Question

5. The

Answer 1

Answer:

Incidence; burden; shifted.

Explanation:

Taxation can be defined as the involuntary or compulsory fees levied on individuals or business entities by the government to generate revenues used for funding public institutions and activities.

The different types of tax include the following;

1. Income tax: a tax on the money made by workers in the state. This type of tax is paid by employees with respect to the amount of money they receive as their wages or salary.

2. Property tax: a tax based on the value of a person's home or business. It is mainly taxed on physical assets or properties such as land, building, cars, business, etc.

3. Sales tax: a tax that is a percent of the price of goods sold in retail stores. It is being paid by the consumers (buyers) of finished goods and services and then, transfered to the appropriate authorities by the seller.

Tax incidence can be defined as the manner or an analysis of how the burden of a tax (tax burden) is divided between the producers of goods and services and the consumers. This is to ensure that the burden for the manufacturing of the goods or services falls or rest on both the producer and the consumer of the product.

Generally, the tax incidence of a product is mainly dependent on the price elasticity of demand and supply of the produc

Additionally, indirect taxes can be shifted from one person to another, while direct taxes cannot be shifted at all.