Tax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime to one’s own advantage‚ to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. Tax sheltering is very similar‚ and tax havens are jurisdictions which facilitate reduced taxes. The term tax mitigation is sometimes used; its original use was by tax advisers as an alternative to the pejorative term tax evasion. "Tax aggressive" strategies fall into the grey area between commonplace and well-accepted tax avoidance (such as purchasing
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come o National Income National Income is the sum of all the goods and services produced in a country‚ in a particular period of time. Normally this period consists of one year duration‚ as a year is neither too short nor long a period. Concept of National Income:- 1. Gross National Product (GNP):- GNP at market price is sum total of all the goods and services produced in a country during a year and net income from abroad. Net Factor Income from Abroad GNP at Market Price Gross
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Excise Taxes Definition of ’Excise Tax’ 1. An indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good. 2. A penalty tax applied to ineligible transactions in retirement accounts. This penalty is assessed by and paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 1. Excise taxes are considered an indirect form of taxation because the government does not directly apply the tax. An intermediary‚ either the producer or merchant‚ is charged and then must pay the tax to the government. These taxes can be categorized
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INTRODUCTION A tax policies represent key resource allocator between the public and private sectors in a country. It is usually imposed on individuals and entity that make up a country. The funds provided by tax are used by the states to support certain state obligations such as education systems‚ health care systems‚ pensions for the elderly‚ unemployment benefits‚ and public transportation. A nation’s tax system is often a reflection of its communal values or the values of those in power. To
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Smokers and the tax The fallacy in the proposed higher tax on cigarettes is the belief that the number of smokers will be reduced if the price of the smoke goes up beyond their reach. This may well be true if there were no cheaper and better-tasting substitutes which are taxed. However‚ there are a lot of reasons for smokers should pay a health tax. First‚ smoking is unhealthy. Therefore‚ people should care about themselves and think about other people around them. Smoking cause a lot of diseases
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“Fat Tax” Not a Panacea “Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360‚000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic level. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.”- Tom Harkin. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems (Wikipedia). To cut that number
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1) Current Ratio The ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company’s ability to pay back its short-term liabilities (debt and payables) with its short-term assets (cash‚ inventory‚ receivables). The higher the current ratio‚ the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. 2) Quick Ratio An indicator of a company’s short-term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason‚ the ratio excludes inventories
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structured. True False Tax policy rarely plays an important part in presidential campaigns. True False Margaret recently received a parking ticket. This is a common example of a local tax. True False George recently paid $50 to renew his driver’s license. The $50 payment is considered a tax. True False A 1% charge imposed by a local government on football tickets sold is not considered a tax if all proceeds are earmarked to fund local schools. True False One key characteristic of a tax is that it is a required
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In 2010‚ Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard decided to implement carbon tax in order to gain more support in response to the change in climate (http://isen.northwestern.edu/doc/pdf/URG-ISEN_ALloyd.Jun12_ProjectSummary.pdf) and on the 8th of November 2011‚ the ‘Clean Energy Legislative Package’ is then passed by the Senate which sets out the way that Australia will introduce the carbon tax to reduce carbon pollution (http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/assurance/accountingtechnical/wha
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11 February 2013 The Problem with the Income Disparity‚ or: An Eagle-Mounted Buddha Mediates a Duel between Marx and Robespierre In our society there exists a horse that has been beaten well past death. This horse has been pulverized into the planes of oblivion‚ the Fields of Asphodel‚ or so far into the cosmos that it no longer even resembles a horse at all. Instead‚ it manifests in protestors‚ history‚ and politics. The name of the horse is income disparity‚ more specifically the ever-increasing
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