Definition of tax rate
The tax rate is the collection proportion or amount of the tax object. It is the core element of the whole tax category and tax system, the scale for calculating tax amount, and an important sign for measuring the tax burden.
Tax rates are generally divided into fixed tax rate, proportional tax rate and progressive tax rate. In addition, there are some zero tax rate, negative tax rate, regressive tax rate, differential tax rate, etc. used under specific conditions.
The fixed tax rate refers to the tax rate form in which the measurement unit of the tax collection object is directly specified as the absolute amount of tax payment, and is applicable to the taxes collected from the volume; Proportional tax rate refers to the tax rate that stipulates the same tax rate for the same tax object regardless of the amount; Progressive tax rate, also known as progressive tax system, refers to the tax rate that increases with the increase of the number of tax objects.