Tax between Europe and any countries in the world

[Liebling:-)))]

Lantana’s post
European countries have some great ideas. I have heard that if you do not care for the outside of your home (the yard, etc), your taxes will be RAISED. And doctors do not earn huge salaries in Europe; they are supposed to be doctors to help the people, NOT to get rich. This is just what I heard; I would like to hear a discussion on it.

Doctors and not huge salaries? No true
Every doctor is self-employed. Depend how many patients visit doctor every day to make the profit. If there're few patients, then is bad. Every doctor achieves beautiful villa, car and expensive holidays. To us (Europeans), they are richer. Our Healthy Insurance paid doctors on each patient’s visit. Depend how often the doctor visit patient’s house etc.

I’m afraid yes; we pay a lot of taxes than America.

Well, we paid $6,000. tax a once due the measure of our land for future street/road repair/fix/build, improve enivornment etc before we buy the land and build our house and then paid $46. — tax property every year due measure of house/property for 10 years then increase to normal tax property in every year. Every house buyers received low tax property for 10 years after bought or build the houses. Now I paid $250 tax property a year after 10 years low tax property.

Gasoline include 3 different taxes (Green tax, VAT, Oil tax) (Oil for heater, water, etc.)
Electricity include 3 different taxes (electricity tax, green tax and VAT)
Water includes 2 different taxes (green tax and VAT) and also pay sewage follow how many water used plus VAT.

From $125 for Road tax a year. Depend on which kind of cars. It would be more than $200 if you have big car.

I paid $44 per quarterly charge including Green tax and VAT for dustmen to empty my 3 containers at my property is
Green container for cardboard, newspapers
Yellow container for plastic
Black container for trash
Brown container compost (we don’t need it because we have own compost)

I paid tax from my monthly wage slip.

Gross tax.
Healthy Insurance
Church tax
Unemployment Insurance
Nursing care Insurance
Pension Insurance
solidarity tax


Inheritance tax accord limit of fortune/house property value due the death of parents, siblings, grandparent etc. (Around $500,000 tax free for parents, siblings and grandparents and $10,000 tax free for "great" relatives, friends).

All VAT are including in every stores, restaurants, fast foods etc. that we do not need pay extra.


Come and share about taxes in your country with us. I would interesting to know about your countries...

 

[jazzy]

What! you pay Church tax? Wow. What is solidary tax?

We pay tax on everything. We go to store and bought things, we pay 8.25 percent tax on it ( soon it will be 8.75 when the ballot come up and people vote for it to increase for more fireman and police). Property tax, we pay (vary on each home and which town u live in, million dollar home pay more tax than my house which worth from 80's) about 1,300.00 per year for road, flood control, fireman, library, school and last one most of $ goes to the top which I believe the ones who is in charge of whole thing. I need to look at them.
Bills, we pay tax on water, gas, electric, phone, cable, and trash.
Also we pay tax on income to federal, state, medicare, and social security.

Average for American to pay tax for first four month ( income tax ),then rest of year money we keep them for ourselves except for bills and things we bought from the store ( we still pay them).

Now my question where hell all those money goes? How come our country and state are broke.

 

[Reba]

... Depend how often the doctor visit patient’s house etc.

Doctors in the U.S. don't make house calls.

Church tax

We don't have church tax. The U.S. Constitution doesn't allow a state-supported church or religion.

Are you allowed to pick which church you pay taxes to?

solidarity tax

What is that?

 

[ravensteve1961]

See in america is differant. Doctors get paid WAY TOO MUCH!!! If i was the president here what i propose.

Doctors will pay a county or city medical tax.
Doctors will pay a medical license.
Doctors will pay a for registration fee.( Private Pratice only)
Doctors will pay a Building permit fee ( Private Pratice only)
Doctors will pay for malpratice insurance.
Doctors will pay for malpratice insurance local percentage tax like 7 cents on every dollar the insurance cost.
All these taxes collected will go towards people who cant afford medical insurance.And change lawsuit laws.If youre on medicare or medicaid you cannot sue your doctor. If youre on private medical insurance you can sue your doctor and you must not make over $25,000 to qulitfy for medicare or medicaid.
So this way the poor can get medical insurance health care.

Politicans say you dont have a right to drive a car.Its a privelege.I think being a doctor isnt a right nether its a privelege
Now drivers are paying too much just drive a car for example
We have to pay for a Drivers license.
We have to pay for car insurance
We have to pay for our Tags
We have to pay for registration fee.

So if its not a right to drive a car then its not a right to become a doctor nether.

