2006-08-19 20:58:57 · 24 answers · asked by shivkumar 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i dunno
2006-08-19 21:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by spray_kit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Income Tax is a fine levied on you for doing good at work. More you earn, more you pay, LOL. Seriously, the government has not money of its own. It collects the money from you in the form of Income Tax, sales tax, V.A.T etc. and the money is ideally tpo be ultimately used for our betterment like building roads, bridges, water tanks etc. So, it is very important to pay all the taxes you are asked to pay.
2006-08-20 04:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by amit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that income tax is a progressive tax. A lower earner pays vastly less income tax than the high earner. This is more favorable to the lower and middle classes than alternative forms of tax.
2006-08-20 04:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dougnuts38 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We live in a society, and as part of that society, we are responsible for contributing to its operation and maintenance.
Income tax, property tax, excise tax, sales tax -- these are all ways the government takes our money, in order to function as a government. That money goes to pay for services and programs the government considers important: defense, education, social programs, etc.
The original Constitution didn't allow for an income tax, so the 16th Amendment was added in 1909 (ratified 1913) to allow this.
2006-08-20 11:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Income Tax is a fine levied on you for doing good at work. More you earn, more you pay
2006-08-20 14:28:54 · answer #5 · answered by doctor asho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By paying income tax one reveals his source of income and by this authorities find out what is a legal source of in come and what is a illegal source of income .
2006-08-20 04:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by deepak57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you're asking, "Why income tax, as opposed to sales tax, or some other kind of tax?" Lots of endless argument for this question.
2006-08-20 04:07:47 · answer #7 · answered by A professor (thus usually wrong) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we don't pay income tax where from our government would manage money to serve us?
2006-08-20 04:08:09 · answer #8 · answered by Expert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like we have the UNITED STATES , well we need united monies to live in the fashion that Americans are accustom to. Trash pick up, police officers, service men, good schools, roads, just to name a few.
2006-08-20 04:33:39 · answer #9 · answered by Magica! Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See: Col. House, 1913
2006-08-20 04:04:41 · answer #10 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason for why we pay any tax. Sanitation, schools, government related places(DMV, court, etc..) transportation, parks, firefighters, hospitals, police, etc...
2006-08-20 04:05:44 · answer #11 · answered by AK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