Perjury is considered a serious offense as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts, resulting in miscarriages of justice. In the United States, for example, the general perjury statute under Federal law classifies perjury as a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to five years.
Effective interest rate for t periods, i t = (1 + i) t - 1 or as one equation i t = (1 + (r / m)) mt - 1. The rate per compounding period P = R / m, in percent.
The formula for an effective tax rate is simply the individual's total taxes paid, divided by total income. It represents a measure of the total tax burden that the client bears on all his/her income. Example 4. Assume a couple has $200,000 of total income, and $30,000 of total deductions.