Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Average tax rate

see tax rate.

average tax rate

A taxpayer's tax liability divided by the amount of taxable income.

marginal tax rate

In a progressive-tax scheme, the rate applicable to the last dollar of income earned by the taxpayer. a This concept is useful in calculating the tax effect of receiving additional income or claiming additional deductions. See TAX BRACKET.

tax rate

A mathematical figure for calculating a tax, usu. expressed as a percentage.