Can taxes adjust the gap between rich and poor?

Yes, it depends on how to arrange it.

As a financial planner, I have a lot of knowledge in terms of personal income, and the tax adjustment gap you mentioned is now used all over the world, mainly through personal income tax adjustment, of course, some countries will also adopt some special legal provisions to adjust the additional tax. Specific taxes are regulated in the following ways:

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First, when many countries adjust the gap between the rich and the poor, the level of taxation will be relatively strict, and the comprehensive and absolute regulation and control system of taxation will be adopted, that is to say, in this tax system, when an income line is reached, then it will be absolutely comprehensive and heavy taxes, which is very different from similar levels, of course, this kind of taxation is now used in fewer countries.

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Second, the regulation and control of individual income tax is the main form, for the gap between the rich and the poor, there is a certain effect, this kind of tax and the above is completely different, not a comprehensive collection of all taxes and fees, but only from the personal income of the tax collection, for example, the higher a person's income, the more taxes and fees will be collected.

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For example, when there was a crisis in the United States and Europe a few years ago, many wealthy people in their countries took the initiative to ask for tax increases, and then some countries increased some taxes and fees, which is the more famous additional tax.

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Fourth, the luxury tax is a kind of tax in the current society to curb the gap between the rich and the poor through consumption tax, but this kind of tax has a universality, because many people whose income is not very high also need to buy some luxury goods, so this kind of tax has little effect.

Based on the above centralized tax situation, the gap between the rich and the poor is mainly adjusted through taxation is the above types, but the actual effect depends on whether the national tax is fair, rather than the form of taxation, we look at it from the perspective of development, with the development of the economy, there will inevitably be a fast and slow growth of economic income, as long as the country's policy is fair and notarized, then the gap between the rich and the poor will be truly regionally reasonable.

The primary role of taxation is to raise funds for the state, and the second is the so-called regulating role.

DU taxation in the West

The theory of sexuality has two meanings: one is that the state levies taxes so that the price paid by the society is limited to the tax, and as far as possible does not bring other additional losses or burdens to the taxpayer or the society; Second, the state should avoid interfering with the normal operation of the market economy in the collection of taxes, and in particular, it should not be allowed to go beyond the market mechanism and become a decisive factor in the allocation of resources.

Therefore, the role of taxation in regulating income distribution is not the main role of taxation, while indirect taxes, that is, turnover taxes, have no regulating effect, and what really has a regulating effect is actually direct tax, that is, income tax.

Individual income tax is the most direct tool for adjusting the income distribution of residents. Since China's individual income tax revenue accounts for less than 7% of the total tax revenue, the scope and intensity of its adjustment are quite limited. And excessively high tax rates can lead to adverse selection.

Property tax is also an auxiliary means of regulating the distribution of residents' income. At present, China is studying and designing a new tax system with "dual subjects". By strengthening the management of property tax, the gap between the rich and the poor is improved.

Collect taxes according to the ladder and learn from the United States! Nowadays, the rich live in several apartments, while the poor can only rent one room from others, so some of the money must be regulated.

The main principles of the two tax laws are:"There is no owner or guest in the household, and the residence is the book; Among the people, the rich and the poor are the poor"。That is, there is no longer a distinction between local households (local households) and customers (foreign households), as long as there are assets and land in the local area, even if they are locals, they are registered and taxed.

"The difference between the rich and the poor" is based on the size of the household and the amount of land and property it occupies.

"Tang Hui Yao" contains "no one is in the middle, and the rich and poor are the difference", which means that the number of people in each family is not looked at when collecting taxes, but only according to the amount of property of each family.

An important feature of the reform of the two tax laws in the Tang Dynasty was to change the tax system (poll tax) that had been dominated by people since the Warring States period, and "only based on assets, not on the people", indicating that the personal control of the peasants was relaxed.

If taxation cannot effectively adjust the gap between the rich and the poor, it is generally a problem of the tax system.

For example, in China's current tax system, indirect taxes such as value-added tax and consumption tax account for a large proportion, and direct taxes such as income tax account for a relatively small proportion. VAT is a typical neutral tax, and its tax burden is borne by consumers, that is, a rich person and a poor person buy the same goods The tax burden is the same, because the goods are the same, and the poor people's affordability is obviously lower than that of the rich. As a result, the gap between the rich and the poor is poorly adjusted with the same burden and different incomes.

Although our country has also implemented provisions on the additional collection of individual income tax, due to the problem of collection and management, in fact, there are a large number of tax evasions in the individual income tax. However, the collection and management of indirect taxes such as value-added tax is extremely strict, so we are burdened with a large amount of pass-through taxes, in other words, the basic tax burden of the poor and the rich is equal, and it may be that the poor consume less and the rich consume more. Moreover, the current individual income tax exemption in China is too low.

