removed from the tax base by law Deductions- subtracted from the tax base rather than fully excluded. Flat tax- one single rate applied to the entire tax base. Progressive tax- rates increase as tax base increases. (Federal income tax) Tax credit- authorized deduction in gross tax liability Real and personal property taxes- Real (real estate) Personal (difficult to enforce because property is easily concealed or moved‚ with the exception of vehicles which must be registered) Excise tax- imposed on
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TAXATION OF EARNINGS OF GHANAIAN FOOTBALLERS AND OFFICIALS AT FIFA 2010 By Isaac Nyame & Abdallah Ali-Nakyea of WTS Nakyea & Adebiyi (Tax Attorneys & Solicitors) Introduction The FIFA world cup Fiesta in South Africa came to a very successful end on Sunday‚ 11 July 2010. It has been hailed‚ and rightly so‚ by most football pundits as one of the most successful international sporting events organized by an African Country. Once again Ghanaian footballers made us proud
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Introduction – Funds Accounting (#1) MULTIPLE CHOICES 1. Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of a nonbusiness organization? a. Its revenues do not exceed its expenses b. There is an absence of ownership interests that can be sold‚ transferred‚ or redeemed c. It does not depreciate its capital assets d. It does not charge fees for any of its services Answer: b 2. Which of the following activities
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ch. 16 question 15-1 CHAPTER 15 Capital Structure: Basic Concepts Multiple Choice Questions: I. DEFINITIONS HOMEMADE LEVERAGE a 1. The use of personal borrowing to change the overall amount of financial leverage to which an individual is exposed is called: a. homemade leverage. b. dividend recapture. c. the weighted average cost of capital. d. private debt placement. e. personal offset. Difficulty level: Easy MM PROPOSITION I b 2
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Accounting for Income Tax Under IFRS‚ Income Tax is taxes based on taxable profits‚ and taxes that are payable by a subsidiary‚ associate or joint venture on distribution to investors. U.S GAAP defines income tax as all domestic federal‚ state and local taxes based on income‚ including foreign income taxes from an entity’s operations that are consolidated‚ combined or accounted for under the equity method‚ both foreign and domestic. In IFRS‚ the guidance about accounting for income taxes is in
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Basic Concepts INTRODUCTION Tax is today an important source of revenue for governments in all the countries. It has become inevitable imposition because it has great potentials for raising funds for meeting the development and defence needs of a nation. DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXES •Direct Taxes: A tax which is born and paid directly by the person on whom it is impose is a direct tax e.g.‚ Income Tax‚ Wealth Tax‚ Gift Tax‚ etc. It is directly paid by the tax payer to the government without any intermediary
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capitalism B) governments seeking to eliminate constraints on capitalism C) governments seeking to increase the interdependence of developing economies D) governments seeking to eliminate the interdependence of developing economies 2) Income‚ purchasing power‚ market size‚ and market type are all key elements of a(n) ________. A) political environment B) cultural environment C) economic environment D) legal environment 3) From the 1980s to the most recent global economic
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assignment are covered gradually throughout the course and cannot be attributed to any single class or small number of classes. Lecture 3 is particularly important in preparing you for this course. Derrick and Sandra Levin ask you to prepare their tax return for 2008. They give you the following information upon which to work. 1) Derrick’s social security number is 123-45-6789‚ while Sandra’s is 987-65-4321. The have two children: Peter‚ ss# 111-11-1111 whois age 8 and Sarah‚ age 6 ‚ whose social
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Answers Multiple Choice Questionnaires | |2009 Edition | |Chapter 1 |Chapter 2 |Chapter 3 |Chapter 4 | | |Multiple Choice |Multiple Choice |Multiple Choice |Multiple Choice
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Form 1040 Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (99) U.S. Individual Income Tax Return Last name 2011 OMB No. 1545-0074 IRS Use Only - Do not write or staple in this space. ‚ 20 For the year Jan. 1-Dec. 31‚ 2011‚ or other tax year beginning ‚ 2011‚ ending Your first name and initial Your social security number Heather If a joint return‚ spouse’s first name and initial Laubert Last name 584-11-3456 Spouse’s social security number Nikolay
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