And there is nothing to worry here actually, for even if you have set your hard disk to turn off after say 5 mins, if there is some background maintenance task being carried out, it will not shut down â but instead the system will reset the hard diskâs idle timer.
The Average Tax Rate Definition. The average tax rate in the United States varies depending on the amount of income to which it's applied. An average tax rate as it applies to income tax may be defined as the percentage of income owed as taxes or, as Fair Tax defines the term, as the ratio of taxes paid to taxable income. In mathematical terms, divide the total tax liability by total taxable income to get the average tax rate.
Tax rate. For a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, see Rates (tax). In a tax system, the tax rate is the ratio (usually expressed as a percentage) at which a business or person is taxed. There are several methods used to present a tax rate: statutory, average, marginal, and effective.