Basics of Direct Taxes(Income Tax Act) and Indirect Taxes(VAT‚ CST‚ Excise duty‚ Service Tax etc.‚) The Persons who are taxed are called “Assessees”. Assessees or “Person” under the Income Tax Act‚ 1961(as amended Yearly under the respective Finance Acts) are as follows:- 1) Individual 2) Hindu Undivided Family(HUF) 3) Firm or Association of Persons(AOP) 4) Joint Stock Company 5) Every other person Whether an Assessee is liable to be taxed and if so‚ on what income etc.‚ depends on the
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based on yearly schedule. | | | | | 1.1.2 How aware I am that‚ an act valorem equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of the net retail price of distilled spirits per proof and additional specific tax to twenty pesos per proof | | | | | How aware I am that‚ the specific tax of twenty pesos of distilled spirits shall be increased by 40% every year effective on January 1‚ 2016. | | | | | 1.1.3 How aware I am that‚ sparkling wines and champagnes‚ regardless of proof
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1. What is a progressive tax system? How does it differ from a regressive tax system? Answer: A progressive tax system is a system that requires people with higher income to pay more of their income in taxes. And a progressive tax system is different from a regressive tax system because a regressive tax system requires everyone to pay the same price whereas the progressive requires people with more money to pay more. 2. What is gross income? What types of income are included in gross income? Answer:
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and the Bush Tax Cuts A and B” 1. The Tax Cut of 2008: * As a business person‚ would you have wanted your congressman to vote for the tax cut of 2008. As a business owner I would have wanted the tax cut of 2008. At this time the economy was stalling‚ we were still at war‚ and consumer spending was starting to slow. With the uncertainty of the future with a new president‚ I would have wanted the tax cut. After reading and learning about the impact that the 2008 tax cut had on revenues
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of Americans did not pay income tax in 2012. In 2007‚ before the economic downturn‚ 40% of households did not owe federal income tax (Lehnardt 1). Under those circumstances‚ lowering income tax will bring in more jobs‚ thus making it easier for Americans to gain wealth. Since the 1970s‚ tax development has always been a big problem from than to present day. “Tax benefits were [taken away] in 1986‚ [were] prices dropped and many lost money” (Reed 32). Without these tax benefits‚ American’s would lose
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Does it matter for tax incidence if the same amount of tax is imposed on buyers or sellers? If not‚ then what does matter? Introduction: Throughout my essay I intend to discuss how a tax on sellers or buyers affects the proportion of the tax each one will pay‚ this overall issue known as tax incidence will be discussed. The effects of elasticity (both perfect inelastic and perfect elastic) of demand and supply will be discussed and how they affect the division of tax between the buyer and
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DQ 1 Why is tax minimization different from efficient tax planning? Effective tax planning involves considering the role of taxes when implementing the decision rule of maximizing after-tax returns. Tax-minimization does not aim to maximize after-tax returns‚ so it may be undesirable. Tax minimization can introduce significant costs along nontax dimensions. Tax minimization may not consider risks and costs‚ so may not catch the some profitable chances. But‚ effective tax planning always consider
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An ad valorem tax is a tax based on the value of the incurred‚ like the value added tax‚ sales tax‚ property tax or inheritance tax. The value of the goods‚ services or properties is the basis for the tax collected. Specific tax on the other hand‚ is a tax based on the quantity produced. It is not a function of the value of the product being taxed. Cigarettes are a product being taxed in such category. The use of specific tax could have been a good idea since it is evident that even though
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Tax Planning to Avoid Paying the Alternative Minimum Tax I worked for Ernst and Young in New York City for my busy season internship. I was placed in the Financial Services Office‚ and more specifically‚ I did tax returns for high-net-worth individuals working for financial institutions. Because all of our clients were millionaires‚ we had to fill out IRS Form 6251 to see if a client would be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax. During the year‚ my department spends a significant amount of
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Physics Investigation A Formula 1 Margarine Tub Aim: I am going to investigate how the mass of a margarine tub affects the distance it can travel. The following Factors will affect the distance the tub can travel: · Surface area of the tub · Air Resistance · Force applied to propel tub · Length of elastic bands used to propel tub · Surface on which tub will travel Prediction I predict that as the mass of the tub increases‚ the distance the tub can travel will decrease. This
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