Income tax in the United States to file tax returns for federal and many state and local returns. Tax as determined by the taxpayer may be adjusted by the taxing jurisdiction. A tax is imposed on net taxable income in the United States by the federal, most state, and some local governments. Income tax is imposed on individuals, corporations, estates, and trusts. The definition of net taxable income for most sub-federal jurisdictions mostly follows the federal definition. The rate of tax at the federal level is graduated; that is, the tax rates on higher amounts of income are higher than on lower amounts. Some states and
Income tax in Australia on annual turnover. Generally, capital gains are only subject to tax at the time the gain is realised and are reduced by 50% if the capital asset sold was held for more than 1 year. In Australia the financial year runs from 1 July to 30 June of the following year. The first income tax in Australia was imposed in 1902 by Queensland. Federal income tax was first introduced in 1915, as a wartime measure to help fund Australia’s war effort in the First World War. Between 1915 and 1942, income taxes were levied by both State governments and the