{"id":3148,"date":"2025-12-01T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getbilling.co\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:12:56","slug":"what-are-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.getbilling.co\/pt\/what-are-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"O que s\u00e3o impostos e porque s\u00e3o importantes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os impostos fazem parte da vida, mas muitas pessoas raramente sabem o que s\u00e3o, muito menos porque existem ou como impactam as finan\u00e7as pessoais. Compreender os impostos \u00e9 fundamental para a educa\u00e7\u00e3o financeira de jovens adultos que entram no mercado de trabalho, estudantes de economia, freelancers com m\u00faltiplas fontes de rendimento ou novos imigrantes que precisam de se adaptar ao sistema fiscal da Nig\u00e9ria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Este guia explica o que s\u00e3o impostos, porque s\u00e3o importantes, os diferentes tipos de impostos que pode encontrar e como calcular e gerir as suas obriga\u00e7\u00f5es fiscais na Nig\u00e9ria. Inclui tamb\u00e9m exemplos pr\u00e1ticos para ajudar a visualizar os conceitos.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>O que s\u00e3o impostos?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Um imposto \u00e9 um pagamento obrigat\u00f3rio feito por particulares ou empresas ao governo, enquanto a receita \u00e9 cobrada para fornecer servi\u00e7os sociais como escolas, hospitais, estradas, seguran\u00e7a e servi\u00e7os p\u00fablicos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sem impostos, os governos n\u00e3o teriam os meios para manter as infra-estruturas, prestar servi\u00e7os aos cidad\u00e3os ou estabilizar as economias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Breve hist\u00f3rico da tributa\u00e7\u00e3o:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Antigo Egito, os agricultores pagavam os seus impostos em cereais.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os impostos eram cobrados pelo Imp\u00e9rio Romano para diversos fins, incluindo o pagamento da manuten\u00e7\u00e3o de estradas, ex\u00e9rcitos e instala\u00e7\u00f5es p\u00fablicas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na Nig\u00e9ria, o sistema fiscal moderno financia programas governamentais federais, estaduais e locais nas \u00e1reas da sa\u00fade, educa\u00e7\u00e3o e seguran\u00e7a p\u00fablica.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Por que raz\u00e3o existem impostos?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isto \u00e9 muito importante por diversos motivos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Financiamento dos servi\u00e7os p\u00fablicos: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atrav\u00e9s dos impostos, as infraestruturas, a educa\u00e7\u00e3o, a sa\u00fade e a seguran\u00e7a s\u00e3o garantidas para todos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mant\u00e9m a estabilidade econ\u00f3mica: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A receita fiscal financia programas de bem-estar social, cria emprego e investe em infraestruturas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Reduzir a desigualdade: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os sistemas fiscais progressivos fazem com que os indiv\u00edduos com rendimentos elevados paguem mais, ajudando assim as pessoas com baixos rendimentos e reduzindo a desigualdade entre ricos e pobres.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Tipos de impostos que deve conhecer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compreender os diferentes tipos de impostos ajuda-o a cumprir as suas obriga\u00e7\u00f5es e a planear melhor as suas finan\u00e7as.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto sobre o Rendimento: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pagamento atrav\u00e9s de sal\u00e1rios, vencimentos e rendimentos de trabalhos freelance. Os funcion\u00e1rios pagam atrav\u00e9s de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firs.gov.ng\/paye\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAYE (Pay As You Earn - Paga Conforme Ganha)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enquanto os trabalhadores independentes e os propriet\u00e1rios de empresas declaram o Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Empresas:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Este imposto \u00e9 pago pelas empresas registadas sobre os seus lucros. A taxa padr\u00e3o do imposto sobre as empresas na Nig\u00e9ria \u00e9 de 30%, mas as pequenas empresas t\u00eam taxas mais baixas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Um imposto sobre o consumo de bens e servi\u00e7os. O IVA na Nig\u00e9ria est\u00e1 atualmente nos 7,5%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto Predial\/Taxas de Utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o do Solo: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pagamento referente \u00e0 propriedade de terrenos, casas e edif\u00edcios comerciais.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Direitos aduaneiros:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> O imposto sobre as mercadorias importadas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Impostos sobre o consumo:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Impostos sobre o \u00e1lcool, tabaco e artigos de luxo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto sobre as mais-valias:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pago com base nos lucros da venda de ativos, como im\u00f3veis, terrenos e a\u00e7\u00f5es de qualquer tipo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto de selo:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pagamento referente a documentos legais como acordos, contratos e transa\u00e7\u00f5es comerciais.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>O que \u00e9 a inadimpl\u00eancia fiscal?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A inadimpl\u00eancia fiscal significa que uma pessoa ou entidade n\u00e3o consegue pagar ou declara rendimentos inferiores aos devidos no prazo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As consequ\u00eancias na Nig\u00e9ria incluem:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coimas e juros<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apreens\u00e3o de bens ou a\u00e7\u00e3o judicial<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complica\u00e7\u00f5es no registo de empresas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acesso restrito a contratos governamentais<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os problemas mencionados podem ser evitados apenas se a conformidade for mantida.