What does "income tax" mean?

[Rodley]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #257 "US Government Questions Test (5)", question 1

Tax that is calculated and dependant on the amount a person's earns in a democracy is called ......... tax.

(a) sales
(b) income
(c) service

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #257 "US Government Questions Test (5)", answer 1

Tax that is calculated and dependant on the amount a person's earns in a democracy is called income tax.

Correct answer: (b) income
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why this answer is correct?

[Yankee]

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[Yankee]

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Torsten, editing is needed in this test.
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic18788-15.html#62441
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[Torsten]

Thanks for that Amy, I've just changed it to ".... a person earns".
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Torsten
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[Annika]

Hi, Actually i don't know about tax.I don't face it any time.but i have a little bit idea about tax that is Tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state.

annika

[Stew.t.]

Hi annika

You have the right idea as to what tax is. Would more say enforced on an individual though ; ) But maybe cause I await with dreda my last tax declaration.

Income tax and VAT sometimes are confused by my students. The tax on a person´s earnings (income tax) is often related to the amount, and each system is complex, and often questioned by the tax payers. Some taxes you have to wonder about. Like dog, church or road tax. How the government uses the tax collected via income tax is also debatable.
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