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.
Value added tax, or VAT, is the tax you have to pay when you buy goods or services. There are various items for which you do not have to pay any VAT, such as most food, children's clothing, newspapers and magazines.The standard rate of VAT rose from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011, which is still not high by EU standards.here are three bands of VAT: zero, 5% and 20%. Many regular purchases such as food and children's clothing are zero-rated. Domestic fuel and wind-turbine installation are 5%. Other things like hot take-aways and televisions are 20%. The government has raised the standard VAT rate to 20%.