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Explica\u00e7\u00e3o dos principais termos fiscais<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aqui est\u00e1 um vocabul\u00e1rio importante para o ajudar a compreender os impostos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Rendimento bruto: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O rendimento total antes das dedu\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>AGI (Rendimento Bruto Ajustado): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rendimento bruto menos dedu\u00e7\u00f5es permitidas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Rendimento colect\u00e1vel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rendimento sujeito a imposto ap\u00f3s dedu\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Dedu\u00e7\u00f5es fiscais:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Despesas que reduzem o rendimento tribut\u00e1vel, como as contribui\u00e7\u00f5es para a seguran\u00e7a social ou para o seguro de sa\u00fade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cr\u00e9ditos fiscais: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A redu\u00e7\u00e3o direta do imposto devido.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Reten\u00e7\u00e3o: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parte do sal\u00e1rio \u00e9 automaticamente descontado pelo empregador para pagamento de impostos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Reembolso de Impostos: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinheiro devolvido quando foi pago imposto a mais.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto devido:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Valor devido caso os pagamentos de impostos sejam insuficientes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Reforma Fiscal da Nig\u00e9ria em 2026 e o \u200b\u200bque significa para si<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reforma fiscal de 2026 na Nig\u00e9ria ter\u00e1 como objectivo modernizar o sistema fiscal, facilitar o cumprimento das obriga\u00e7\u00f5es e reduzir a sobreposi\u00e7\u00e3o de impostos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Principais destaques:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Redu\u00e7\u00e3o da tributa\u00e7\u00e3o m\u00faltipla: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordena a cobran\u00e7a de impostos nos n\u00edveis federal, estadual e municipal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Declara\u00e7\u00e3o de impostos digital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Permite o arquivo, o rastreio e o pagamento online.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Apoio a pequenas empresas: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Procedimentos simplificados e eventual redu\u00e7\u00e3o de taxas para as PME.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Melhor fiscaliza\u00e7\u00e3o: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refor\u00e7a a supervis\u00e3o governamental e incentiva o cumprimento das normas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/getbilling.co\/blog\/how-nigerian-taxes-affect-invoices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melhorias no IVA<\/a>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isen\u00e7\u00f5es ortogr\u00e1ficas, tributa\u00e7\u00e3o dos servi\u00e7os digitais e transa\u00e7\u00f5es internacionais.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para os propriet\u00e1rios de pequenas empresas, isto traduz-se em processos de declara\u00e7\u00e3o mais f\u00e1ceis, menos surpresas e melhor acesso a contratos governamentais, desde que estejam em conformidade.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Como calcular o imposto sobre o sal\u00e1rio na Nig\u00e9ria<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para calcular o PAYE, deve fazer o seguinte:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00ba Comece com o seu rendimento bruto.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00ba Subtraia as dedu\u00e7\u00f5es permitidas, como pens\u00e3o (8%), NHF (2,5%) e seguro.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00ba Aplique a taxa de imposto de acordo com os escal\u00f5es de PAYE (Imposto sobre o Rendimento Retido na Fonte) da Nig\u00e9ria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20a60\u2013\u20a6300.000 \u2192 7%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20a6300.001\u2013\u20a6600.000 \u2192 11%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20a6600.001\u2013\u20a61.100.000 \u2192 15%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20a61.100.001\u2013\u20a61.600.000 \u2192 19%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20a61.600.001\u2013\u20a63.200.000 \u2192 21%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acima de 3.200.000 \u20a6 \u2192 24%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Exemplo: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se ganhar \u20a6250.000 por m\u00eas, o seu rendimento bruto anual \u00e9 de \u20a63.000.000. Ap\u00f3s as dedu\u00e7\u00f5es e isen\u00e7\u00f5es, o seu rendimento ser\u00e1 tributado e a taxa de Imposto sobre o Rendimento Retido na Fonte (IRRF) ser\u00e1 aplicada de acordo com os escal\u00f5es de tributa\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Os impostos e as suas obriga\u00e7\u00f5es<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Funcion\u00e1rios: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certifique-se de que o seu empregador deduz o valor correto do PAYE (Imposto sobre o Rendimento Retido na Fonte) e o transfere para o governo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Trabalhadores independentes\/freelancers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registe-se junto da autoridade tribut\u00e1ria estadual e declare o imposto sobre o rendimento anualmente.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Propriet\u00e1rios de empresas:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pagar IVA, CIT, PAYE para os funcion\u00e1rios e impostos retidos na fonte, quando aplic\u00e1vel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Alunas: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00f3 \u00e9 respons\u00e1vel se obtiver rendimentos atrav\u00e9s do trabalho ou de atividades de freelancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Estrangeiros na Nig\u00e9ria: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imposto sobre os rendimentos auferidos na Nig\u00e9ria.