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Old 08-13-2019, 12:54 PM   #880
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Default Re: Another 2000 Things I Am No Longer Allowed To Do In An RPG

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Originally Posted by RogerBW View Post
Of course, adding tax to your nominal total at the point of sale, rather than having it included in the price on the label, is a fairly unusual practice in itself. In the UK it only happens in shops which sell to both VAT-rated and non-VAT-rated customers, which are quite rare (some office supplies vendors, for example), and even they usually have dual labels on each item.
Whereas, in the US, the only products where tax is routinely included in list are petrol, alcohol, and tobacco. Most services also do not include taxes.

Likewise, pay scales are before taxes; take home on the check are reduced for state and federal witholding, unemployment, and Social Security.
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