የፌዴራል ታክስ አስተዳደር አዋጅ ቁጥር 983/2008 እራስን በራስ የማስተዳደር መብትን ከአዲስ አበባ እና ከድሬዳዋ ከተሞች ላይ የገፈፈ ስለመሆኑ እና የመፍትሔ አቅጣጫዎቹ፡፡  እራስን በራስ የማስተዳደር መብት የፌዴራል ሥርዓትን በሚከተሉ አገሮች የተለመደ አሰራር ሲሆን በዋናነትም ክልሎች ወይም ራስ ገዝ አስተዳድሮች ከፌዴራል መንግስቱ ተፅእኖ ውጪ የራሳቸው ሕግ አውጪ፤ ሕግ ተርጓሚ (የዳኝነት አካል) እንዲሁም የህግ አስፈፃሚ አካላት ኖሯቸው በcheck and balance መርህ ክልላቸውን ወይም አካባቢያቸውን የሚያስተዳድሩበት ቁልፍ ቃል-ኪዳናቸው ነው፡፡

As the saying goes “Nothing is certain in life except death and tax.” It’s hardly possible to skip the verges of taxation in life. From the giants in Wall Street to anyone who has the purchasing ability from shop feels the hard pinch of tax either directly or indirectly.  Different forms of tax make through to the pockets of every member of the society. For instance, whenever you drink tea or coffee in a café you pay Value Added Tax (VAT).

Income tax is a tax levied on a person’s income from various sources. It is a direct tax in that it is demanded from the very persons who, intended or desired, should pay it. Hence, every person, either a natural person or a corporate entity, should have to pay income tax on the respective income they derived.  Nevertheless, income driven by a taxpayer may not always be holy. Some incomes earned illegally can be mixed with the lawfully acquired income of the taxpayer. For instance, a shop selling contraband products with lawful once, a hotel collecting payment from prostitutes… etc. At the end of the day, if not understated, such incomes will be reported to tax authorities.