Explain What is the incidence of tax?

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Tax incidence can be divided into-

1. Formal incidence: the party liable to the tax
2. Informal incidence: party, who actually pays the tax

The tax incidence is decided by the elasticity of demand and supply for a good or service.
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Incidence of Tax means that upon which the liability to pay tax falls. For Instance Direct Tax such as Income Tax, Wealth Tax incidence of tax Falls directly to the person.But in case of Indirect Tax such as Excise Duty, CST, VAt incidence of Tax Indirectly Falls upon ultimate customer.
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