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What (who) is tonnage tax - definition
Tonnage tax
A tonnage tax is a taxation mechanism that can be applied to shipping companies instead of ordinary corporate taxation. The tax is determined by the net tonnage of the entire fleet of vessels under operation or use by a company.
Hotel tax
TYPE OF TAX
Bed tax; Transient occupancy tax; Lodging tax; Visitors' tax
A hotel tax or lodging tax is charged in most of the United States, to travelers when they rent accommodations (a room, rooms, entire home, or other living space) in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodging, generally unless the stay is for a period of 30 days or more. In addition to sales tax, it is collected when payment is made for the accommodation, and it is then remitted by the lodging operator to the city or county.
Sin tax
EXCISE OR SALES TAX SPECIFICALLY LEVIED ON GOODS DEEMED HARMFUL TO SOCIETY AND INDIVIDUALS (E.G. DRUGS, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, COFFEE, SUGAR, CANDIES, SOFT DRINKS, FAST FOOD, GAMBLING, PORNOGRAPHY)
Sin taxes; Vice tax; Sin Tax; Punitive tax; Demerit tax; Health tax
A sin tax is an excise tax specifically levied on certain goods deemed harmful to society and individuals, such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, candies, soft drinks, fast foods, coffee, sugar, gambling, and pornography. In contrast to Pigovian taxes, which are to pay for the damage to society caused by these goods, sin taxes are used to increase the price in an effort to lower demand, or failing that, to increase and find new sources of revenue.
Examples of use of tonnage tax
1. But the introduction of a favourable tax regime in the form of a "tonnage tax" has helped the shipping industry overtake air transport as the third largest contributor to the service trade.