revenue enhancement

Definitions of revenue enhancement

1. noun

   charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
   synonyms: tax, taxation

   types:

   single tax

   a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)

   income tax

   a personal tax levied on annual income

   capital gains tax

   a tax on capital gains

   capital levy

   a tax on capital or property

   departure tax

   a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air

   franchise tax

   a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state

   gift tax

   a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver

   direct tax

   a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied

   indirect tax

   a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations

   capitation

   a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

   graduated tax, progressive tax

   any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases

   proportional tax

   any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases

   degressive tax

   any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases

   rates

   a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)

   stamp duty, stamp tax

   a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)

   pavage

   a tax toward paving streets

   transfer tax

   any tax levied on the passing of title to property

   special assessment

   an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property

   bracket creep

   a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases

   estimated tax

   income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability

   FICA

   a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system

   withholding, withholding tax

   income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

   land tax, property tax

   a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property

   death duty, death tax, estate tax, inheritance tax

   a tax on the estate of the deceased person

   hidden tax

   a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)

   poll tax

   a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote

   poor rates

   a local tax for the relief of the poor

   supertax, surtax

   an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

   duty, tariff

   a government tax on imports or exports

   excise, excise tax

   a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

   type of:

   levy

   a charge imposed and collected