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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

How does an english speaker say

How do you say the following please?

You are allowed to declared x amount, tax free anything over that amount you pay 40% in taxes on.

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When you declare your foreign purchases at customs, you're allowed $1000 worth tax--free; the amount over $1000 you pay 40% duty on.

— Anonymous

  • When you declare your foreign purchases at customs, you're allowed $1000 worth tax--free; the amount over $1000 you pay 40% duty on.
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When you declare your foreign purchases at customs, you're allowed $1000 worth tax--free; the amount over $1000 you pay 40% duty on.
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You are allowed to import items up to $1000 in value duty-free. Any items valued over that amount will be subject to a 40% tax on their declared value.
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You are allowed to import items up to $1000 in value duty-free. Any items more than that amount will be subject to a 40% tax on their declared value.
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hello please can you correct?

You are allowed to declared x amount, tax free anything over that amount you pay 40% in taxes on.
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Hello Alphacca, aspara

I'm not talking about imported items, I'm talking about salary caps, for people who have small companies with limited employees, they are allowed to declare x amount tax free, anything over that amount you pay x percent in taxes on.

Is salary cap the right term?

Is "declare, tax free" the right word?
They are allowed to declare x amount tax fr
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AnonymousI'm not talking about imported items, I'm talking about salary caps, for people who have small companies with limited employees, they are allowed to declare x amount tax free, anything over that amount you pay x percent in taxes on.
Are you talking about corporate taxes on profits?

A company can earn up to $50,000 in profits without paying a
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Is it possible to use 'declare' and tax free' somehow like I have?

Should there not be 'on' at end - Anything over that amount, you pay an x % tax rate on.

since you can't drop the on You pay x % in taxes on anything over that amount. OK

These are both correct?

You pay an x % tax rate on anything over that amount.
You pay x % in taxes on anything over that
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AnonymousIs it possible to use 'declare' and tax free' somehow like I have?
The words "tax free" and "declare" are vocabulary words associated with import / export tariffs, duties, or taxes. So without any other context, the reader will assume that it relates to customs.
AnonymousThese are both correct?
Yes, except the indef
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Should there not be 'on' at end - Anything over that amount, you pay an x % tax rate on.

since you can't drop the on You pay x % in taxes on anything over that amount. OK
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Don't end this sentence with "on". It is ugly.

For anything over that amount, you pay an x % tax rate.
If you declare anything over that amount, you pay an x % tax rate on the overage.
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