People Should Be Forced To Pay Taxes

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People have to be force to pay income tax Income tax is a proportion of a citizen’s income that is paid to the government. These contributions generate the government revenue that is needed for future developments. At present, the payment of income taxes as the fall due has become a problem. The three main factors which will be presented include: people are less willing to pay taxes as they cannot afford, they become stingy and prefer to save and that society as a whole benefits from income tax. The first factor why most people fail to pay income taxes is due to sheer survival. In comparison to the prices of goods and services in Sri Lanka in the last five years, the present prices have increased massively. Therefore spending has increased and people are becoming less affluent. Their current income is not sufficient to survive the present inflation. For this reason most people are unable to pay income taxes. If they are forced to pay taxes, a majority of innocent people will have to undergo a trade off of the necessities that they require. If it is looked at from this perspective, forcing people to pay income taxes can be increasingly unfair. But it should be looked at from a general aspect. There are still people who pay income taxes despite their sacrifices made. Even though they could have saved or invested tax money in some other business, some people pay their taxes. Thus, withholding taxes becomes unfair for those who pay. There are some people who are unable to pay, but some also prefer not to. Most businessmen often manipulate profits to escape large amounts of income taxes. This is a huge crime since they are getting away without paying the amount they are supposed to pay. The final reason is how taxation benefits the society as a whole. Even though most people find it difficult to pay their taxes it should be paid. When people pay taxes as they fell

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