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<p>Created English encyclopedia entry on Personal Income Tax following Wikipedia-style standards</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Personal income tax&#039;&#039;&#039; is a tax levied on the income of individuals, typically covering wages, salaries, investment income, and other sources of personal earnings. It is a direct tax and is one of the most important sources of government revenue in many countries.&lt;ref name=&quot;wiki&quot;&gt;Wikipedia contributors, &quot;Income tax&quot;.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Definition ==<br /> <br /> Personal income tax is imposed on the taxable income of individuals and households. Taxable income is typically calculated by subtracting allowable deductions and exemptions from gross income. The resulting income is then taxed according to a schedule of rates.&lt;ref name=&quot;wiki&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Rate structures ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Structure<br /> ! Description<br /> |-<br /> | Progressive<br /> | The tax rate rises as income rises, so higher earners pay a larger share of their income.<br /> |-<br /> | Proportional (flat)<br /> | A single rate applies to all income above the threshold.<br /> |-<br /> | Regressive<br /> | The effective rate falls as income rises; rare in income taxation.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Most countries use a &#039;&#039;&#039;progressive&#039;&#039;&#039; structure for personal income tax, often combined with a tax-free threshold and a series of marginal rates. A &#039;&#039;&#039;marginal&#039;&#039;&#039; tax rate applies to the last unit of income earned, while the &#039;&#039;&#039;average&#039;&#039;&#039; tax rate is total tax divided by total income.&lt;ref name=&quot;wiki&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Economic effects ==<br /> <br /> Personal income tax affects the incentives to work, save, and invest. High marginal rates may reduce work effort and discourage entrepreneurship, while the progressivity of the tax affects the distribution of income. The design of income tax therefore involves a trade-off between &#039;&#039;&#039;equity&#039;&#039;&#039; (redistribution) and &#039;&#039;&#039;efficiency&#039;&#039;&#039; (minimising distortions), a trade-off central to [[Public Economics]].&lt;ref name=&quot;wiki&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Taxation]]<br /> * [[Corporate Income Tax]]<br /> * [[Value-Added Tax]]<br /> * [[Transfer Payment]]<br /> * [[Laffer Curve]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Economics]]<br /> [[Category:Taxation]]<br /> [[Category:Public economics]]</div>

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