government pass a law called the “Sin Tax Bill”. The President said that this law was signed because they thought it serves as an early “Christmas gift” to millions of Filipino’s who will be discouraged from smoking and drinking. But is the Sin Tax Bill on tobacco will be beneficial or unprofitable? Sin Tax Bill aims to lower the number of consumers in terms of smoking and drinking. But what is Sin tax? Sin tax is a kind of sumptuary tax. A tax specifically levied on certain generally
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because the sustenance of government requires contribution from them. * The power of taxation is legislative in character because only the legislature can make tax laws. Purpose of Taxation * The primary purpose of taxation is to raise revenues for public needs so that people may be enabled to live in a civilized society. * It also serves a variety of purpose; * It may be increased in order to stabilize prices and stimulate greater production. * Taxes on imports may be
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taxed differently from new ones. * Because of multi-tiered tax structure‚ smokers tend to prefer cheaper cigarette brands. According to the statistics provided by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)‚ consumers downshifted from medium-priced cigarettes to low-priced cigarettes. In the case of alcohol‚ consumption of low-priced beers ballooned from less than 40% in 1994 to more than 70% in 2010. * As tax is affected by inflation‚ tax burden decreases due to lack of price indexation. * The
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By:Alexzandria Gipson Sugar ..Drinks...Tax…Should there be tax on sugary drink?There should be tax on sugary drink because it could help with health problems and it can also help save money. One reason why there should be tax on sugary drinks is because it could encourage people to be healthy.One example why there should be tax onsugary drinks is because they could help with diabetes. They would be discouraged because there would be tax. Another reason why there should be tax on sugary drinks is according
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Chapter 1 introduction & tax residence •Direct taxes – taxes paid directly to government (income tax ‚ RPGT) •Indirect taxes – taxes paid to government via 3rd party( sale‚service) •Income tax –scope of charge( S3 of ITA) has been modified by ‘’tax exempted’’ Income tax shall be charged for each y/a upon income of any person accruing in or derived from MY or received in MY from outside MY Income known as revalue gain( capital gain never go for inc tax Person=individual ‚ Co(chargeable
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effectiveness of this tax: The tax will have no significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. It has been claimed that an Australian carbon tax will have no significant impact on the level of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. This claim has been made on two bases. Firstly that it is unlikely to succeed in significantly reducing Australian greenhouse gas emissions and secondly‚ that even if these emissions were to stop completely this would have no useful effect on world greenhouse gas
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comprehend the tax implications and tax efficiency of the remuneration packages. Besides‚ I would like to recommend the most tax efficient remuneration package based on the proposed benefits by your employer and the legal ways to save tax in Malaysia. First and foremost‚ it is a good option to ask for a company car because the car given by your employer‚ Golden Berhad is regarded as benefit-in-kind (BIK). A company car is more beneficial for you (taxpayer) because the predetermined tax scale for cars
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Income-tax Act‚ 1961 | No. | Title | Section - 001 | Short title‚ extent and commencement | | Section - 002 Part A | Definitions [Clause (1) to Clause (15)] - "Advance Tax" to "Charitable Purpose" | | Section - 002 Part B | Definitions [Clause (15A) to Clause (30)] - "Chief Commissioner" to "Non-resident" | | Section - 002 Part C | Definitions [Clause (31) to Clause (48)] - "Person" to "Zero Coupon Bond" | | Section - 003 | Previous year defined | | Section - 004
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Tax Relief for Resident Individual Year 2010‚ 2011 & 2012 No. Individual Relief Types Amount (RM) 1 Self and Dependent 9‚000 2 Medical expenses for parents 5‚000 (Limited) 3 Basic supporting equipment 5‚000 (Limited) 4 Disabled Individual 6‚000 5 Education Fees (Individual) 5‚000 (Limited) 6 Medical expenses for serious diseases 5‚000 (Limited) 7 Complete medical examination 500 (Limited) 8 Purchase of books‚ journals‚ magazines and publications 1‚000 (Limited)
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CARBON TAX ON TOURISM CARBON TAX The tax levied on the carbon content of fuels is known as the carbon tax. Carbon tax is a type of carbon pricing. Fuels like coal‚ petroleum and natural gas release carbon dioxide (CO2) when they are burnt. This tax has been introduced to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. These taxes can be regressive tax‚ in which they may affect low income groups directly or indirectly. This regressive impact on carbon taxes can be addressed by using the tax revenues to
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