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vr.tr.tax · thing-q8161

Let an agent handle taxes by type, base, rate, jurisdiction and legal basis, give general information, and signpost official and professional tax help.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Definition Which tax.

Type

Kind of tax.

Type

Tax type.

  1. Which tax is it, in which jurisdiction? definition
  2. Under which law? provenance

Rate and base

Calculation.

Rate

Rate and base.

  1. What is the rate and base, for which year? measurement
  2. Which exemptions apply? boundary
Compliance Filing and paying.

Filing

Returns.

Filing

Filing duties.

  1. What must be filed, and when? boundary
  2. How is it filed? action

Penalties

Late or wrong.

Penalties

Penalties.

  1. What penalties apply for late filing? boundary
  2. Can they be appealed? action
Help Getting advice.

Official guidance

Tax authority.

Guidance

Official guidance.

  1. Where is the official guidance? provenance
  2. Is free help available? action

Scams

Impersonation.

Scams

Scam signs.

  1. Is this message really from the tax authority? boundary
  2. How can it be verified? action
Policy Debate.

Arguments

For and against.

Arguments

Policy arguments.

  1. What are the arguments for and against this tax? provenance
  2. What does evidence show about its effects? provenance

History

Past taxes.

History

History.

  1. What is the history of this tax? provenance
  2. Why was it introduced or abolished? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
stamp act in the history of time, poll tax, Value-added tax in Sweden, environmental tax, Parafiscal tax in France, Monetary compensatory amounts, Flat rate withholding tax, Impôt seigneurial, climate tax, nitrogen tax, air passenger tax, Rouage

What it is Filled

A compulsory financial charge imposed by a government on individuals or entities to fund public spending, such as income tax, VAT, poll tax or environmental taxes; aligned with the lexical levy entry.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle taxes by type, base, rate, jurisdiction and legal basis, give general information, and signpost official and professional tax help.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Compulsory, set by law
  • Base, rate and payer define it
  • Direct and indirect taxes
  • Aligned with the lexical levy entry

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Help someone evade tax or hide income or assets from the tax authority.
  • Present general information as tax advice for a person's specific case.
  • File a return or make a tax payment without the taxpayer's approval.
  • Disclose a person's tax affairs to anyone not entitled to see them.

Only with a human decision

  • Submitting a tax return or making a payment.
  • Disputing an assessment with the tax authority.

May

  • Explain tax rules from official sources, stating jurisdiction and year.
  • Prepare tax figures and returns for a person to review and submit.
  • Remind people of filing and payment deadlines.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Taxes fund public services; evasion shifts the burden to others.
  • Tax data is highly private, and errors can cause penalties and hardship.

Who is affected

  • Taxpayers
  • People who depend on public services

Owners Filled

Steward

The government that imposes it; the tax authority administers it.

Master systems

  • Tax authority records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11596025 - registry parent class
  • Q748289 - registry parent class

related

  • levy (lexical entry) - aligned entries
  • government - authority
  • statute - law
  • payment - settlement

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.tax
  • Wikidata: Q8161 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8161)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Tax names and codes
  • Official tax authority communications
  • Historical taxes such as the Stamp Act
  • Tax forms, assessments, receipts and rate tables.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • pay and file taxes
  • check rates and rules
  • claim reliefs
  • appeal assessments

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Tax scams
  • Missed filing deadlines
  • Personal tax advice without qualification

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • National tax law
  • EU VAT Directive
  • OECD tax conventions

Context of use required Filled

  • Funding public goods and services and steering behaviour.
  • income taxes
  • consumption taxes such as VAT
  • property and wealth taxes
  • environmental taxes
  • historical taxes such as poll taxes

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q8161: tax - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Tax - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should the Wikidata tax and lexical levy entries be merged?
  • How should rates be versioned by year?
  • How should historical taxes be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8161/spec.json