
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
PwC
Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture
description Taxes are the price you pay for civilization. Taxes provide government revenues, and those who pay them have a stake in the system and in how government spends its money. Taxes are lifeblood of a stable and prosperous society. In the wake of the global economic downturn levying tax in even more difficult. With large structural deficits in the big developed economies, fiscal policy has never been under so much public scrutiny. While there is a clear expectation that economies will need to raise taxes as well as making spending cuts, they will need to remain cautious in how they raise taxes to ensure that recovery is not stifled. For developing economies, with cuts in aid budgets, tax revenues may prove to be a more sustainable source of financing. But challenges remain in terms of combating capital flight. Reducing the size of the informal economy and helping tax authorities to monitor compliance and collect taxes.
format Report
author World Bank
International Finance Corporation
PwC
author_facet World Bank
International Finance Corporation
PwC
author_sort World Bank
title Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture
title_short Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture
title_full Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture
title_fullStr Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture
title_full_unstemmed Paying Taxes 2011 : The Global Picture
title_sort paying taxes 2011 : the global picture
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690821468168840299/Paying-taxes-2011-the-global-picture
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27457
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