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Discuss why tax is collected

Posted 24 June 2015

Tess says:
15 June 2015 at 14:53

Why is tax collected?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
16 June 2015 at 18:42

Government requires money to pay for goods and services it provides to the citizens of a country and therefore taxes the income of individuals and companies in order to pay for this provision.

Tess says:
18 June 2015 at 10:25

The response is very helpful, thanks TaxTim.

TaxTim TaxTim says:
19 June 2015 at 7:53

Glad we could assist.

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