indirect tax

/ˌˈɪndəˌˈrɛkt tæks/

Other forms: indirect taxes

Definitions of indirect tax

1. noun

   a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations
   types:

   hidden tax

   a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)

   duty, tariff

   a government tax on imports or exports

   excise, excise tax

   a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

   nuisance tax, sales tax

   a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer

   VAT, ad valorem tax, value-added tax

   a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

   gasoline tax

   a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold

   custom, customs, customs duty, impost

   money collected under a tariff

   tonnage, tonnage duty, tunnage

   a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

   octroi

   a tax on various goods brought into a town

   revenue tariff

   a tariff imposed to raise revenue

   protective tariff

   a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition

   import duty

   a duty imposed on imports

   export duty

   a duty imposed on exports

   countervailing duty

   a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments

   type of:

   revenue enhancement, tax, taxation

   charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government