be raised through taxation. This revenue is generated through direct and indirect forms of taxation. Direct taxes are paid on income. This effectively means that the more income you earn the greater your contribution is expected to be to the state. Indirect taxes are levied on expenditure. This tax is imposed on the basis of the individual consumption – the individual pays only on what he consumes. However‚ it must be noted that taxation is used not only to raise revenue but also to regulate consumption
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Causes and Effects of Taxes I. Introduction A. One of the first lessons learned about cause and effect is the very important lesson‚ "correlation does not imply causation." II. Top two percent of Americans A. Raise taxes B. Taxing the rich is good for the economy III. Cause A. High taxes IV. Effects of high taxes A. Low wages- businesses can’t afford to pay high wages with such high taxes B. High prices- businesses have to raise prices to be able to pay these high
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ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: “THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USINFG NPV (NET PRESENT VALUE) AND IRR (INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN)” NPV (NET PRESENT VALUE) The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows. NPV is used in capital budgeting to analyze the profitability of an investment or project. NPV analysis is sensitive to the reliability of future cash inflows that an investment or project will yield. NPV compares the value of a dollar today to the value
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“Effects of Taxes on Demand and Supply” Definition: A fee charged ("levied") by a government on a product‚ income‚ or activity. If tax is levied directly on personal or corporate income‚ then it is a direct tax. If tax is levied on the price of a good or service‚ then it is called an indirect tax. Overview: The legal definition and the economic definition of taxes differ in that economists do not consider many transfers to governments to be taxes. For example‚ some transfers to the public
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Effects of Raising Corporate Tax Rates Effects of Raising Corporate Tax Rate Michael Richardson October 20‚ 2011 Currently Congress is debating on raising tax rates. There is a couple different views on how this will affect the economy and income from taxes. I will present both arguments to you for you to decide on which way you may lean‚ although my mind is already made up on the matter. First off‚ as I have seen the two viewpoints are a liberal and a conservative viewpoint. First I
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sidesteps state income taxes on some of those gains. California’s corporate tax rate is 8.84 percent. Nevada’s? Zero. Setting up an office in Reno is just one of many legal methods Apple uses to reduce its worldwide tax bill by billions of dollars each year. As it has in Nevada‚ Apple has created subsidiaries in low-tax places like Ireland‚ the Netherlands‚ Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands — some little more than a letterbox or an anonymous office — that help cut the taxes it pays around the
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Different Types of Taxes The tax payable should be concurrent and equitable as per the ability of an individual or households to pay. This is called the taxable capacity. Tax is the only source of government for revenue generation. Governments finance their all expenses through taxes. Those expenses include‚ To finance defense expense To finance development work and to carry on social welfare To finance administrative expenses Despite that trade driven expenses like budget deficit
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Toniloba Opasanya L6SR Types of Taxes A pie chart showing the projected constituents of United Kingdom taxation receipts for the tax year 2008-2009‚ according to the 2008 Budget. This is the pie chart showing the projected constituents of the United Kingdom taxation revenue for 2010-2011 Income Tax Income tax forms the single largest source of revenues collected by the government (followed by national insurance contributions‚ an additional levy on incomes at around 20%). Each person has
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PLANT AND EQUIPMENT OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Initial costs Subsequent costs MEASUREMENT AT RECOGNITION Elements of cost Measurement of cost MEASUREMENT AFTER RECOGNITION Cost model Revaluation model Depreciation Depreciable amount and depreciation period Depreciation method Impairment Compensation for impairment DERECOGNITION DISCLOSURE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE DATE WITHDRAWAL OF OTHER PRONOUNCEMENTS 1 2–5 6 7–14 11 12–14 15–28 16–22 23–28 29–66 30 31–42 43–62 50–59 60–62
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NPV Versus IRR W.L. Silber I. Our favorite project A has the following cash flows: -1000 0 0 1 0 2 +300 3 +600 4 +900 5 We know that if the cost of capital is 18 percent we reject the project because the net present value is negative: - 1000 + 300 600 900 + + = NPV 3 4 (1.18) (1.18) (1.18)5 - 1000 + 182.59 + 309.47 + 393.40 = -114.54 We also know that at a cost of capital of 8% we accept the project because the net present value is positive: - 1000 + 300 600 900
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