{"id":31345,"date":"2019-01-22T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T05:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/?p=11280"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:10:42","slug":"impuestos-directos-e-indirectos-como-afectan-a-tu-negocio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/en\/blog\/impuestos-directos-e-indirectos-como-afectan-a-tu-negocio\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct and indirect taxes: how they affect your business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inheritance tax, corporation tax and personal income tax (IRPF) are examples of taxes on inheritance, corporate income tax and personal income tax.<\/b> direct taxation<\/b>. Unlike other types of taxation, such as VAT (Value Added Tax), which is an indirect tax that sets the rates of taxation according to the object taxed,<\/span> in the case of direct taxes, it is the individual's particular circumstances that determine the amount to be contributed to the levy.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Characteristics of indirect taxes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Turning to the comparison with the best known direct tax, VAT, <\/span>the timing of taxation is a defining characteristic of the<\/b> direct taxation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with the payment of VAT, the only determining factor is the time at which a taxable transaction occurs, such as the purchase of a good or the contracting of a service, in <\/span>in the case of indirect taxation, a specific time limit is laid down <\/b>in which the obliged party must comply with the payment due to it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another uniqueness of indirect taxes is their progressive nature.<\/b>. With VAT, the differences <\/span>are established on the basis of the object,<\/span><\/a> for example, basic necessities are taxed at a lower rate. Thus, when buying eggs, one pays 4% while the rate for the purchase of a car is 21%. However,<\/span> Indirect taxes personalise the amount so that those who earn more and have more money have to contribute more.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of indirect taxes<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are different indirect taxes,<\/b> The following six of which stand out:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Personal Income Tax (IRPF).<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Tax on Economic Activities (IAE).<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Non-Resident Income Tax.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Inheritance or Gift Tax.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Corporate income tax.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Wealth tax.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How to boost savings with proper management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There are solutions available to large companies, SMEs and the self-employed that help boost savings by promoting better management.<\/b>. These include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n