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3090 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/getbilling.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2480-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Invoice Generators\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.getbilling.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2480-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.getbilling.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2480-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.getbilling.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2480-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.getbilling.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2480.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Perguntas frequentes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>1.\u00ba O que acontece se n\u00e3o pagar os meus impostos?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penaliza\u00e7\u00f5es, juros, processos judiciais, encerramento da empresa e restri\u00e7\u00e3o de acesso a contratos governamentais.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00ba Quem deve pagar impostos?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qualquer pessoa que receba um rendimento, como funcion\u00e1rios, freelancers, contratados e propriet\u00e1rios de empresas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00ba O que s\u00e3o impostos sobre a folha de pagamentos?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os impostos descontados nos sal\u00e1rios dos funcion\u00e1rios incluem o Imposto sobre o Rendimento Retido na Fonte (IRRF), as contribui\u00e7\u00f5es para a seguran\u00e7a social, para o Fundo Nacional de Habita\u00e7\u00e3o (NHF) e para o Fundo Fiduci\u00e1rio de Seguro de Invalidez da Nig\u00e9ria (NSITF).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4.\u00ba Quando vencem os impostos?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>PAYE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mensal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VAT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mensal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Imposto sobre o Rendimento da Empresa: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anualmente<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>5.\u00ba O que s\u00e3o impostos ad valorem?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impostos sobre o valor de bens ou mercadorias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>6. Quais as despesas m\u00e9dicas que s\u00e3o dedut\u00edveis no imposto sobre o rendimento?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As dedu\u00e7\u00f5es eleg\u00edveis incluem contribui\u00e7\u00f5es para o NHF (National Housing Fund), pens\u00f5es e alguns pr\u00e9mios de seguro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>7.Com que idade come\u00e7o a pagar impostos?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quando come\u00e7a a auferir rendimentos tribut\u00e1veis, independentemente da idade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>8.\u00ba Os trabalhadores independentes precisam de pagar impostos?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sim, devem registar-se e apresentar declara\u00e7\u00f5es de imposto de rendimento pessoal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>9.\u00ba Por que raz\u00e3o diferentes estados t\u00eam taxas de imposto diferentes?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O imposto sobre o rendimento pessoal, o imposto sobre o patrim\u00f3nio e algumas taxas s\u00e3o avaliados e cobrados pelos governos estaduais.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>10.\u00ba Qual \u00e9 o sistema fiscal atual na Nig\u00e9ria?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VAT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 7.5%\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>CIT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 30% (mais baixo para pequenas empresas)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>PAYE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\u201324%, dependendo do escal\u00e3o de rendimento.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>11.\u00ba O que s\u00e3o dedu\u00e7\u00f5es p\u00f3s-imposto?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As dedu\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o feitas ap\u00f3s o c\u00e1lculo do imposto, como dedu\u00e7\u00f5es para cooperativas ou reembolsos de empr\u00e9stimos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Em resumo\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embora os impostos possam parecer complicados, s\u00e3o um aspeto importante da educa\u00e7\u00e3o financeira. Independentemente da sua situa\u00e7\u00e3o \u2014 seja estudante, jovem profissional, freelancer ou empres\u00e1rio \u2014, compreender como os impostos se aplicam na Nig\u00e9ria e aplicar estes princ\u00edpios a n\u00edvel global dar-lhe-\u00e1 o poder de:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tome decis\u00f5es financeiras informadas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evite penalidades\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plano para o crescimento\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mantenha-se em conformidade.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ser proactivo em rela\u00e7\u00e3o aos impostos significa poder evitar surpresas, melhor. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/getbilling.co\/blog\/freelance-finance-101-how-to-manage-money-like-a-business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gerir a sua renda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E tire o m\u00e1ximo partido das dedu\u00e7\u00f5es e isen\u00e7\u00f5es legais.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Os impostos s\u00e3o valores que os particulares ou as empresas pagam ao governo para financiar servi\u00e7os como escolas, estradas e seguran\u00e7a p\u00fablica.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[71,73,72,70,74],"class_list":["post-3148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taxes","tag-business-tax","tag-income-tax","tag-paye","tag-taxes","tag-vat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Are Taxes, and Why Do They Matter? 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