 

[DeafSCUBA98]

raven- doctors deserve to be paid alot and be rich.. they work 12 hard years of college education to deserve what they need.. and doctors are been SUED like what u want to do with ur doctors! they pay insurance on that.. and its pricy for doctors. they're not really totally RICH.. they pay alot of dues.. the college they owe for all those 12 years or more. they pay insurance, lawyers fee, and frankly they pay ALOT of taxes.. believe me those demoracts charge doctors high taxes.


for me.. i work.. i pay several taxes.. medical, FICA, property, tax on everything oh god.. i wish i live in a tax-free state!

 

[ravensteve1961]

Scuba why should i pay for bullshit just to drive a car? Car insurance are a TOTAL RIPOFF! There shouldnt be a law make you pay for CAR INSURANCE. It should be an option. If people didnt pay for car insurance i bet insurance companies would have to lower their rates.

 

[Pvt. Parts]

Steve,

Driving is a privelige, not a right. Insurance is the cost of that privelige.

 

[ravensteve1961]

Steve,

Driving is a privelige, not a right. Insurance is the cost of that privelige.

And Doctors should be paying for these
a county or city medical tax.
a medical license.
a for registration fee.( Private Pratice only)
a Building permit fee ( Private Pratice only)
malpratice insurance.
malpratice insurance local percentage tax.

Instead of driving away in BMWs and living big luxery homes.

 

[Reba]

If people didnt pay for car insurance i bet insurance companies would have to lower their rates.

Actually, rates would increase. I already pay a "surcharge" on my premiums to cover "uninsured and under-insured motorists". That is, my insurance covers me if I am hit by someone who does not have insurance. However, that increases MY insurance cost.

 

[Reba]

And Doctors should be paying for these
a county or city medical tax.
a medical license.
a for registration fee.( Private Pratice only)
a Building permit fee ( Private Pratice only)
malpratice insurance.
malpratice insurance local percentage tax.

I believe doctors already pay a huge percentage of their income on various malpractice premiums, license and board fees, staff overhead, office space, etc. I know that some doctors do "pro bono" charity clinic and missionary work in addition to their regular jobs.

I do believe there should be a cap on malpractice suits, beyond the actual expenses. Then, the malpractice premium cost could go down, and doctors could charge less for their services without even reducing their take-home income. Also, they would be less compelled to order "extra" unneeded tests which they do now to CYA against potential malpractice accusations.

 

[gnarlydorkette]

Finland has a tax of 22.8%...
Income tax may be up to 35%...

Their public education programs are excellent, thanks to the high taxes. So there are some cons and pros to the high taxes.


Foreign visitors may get a tax refund for all purchases one makes in Finland. "VAT", Value-Added Taxes, are permissible for those purchases that are over 40euros and up to 16% of Finnish tax are reimbursed. (Source)

It has been stated that "Scandinavian countries pay highest income tax".

 

[ravensteve1961]

Bullshit reba! Insurance companies DO NOT CARE WHOS FAULT IT IS! cause an accident is an accident! read your policy carefuly. Its says in case of ACCIDENTS!! doesnt say if its not your fault your rates wont go up. Well i had a accident 10 years ago i never had one since yet. And it wasnt even my fault and guess what!!! THEY RAISED MY RATES TELLING ME it could beenm advoided THATS WHEN MY FAMILY DROPPED ALLSTATE! Cause 2 years before that my brothers car got stolen and the police never recover it and all they could do is give you $10 a day towards a rental car
NOW WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GET A RENTAL CAR FOR $10 A DAY?
Dont be fooled if youre on allstate. Allstate is the biggest con artist bunch of guys will do anything to take advantage of you. You might be ok for now but when something happens to your car or your home and you have allstate better watch out cause youre gonna be short of the stick. I know a lady whos home was destroyed by hurricane last year she had allstate.She lost everything in her home. They told her they couldnt give her a R.V to live in.Allstate told her contact F.E.M.A and they probily give you an R.V well F.E.M.A told her they couldnt give her an R.V cause the R.V has to be on her property which was impossibile to do. and she had to spend her life savings just to live in a R.V . If you have allstate heres an advice CALL AND CANCELL YOUR POLICY cause youre gonna get hooked just like me,my brother and this lady.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

I forget to add my post about the employer.

The employers pay 50% of tax and social insurances for their employees accord German law.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Doctors in the U.S. don't make house calls.

Here in Germany yes only if there´re reasons like fever, measles, illness etc.

We don't have church tax. The U.S. Constitution doesn't allow a state-supported church or religion.

Not allow? How could the priest get the money to improve/renovate their churches?

Are you allowed to pick which church you pay taxes to?

No, We don´t choose which church we want to pay. The church taxes goes to Catholic and Protestant organization around the Germany.
The Catholic & Protestant churches rely on taxpayers is support every priest to financie their churches like improve/renovate their churches, bless weddings, funerals, baptisms and other regligious ceremonies etc. Yes, we donate the money to church voluntarily.

