Double Taxing
A tax law that causes the same earnings to be subjected to taxation twice. A company's income is taxed initially and then the shareholders and investors are taxed on the distributions they receive from the company.
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In some countries dividends are double taxed.
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See also: Capital Gain, Income Tax, Marginal Tax Rate, Regulated Investment Company (RIC), Tax Shelter