HS Humanities- Economics
Chapter 14.1 Taxes calculations
Determine with supporting evidence what type of taxation is being used in the
following scenarios:
1) Person X gets paid $ 500,000, and pays $ 60,000 in taxes, while person Y
gets paid $ 400,000, and pays a tax rate of 10%.
Calculations:
Type of tax: ___________________
2) Person X gets paid $ 500,000, and pays $ 60,000 in taxes, while person Y
gets paid $ 800,000, and pays a tax rate of 10%.
Calculations:
Type of tax: ___________________
3) Person X gets paid $ 500,000, and pays $ 50,000 in taxes, while person Y
gets paid $ 400,000, and pays a tax rate of 10%.
Calculations:
Type of tax: ___________________
4) Person X gets paid $ 500,000, and pays 5% in taxes, while person Y gets
paid $ 600,000, and pays a tax of $ 40,000.
Calculations:
Type of tax: ___________________
5) Person X gets paid $ 500,000, and pays 3% in taxes, while person Y gets
paid $ 400,000, and pays tax $ 20,000.
Calculations: The more income , the less tax
Type of tax: __________________
6) Person X gets paid $ 500,000, and pays 5% in taxes, while person Y gets
paid $ 400,000, and pays tax $ 20,000.
Calculations:
Type of tax: ___________________
Use the following income taxation schedule to calculate how much does each
person pay in taxation in the following scenarios:
Income ($) Tax Rate (%)
$ 1 – 5,000 -
$ 5,001 – 20,000 5%
$ 20,001 – 100,000 10%
$ 100,001 – 500,000 15%
Above $ 500,001 20%
7) Ahmed gets paid $ 5,010
8) Farida gets paid $ 55,000
9) Xena gets paid $ 5,000,000
10) Nada gets paid $ 250,000
11) Karim gets paid $ 110,000