What is that?

Solidarity Tax

Another quirk of the German tax system is the so-called ‘Solidaritaetszuschlag’ (solidarity surcharge), which is levied on every citizen to help meet the enormous costs of rebuilding the former communist eastern part of the country. The surcharge is currently running at 5.5 percent of the amount of income or of company tax.

It explains everything about German tax system.

http://www.expatica.com/source/site..._id=36&story_id=1955&name=Your+tax+in+Germany

http://www.answers.com/topic/taxation-in-germany

 

[Liebling:-)))]

What! you pay Church tax? Wow. What is solidary tax?

See my response post on Reba´s post and also German tax system link, too.

Property tax, we pay (vary on each home and which town u live in, million dollar home pay more tax than my house which worth from 80's) about 1,300.00 per year for road, flood control, fireman, library, school and last one most of $ goes to the top which I believe the ones who is in charge of whole thing. I need to look at them.

$1,300 per year tax property?

Average for American to pay tax for first four month ( income tax ),then rest of year money we keep them for ourselves except for bills and things we bought from the store ( we still pay them).

The foods you buy in the stores is also include VAT? If yes, why you still pay extra if you buy foods? Correct? Please correct me if I´m mistake.

Now my question where hell all those money goes? How come our country and state are broke.

Good Point... but the taxes goes for to support the people and country.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Scuba why should i pay for bullshit just to drive a car? Car insurance are a TOTAL RIPOFF! There shouldnt be a law make you pay for CAR INSURANCE. It should be an option. If people didnt pay for car insurance i bet insurance companies would have to lower their rates.

I forget to add in my list.

Yes, I pay car tax and insurance.

Car tax goes for new or repair road/street/autobahn.
Car insurance goes for accidents etc. They cover the cost for the damage car where I hit to damage people´s cars. I think it´s okay for the safety. Without insurance, it would cost alot of money to pay the damage where I cause other car...

They do not increase my car insurance if I´m not the fault who cause the car accidents.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Other Taxes (German Tax System)

In addition to the various forms of income tax there is also a series of sales taxes that significantly impact both individuals and businesses. The major tax is the Mehrwertsteuer (value added tax), which accounts for a quarter of the government's revenue and is second only to the Lohnsteuer in this regard. The Mehrwertsteuer assesses a levy on each step in the production and delivery of most items available for purchase. It applies to services as well as goods and the standard rate is 16%. A reduced rate of 7% applies to certain products, including food and printed material. Medical and insurance services are generally exempt, as are exports of goods abroad and services rendered abroad.

Numerous other items, including gasoline, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, tea and coffee, carry sales taxes in addition to the Mehrwertsteuer. There is also a church tax (Kirchensteuer), of 8% to 9% of the Einkommensteuer/Lohnsteuer. But you are not required to pay the tax unless you wish to be officially affiliated with one of Germany's established churches; usually Catholic or Protestant (Evangelisch).
All in all there are approximately 30 different types of taxes, including taxes on inheritances, real estate and motor vehicles.

There is even a tax on the gross amounts received by the state-run lotteries, though the distributions to the lucky lottery winners are tax-free.

http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/germantaxes.html

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Actually, rates would increase. I already pay a "surcharge" on my premiums to cover "uninsured and under-insured motorists". That is, my insurance covers me if I am hit by someone who does not have insurance. However, that increases MY insurance cost.

Exactly.

 

[gnarlydorkette]

The priests in America depends on the collective money one may get from the members of the church so only the members of a church PAY for their church's reinvoations. There are *too many religions* in US so it would be impossible for the goverment to split the religion tax (if we ever have one) and distribute it equally to each religion in USA.

A joke comes to my mind:
One day, a shoemaker got a paper saying that he owes the church money.
He came to the priest and asked:
"Why did you bill me the tax? I didn't go to the church at all!"
The priest replied: "WHy didn't you? The door is always open."
The shoemaker went home and decided to make a pair of shoes
for the priest and sent the invoice to the priest.
The priest came next day, "Why did you bill me for the shoes? I didn't order
anything!" The shoemaker replied:
"Why didn't you? My shop's door is always open."

;-)

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Finland has a tax of 22.8%...
Income tax may be up to 35%...

Their public education programs are excellent, thanks to the high taxes. So there are some cons and pros to the high taxes.


Foreign visitors may get a tax refund for all purchases one makes in Finland. "VAT", Value-Added Taxes, are permissible for those purchases that are over 40euros and up to 16% of Finnish tax are reimbursed. (Source)

It has been stated that "Scandinavian countries pay highest income tax".

Thank you for share the link of Finnland

Check the link of German system tax in my response post on Reba´s post.