2009 Dear Miss McGeachin Comment to Exposure Draft Income Tax I appreciate the opportunity to comment on IASB’s Exposure Draft Income Tax. This letter expresses my personal views based on my experience with a very specific issue: deferred taxes arising from the differences that result from there being a functional currency and another currency that applies for corporate tax purposes. In most countries‚ the currency that applies for corporate tax purposes is the same as the country’s local currency
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lecture‚ you should be able to: understand the ordinary concepts of income; | | THE ORDINARY CONCEPTS OF INCOME What is Income? The assessable income of an entity for a year of income includes the ordinary income of an entity and the statutory income of the entity for that year (Section 6-1 ITAA (1997)). Ordinary income is income according to ordinary concepts. The courts have had to determine what is income according to ordinary concepts as there is no definition in the
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William Pittman 10/14/14 Writing COMP – Han To Tax or not To Tax Two authors by the names of Paul Krugman and Fred E. Foldvary have varying opinions on the topic of taxing the rich. The debate they’re writing about is whether or not the US should increase the tax burden on the rich. Foldvary states in his “The Evil of Taxing the Rich” article that there are a lot of negative affects that would come along with taxing the rich. Mainly‚ he says the rich are paying a much larger percentage of federal
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Singapore Tax Rates and Income Tax System Introduction Singapore’s is one of the world’s biggest economies. Since the global financial crisis and more recently‚ the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and the downgrading of the US credit ratings‚ many global and local investors has sought Singapore as a new safe haven for investing their wealth in and setting up businesses and regional headquarters. In 2010‚ Singapore’s economy has rebounded close to 15% year on year. Singapore‚ due to its
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Name: _____________________________ SID: ______________ THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING ACCT 5942: CORPORATE ACCOUNTING & REGULATION INCOME TAX QUIZ‚ SESSION 1 2012 Time allowed: Number of Questions: Thirty minutes (no reading time) 15 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Before starting the examination complete your personal details requested on the Answer Sheet and on this Examination Booklet. 2. You must record all your answers to the multiple-choice on the computerized
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civilization imposition of tax within the framework of logical structure is utmost necessary. Revenue raised is utilised for meeting the expenses of government as well as to carry out developmental works. In this context the felicitous version of Justice Holmes is worth–mentioning - “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society. I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization”. In India too‚ attempts are being incessantly made to formulate a simplified and rational tax structure although the effectiveness
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Should the United States Adopt a “Flat” Federal Income Tax? Courtney Crowley ECO 211 Professor Reyes The tax system in the United States has changed throughout the years‚ with many attempts to make it "fair" or "equal" while at the same time generating enough income for the United States government to thrive. It is a complex issue‚ and a controversial one at that. While it may not be possible for our tax system to ever be fair‚ it is important to make sure it doesn ’t put more financial
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To Tax or Not to Tax: The Problem of America Money‚ like a cookie‚ is something everybody wants‚ and when it is gone a person blames everybody else for its absence; realizing later they were the one to consume it in the first place. Taxes‚ since the beginning of an organized economy‚ have been argued over for centuries. At the end of 2012 after surviving the “end of the world‚” tax payers were faced with another apocalyptic situation‚ the Fiscal Cliff. It had the potential to raise taxes to outrageous
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CHAPTER 5 GROSS INCOME: EXCLUSIONS SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM MATERIALS | | | | |Status: | | Q/P | |Question/ |Learning | | |Present | | in Prior | |Problem |Objective |Topic | |Edition
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Tax Description Income Tax is a tax on a person’s income‚ emoluments‚ profits arising from property‚ practice of profession‚ conduct of trade or business or on the pertinent items of gross income specified in the Tax Code of 1997 (Tax Code)‚ as amended‚ less the deductions and/or personal and additional exemptions‚ if any‚ authorized for such types of income‚ by the Tax Code‚ as amended‚ or other special laws. Types of Income Tax Personal Income Tax (PIT) is a direct tax levied on income
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