Legal Definition and Related Resources of Indirect Tax

All taxes, other than polls, are either direct or indirect taxes. A direct tax is one that is imposed directly upon property according to its value or on the person who it is intended shall pay the same. An indirect tax is a tax upon some right or privilege or corporate franchise or on persons who can shift the burden upon someone else, such as an excise tax , sales tax, etc.

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United States Tax Concept of Indirect Tax

A type of tax that can be shifted to others. A company might have to pay a specific tax to the government. The company pays the tax but increases the cost of their products so consumers are actually paying the tax indirectly by paying more for the company’s products.

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Meaning of Indirect tax

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Translation of Indirect tax

• Spanish: Impuesto indirecto
• French: Impôt indirect
• German: Indirekte Steuer
• Italian: Imposta indiretta
• Portuguese: Imposto indireto
• Polish: Podatek pośredni

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See also

• Tax on consumption
• Stamp duty
• Fuel tax
• VAT
• Excise duty
• Export tax
• Import tax
• Vehicle tax