Chapter 19
Sales, Excise,
and Property Taxes
McGrawHill/Irwin
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Sales, Excise, and Property Taxes
Learning Unit Objectives
LU19.1 Sales and Excise Taxes
1. Compute sales tax on goods sold
involving trade and cash discounts
and shipping charges
2. Explain and calculate excise tax
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Sales, Excise, and Property Taxes
Learning Unit Objectives
LU19.2 Property Tax
1. Calculate the tax rate in decimal
2. Convert tax rate in decimal to percent,
per $100 of assessed value, per $1,000
of assessed value, and in mills
3. Compute property tax due
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Sales Tax
Taxes paid on certain goods
and services
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The sales tax percent is set
by each state. Merchants
collect funds and forward
them to government agencies
Sales Tax
Compute sales tax and total
price given the following
information:
Selling price of battery $32
Shipping charge $3.50
Trade discount 10.50%
Sales Tax 5%
Check: 100% is base + 5% is tax = 105%
1.05 x $21.50 = $22.58 + 3.50 = $26.08
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Manual calculation
32.00 Price
10.50 Trade discount
21.50 Taxable
x .05
1.08 Tax
+21.50 Taxable
+3.50 Shipping
$26.08 Total price
w/shipping
Calculating Actual Sales
Actual sales = Total sales
1 + tax rate
Register receipts total $40,000 for the day,
which included a 7% sales tax. What are
actual sales?
Check:
$40,000 = $37,383.18
1.07
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Sales $37,383.18 x .07 = $2,616. 82
$37,383.18 + 2,616.82 = $40,000
Excise Tax
Tax imposed on luxury items or nonessentials
Tax is based on a percentage of the
retail price of a product or service
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Excise Tax
Angel Rome bought a fur coat for
$5,000. Sales tax is 7% and excise tax
is 8%. What is her total cost?
Cost
Sales tax
$5,000 x .07 = $350
Excise tax
$5,000 x .08 = $400
Total cost
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$5,000
$5,750
Property Tax
Property taxes pay for local
fire and police protection,
schools, etc . They are based
on assessed value.
Assessed value The value of
property for the purposes of
computing property taxes
Assessed value = Assessment
rate x Market value
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Determining the Tax Rate
Tax Rate = Budget needed
Total assessed value
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Calculating Property Tax
Step 3. Calculate property tax due
Tax rate x assessed value (Step 1 x Step 2)
Step 2. Identify tax rate
Town budget needs
Total assessed value
Step 1. Compute assessed value
Assessment rate x Market value
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Calculating Property Tax
From the following facts: (1) calculate assessed value of Bill’s home;
(2) calculate the tax rate for the community in decimal (to nearest ten
thousandths); (3) convert the decimal to (a) %, (b) per $100 of
assessed value, (c) per $1,000 of assessed value, and (d) in mills (to
nearest hundredth); and (4) calculate the property tax due on Bill’s
home in decimal, per $100, per $1,000, and in mills.
Given:
Assessed market value 40%
Total budget needed $176,000
Market value of Bill’s home $210,000
Total assessed value $1,910,000
1. Calculate assessed value of Bill’s
home
.40 x $210,000 = $84,000
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Calculating Property Tax
2. Calculate the tax rate for the community
in decimal (to nearest ten thousandths)
176,000
1,910,000 = .0922 per dollar
3. Convert the decimal to (a) %, (b) per $100
of assessed value, (c) per $1,000 of assessed
value, and (d) in mills (to nearest hundredth)
1913
a. .0922 = 9.22%
b. .0922 x 100 = $9.22
c. .0922 x 1000 = $92.20
d. .0922
= 92.2 Mills (or .0922 x 1,000)
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Calculating Property Tax
4. Calculate the property tax due on
Bill’s home in decimal, per $100, per
$1,000, and in mills.
.0922 x $84,000 = $7,744.80
$9.22 x 840 = $7,744.80
$92.20 x 84 = $7,744.80
92.20 x .01 x $84,000 = $7,744.80
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Expressing Tax Rate
Per $100 of
Per $1,000 of
By percent
assessed value
assessed value In mills
6.48%
$6.48
$64.80
Per $100 of
Per $1,000 of
assessed value
assessed value In mills
By percent
$63,000 x 6.48% $63,000 = 630
$100
630 x $6.48
$4,082.40 $4,082.40
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$63,000 = 63
$1,000
64.80
64.80 x .001x
$63,000
63 x $64.80
$ 4,082.40
$ 4,082.40