Glossary of Tax Terms
But first the Accountants (Book Keepers) jargon:
Gross
Income |
=
Total Income of sales of Goods and Services plus
their GST. (GST goes to
your GST Bank Account) |
Net
Income |
=
Value of total sales less
refunds to customers less
cost of goods sold less
their GST |
Cost
of Goods sold |
=
Opening Inventory plus
Inventory purchased less
Inventory on hand end of year |
Gross
Profit |
=
Net Income less
cost of goods sold less
cost of Refunds |
Net
Profit |
=
Gross profit less
all allowable business deductions including depreciation |
Net
Profit |
=
Taxable Profit = Taxable Income |
Banking
Money |
=
Taxable Profit less
Income Tax at the Marginal Rate (see also Company Standard Tax Rate) |
Dividends |
=
What the Board of Directors sees fit as a share for Shareholders |
Franked
Dividends |
=
Dividends which has Income Tax removed |
Imputation
Credits |
=
The receiver of Franked Dividends has an Income Tax Credit of so many $
Dollars |
Net
Tax Payable |
=
Gross Tax Payable less
Rebates less
Imputation Credits (too much) |
Refund |
=
Tax Paid less
Net Tax Payable |
Otherwise |
=
Net Tax Payable less
Tax Paid (there could be an
extra tax involved for late payment of tax) |
Yield |
=
Dividend multiplied by original price divided by latest stock price. |
Wealth |
=
Assets less
liabilities |
Wealthy |
=
Time one can live in the same fashion if an accident etc. happens and
employment ceases |
Rich |
=
A psychological attribute indicating a winner and grinner |
Poor |
=
A psychological attribute indicating a looser |
Refund | = Cash back to customer for a sale that was not acceptable to the client (to retain goodwill) |
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