The Purpose of a Withholding Tax

question 47

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a withholding tax

• A)is to assure the local tax authority that it will receive the tax due on the active income earned within its tax jurisdiction.
• B)is to assure the local tax authority that it will receive the tax due on the passive income earned within its tax jurisdiction.
• C)is to assure the local tax authority that it will receive the tax due on all income earned within its tax jurisdiction.
• D)none of the above

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