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MustAsk Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Pay taxes on salary

Hi

"Do you pay taxes on your salary?"

Did I express myself correctly?

Thanks!
  

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Yes, but there might be a better way to express the idea, depending on the context.

  • Yes, but there might be a better way to express the idea, depending on the context.
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Yes, but there might be a better way to express the idea, depending on the context.
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MustAsk"Do you pay taxes on your salary?"
Salary is what you earn from your employer, which is your income. You could have income from different investments, like CD, rental property stocks and so on. All the money your receive are subject to income tax.
Therefore, the natural way to ask the same question is: "Do you pay taxes on your income", or simply "
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grammarfreakSalary is what you earn from your employer, which is your income. You could have income from different investments, like CD, rental property stocks and so on. All the money your receive are subject to income tax.
I was not thinking of that, but this:

Are any taxes deducted from your (gross) salary?

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