Adam Smith’s Four Main Canons of Taxation ↓ A good tax system is one which is designed on the basis of an appropriate set of principles (rules). The tax system should strike a balance between the interest of the taxpayer and that of tax authorities. Adam Smith was the first economist to develop a list of Canons of Taxation. These canons are still regarded as characteristics or features of a good tax system. Adam Smith gave following four important canons of taxation. 1. Canon of Equity The principle
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Introduction Double taxation arises when an individual or business acquiring income in a foreign country is required to pay taxes on that income in both the foreign country as well as the country of origin. For example‚ an American company operating in a developing country‚ in the absence of a tax treaty between the two countries may have to pay a withholding tax to the government of the developing country‚ as well as corporation tax to the United States government (Howard‚ 2001‚ p. 259). The
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Taxation in India The Indian Tax Structure is quite elaborate‚ with clear distinction in authority between Central‚ State and local governments. The taxes levied by the Central government are on income (other than tax on agriculture income which would be levied by the state government)‚ customs duties‚ central excise and service tax. The State government levies Value Added Tax (VAT)‚ sales tax in states where VAT is not applied‚ stamp duty‚ state excise‚ land revenue and tax on professions. Local
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culture as given by Deal and Kennedy is the way things get done around here. However this definition is too narrow and therefore there is a need for a deeper definition as follows. Organizational culture is a concept developed by researchers to explain the values‚ psychology‚ attitudes‚ beliefs and experiences of an organization. Generally speaking‚ it is viewed as the shared norms and values of individuals and groups within an organization. Through this set of mutual understandings‚ organizational
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INTRODUCTION TO TELECOMMUNICATION By Michelle Harris A Project Submitted to the Faculty of the Computer Science Department In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Bachelor’s Degree of MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS In the Graduate College THE PORTMORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to take this opportunity to thank the lord for health and strength to complete this project. Special thanks also goes to Ryan Howard one of my class
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Canons/Principles of Taxation By Adam Smith: Adam smith‚ the father of modem political economy‚ has laid down four principles or cannons of taxation in his famous book "Wealth of Nations". These principles are still considered to be the starting point of sound public finance. Adam Smith’s celebrated cannons of taxation are: (1) Cannon of equality or ability‚ (2) Cannon of certainty‚ (3) Cannon of convenience‚ and (4) Cannon of economy. (1) Canon of equality or ability: Canon of equality
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International taxation International taxation is the study or determination of tax on a person or business subject to the tax laws of different countries or the international aspects of an individual country’s tax laws. Governments usually limit the scope of their income taxation in some manner territorially or provide for offsets to taxation relating to extraterritorial income. Many governments tax individuals and/or enterprises on income. Such systems of taxation vary widely‚ and there are no
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INTRODUCTION TO TAXATION Unlike most transfers‚ which are voluntary‚ taxation is compulsory. That’s needed because of free-rider problem (no one will have injective to contribute) Modern taxes are monetized (individuals provide just money) Tariffs are taxes imposed on imported goods. Tariffs protect domestic producers. Taxes can be divided to: • direct • indirect Direct taxes are individual income tax‚ payroll tax (used to finance social) security‚ corporation income tax
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Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Area and population 1.2 Constitution‚ political culture and law 1.3 Key economic indicators 1.4 Banking and finance 1.5 Currency 2. Trends in tax policy 2.1 Personal income taxes 2.2 Corporate income taxes 2.3 Other business taxes 2.4 Value added taxes 2.5 Excises 2.6 Recurrent taxes on capital 2.7 Non-recurrent taxes on capital 2.8 Compulsory social security contribution paid to government 2.9 Environmental taxes 2.10 Other taxes 3. Main drivers of
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8/3/2011 The Economics of Taxation Lecture 11: Taxation and Business Valuation: FTE approach International Accounting International Accounting and Taxation Master of Science (MSc) University of Liechtenstein‚ Vaduz Dr. Tanja Kirn D T j Ki Chair for Tax Management and the Laws of International and Liechtenstein Taxation Institute for Financial Services University of Liechtenstein‚ Vaduz The Economics of Taxation Taxation and Business Valuation: FTE approach Exercise Suppose Lucent Technologies has an equity cost of capital of 10%
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