The taxes for various income.
Introduction:
Progressive tax rate: It is defined as the system wherein taxes increase as the income increases, wherein high-income taxpayers pay more taxes as compared to the low-income taxpayers.
Regressive tax rate: It is defined as the system wherein the taxes decrease as the income increases, wherein high-income taxpayers pay fewer taxes as compared to low-income taxpayers
Proportionate tax rate: It is defined as the system wherein a flat tax rate is charged to all taxpayers irrespective of the income earned by them.
Marginal tax rate: The tax paid on an additional dollar of the income is termed as the Marginal tax rate. In other words, it is an incremental tax paid on the incremental income
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