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		jqpabc123 on Jan 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Canadian payroll dependency chart The post I responded to asked: `Are there any countries with good, reasonable tax systems?` VAT is a reasonable alternative to income taxes but neither the question nor my response ever specified "income".

ska on Jan 2, 2024 | [–]

Most places a VAT is not instead of income tax but instead of sales tax. Do you know of anywhere with VAT but no income tax?

xav0989 on Jan 3, 2024 | [–]

Many places, Canada included, have both a VAT-like sales tax and an income tax.

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