E-ISSN 2281-4612 ISSN 2281-3993 Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy Vol 4 No 1 March 2015 91 Taxes and their Effects on Business Environment Valbona Zeqiraj Artan Nimani Doi:10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n1p91 Abstract The paper is focused on the category of public finances , taxation , the description of the meaning , definition of their development and their role in business , goals , reasons for their collection , the basis on which it is made taxes , tax rates , classification , tax principles and effects and their impact on the analysis of taxes in general. Theory of tax analysis is defined by simplicity of economic development of a country, meeting the needs and demands of the citizens of that country in analogous manner, and determining the amounts of budget entry into that state. Taxes aimed at accumulating the necessary tools for the implementation of public expenditure. They vary from time to time and from place to place, they are numerous and varied where strategically are involved all classes of society. The importance of taxes has increased more and more in their historical development, the results have been expressed in the permanent extension of tax taxpayers, the number of tax types and growth of tax load. Free tax is mandatory and non-refundable in the state budget or in the budget of the local government, is set by law and is paid by any person exercising public rights or benefits of public service. Characteristic of tax liability means that tributary tax are obliged to pay tax, otherwise if they do not pay tax compulsory, cashing is done in violent manner. Tax liability arises when a person realizes income, when become a property owner or makes payments, which is subject of tax legislation. Taxes have a fundamental role in the construction of business reform and strategy, and as such is essential to the overall climate for doing business. The Government of Kosovo has undertaken a series of measures related to the business environment by eliminating a series of bureaucratic barriers, but has not substantially affected the tax base and has not properly oriented business climate, in an environment such as we are, in the process of creating and building the state and its institutions. 1. Understanding, Definition and the Development of Tax Taxes are the main source of public revenue collection with which the state meets that public expenditures that are its competencies. The importance of taxation has always increased in their historical development. Taxes at the beginning of their appearance were as exceptional secondary entries for state, which are collected from a narrow group of people, which were collected from a narrow group of people, by which were meet the needs of state. While today are permanent entries, significant entries which are collected from natural persons (citizens) and legal entities, and which serve to finance large, numerous and diverse state costs. In the ancient state tax is explained as the giving of the submissive people to victorious people, and so the tax is identified with the submission. The tax is justified as the right of victorious people again submissive people. In early feudalism tax, initially was considered as gift later as aid, but it was with class character because has exacerbated more poor classes. In the capitalist system taxes experience a rapid development and are understood as regular income for the state. Different authors have given different definitions to the meaning of the tax, because taxes have changed depending on the existing conditions. 2. Characteristics of Tax The main features of the tax are: 2.1 Taxes are derivative entries Upon payment of the tax, the state realizes revenues, and for that amount of revenue, state decrease the wealth of individuals and legal entities. State by taxing business entities, he simultaneously reduces their economic power, in order to create economic force for himself and to secure its many financing costs.