But we have no choice now, if the tax system is designed to be as complex as in the United States, the cost of collection and administration will be very high, and the effect may not be good. The United States is a typical direct tax, personal income tax is the main tax revenue of its country, while China mainly relies on value-added tax, and the proportion of personal income tax is very small. However, the U.S. tax bureau is very efficient, the collection and management system is superior and complete, and the United States is the only country in the world that implements citizen taxation, which shows its reliance on personal income tax.

Because the ancient taxes caused a large loss of people's wealth, only high-ranking officials and nobles were rich.

The adjustment of the gap between the rich and the poor in society should be mainly realized by the adjustment of the financial wealth system, supplemented by individual income tax. The financial wealth system is inclined to small and medium-sized investors, such as: the amount of funds is less than 100,000, the deposit interest can be set higher, and the corresponding financial investment such as:

P2P, or **, ** and other trading margins and transaction fees are set lower; (For example, the interest rate on a 1 million deposit can be 5%, and if it is a 100 million deposit, the interest rate can only be; For example, financial transactions: 1 million financial transaction margin can be 25%, then 100 million transaction margin should be increased to more than 50%) and so on: 100,000-500,000 is set up another level, 500,000-2 million is another level; In short, the larger the amount of funds, the higher the "threshold fee" charged.

While realizing the benefits to many small and medium-sized wealthmakers, we will promote the even distribution of wealth and promote the flow of large amounts of capital to the real economy.

The role of the excess progressive tax rate in regulating the gap between the rich and the poor is mainly that the higher the income, the higher the tax rate, which means that the more taxes have to be paid.

If you only increase the exemption amount of individual income tax, then you can narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. If the individual income tax exemption is increased and the rest remains unchanged, then the tax payment will be reduced for people with low incomes, and the tax burden will be biased towards the rich (tax evasion is not considered).

If the tax rate is reduced, then the gap between the rich and the poor is generally widened. Because taxation is originally for secondary distribution, narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, and lowering the tax rate will reduce the secondary distribution, and the gap between the rich and the poor will be difficult to narrow.

Of course, there may be scholars who want to cut taxes because they want to reduce taxes because they have the interests of their own class and advocate a certain theory.

The issue of wealth and poverty is not directly related to the tax burden, and some scholars are spokesmen for different interest groups.

The system is a variable, and individual effort is also a variable, and what needs to be considered is how big the cake is, how to distribute it, and what the reason for distribution is.

Because these scholars are rich.

Tang manuscript will be asked".

There is a saying that "among the people, the rich and the poor are the different", which means that the tax is collected without looking at the number of people in each family, but only according to the amount of property of each family.

The two tax laws of the Tang Dynasty.

The important feature of the reform key is that it has changed the tax system (poll tax) that has been dominated by people since the Warring States Period, and "only the assets are the sect, not the people's body", indicating that the personal control of the feudal ** on the peasants has been relaxed.

1.The results are not very good, intensify the reform of the tax system, and at the same time vigorously promote the reform and improvement of the social security system, speed up the establishment of a third distribution system, and give play to the important role of taxation in regulating income distribution.

2.Taxation is the most important and standardized form of national income distribution for the state, and it regulates the distribution relationship between enterprises, enterprises and individuals. In recent years, the gap between the rich and the poor in China has further widened, and the Gini coefficient has crossed the internationally recognized warning line.

This is prominently manifested in the income gap between urban and rural residents, the income gap between residents in the eastern, central, and western regions, and the further widening gap between high- and low-income groups.

3.China's consumption tax has been fully implemented since January 1, 1994, and a total of 11 taxable consumer goods have been levied, including some consumer goods, such as cosmetics, skin care, hair care products, and automobiles and motorcycles have become ordinary consumer goods in recent years, which are hardly high-end consumer goods. As a result, like income tax, the subject of tax payment has been the middle-income group for a long time, and even extended to the low-income group later.

With the development of the economy and the continuous improvement of the people's living standards, it has become difficult for this consumption tax system to effectively regulate and control income distribution and give play to the role of economic leverage. Therefore, it is necessary to appropriately adjust the taxable items of consumption tax and the tax rate of taxable goods in order to achieve an effective taxation of luxury goods. For example, gold and silver jewellery has become more common, and the consumption tax has been changed from production and sales to retail, and the tax rate has been reduced from 10 to 5.

In view of the fact that some of the taxable goods subject to consumption tax have a strong symbolic significance of wealth and status, it is very necessary to appropriately raise the consumption tax rate on some high-end consumer goods, such as jewelry, high-end cars, etc., and introduce some new tax items such as high consumption tax, overseas tourism and entertainment, etc., under the current situation where the gap between the rich and the poor is widening.

Effective. But the key is to look at execution. At present, China's individual income tax collection method has not played a role in adjusting the gap.