Double Taxing

What Does Double Taxing Mean?
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.

Investopedia explains Double Taxing
In some countries, dividends are double taxed.

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IRS.gov - The source of all things tax related in the United States

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