relevance of Adam’s Smith canons and justify what other attributes I believe a good tax system should have. Formally‚ tax is defined as an involuntary fee enforced by the government in order to finance its activities. However‚ some perceive tax as the price we pay to live in a civilised society and it is a fundamental part of any developed economy. (Oliver Wendell Holmes) From my point of view‚ the purpose of tax is to fund the government‚ incentivise certain behaviour in order to achieve economic
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Tobacco tax: good for health‚ good for government finances Tobacco use kills over 5 million people each year and is the largest single preventable cause of premature death.1 Tobacco is very costly to society through high costs to treat tobacco-induced disease or through loss of productivity as a result of the premature deaths. But governments have a tool to combat the costs of tobacco use — tobacco taxation. Higher tobacco prices decrease consumption and encourage people to quit Increasing
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Smokers and the tax The fallacy in the proposed higher tax on cigarettes is the belief that the number of smokers will be reduced if the price of the smoke goes up beyond their reach. This may well be true if there were no cheaper and better-tasting substitutes which are taxed. However‚ there are a lot of reasons for smokers should pay a health tax. First‚ smoking is unhealthy. Therefore‚ people should care about themselves and think about other people around them. Smoking cause a lot of diseases
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Executive Summary The purpose of this report was to analyze the ’alcopops’ tax with related economic theory and outline the main issue and identify the key stakeholders. Also‚ the report will provide solutions and alternate recommendations. This report is based on news article provided from teachers which are about ’alcopops’ tax. Findings portray that alcopops are especially popular among teenagers and the imposition of the tax is not effective for young people due to they can find other sustitubes
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“Fat Tax” Not a Panacea “Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360‚000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic level. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.”- Tom Harkin. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems (Wikipedia). To cut that number
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Ch. 12 Taxable Income and Tax Payable for Corporations I. Calculation of Net Income For Tax Purposes and Taxable Income - Corporations follow the applicable ordering rules of Section 3 in computing NITP Net Income for Tax Purposes Less: Div C deductions Taxable Income Most of the Div. C deductions for corporations are DIFFERENT from the Div. C deductions for individuals. Div C deductions for Corporations: 1. Charitable
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Green FROM: Kecia Carter DATE: November 28‚ 2010 RE: Tax Memo #1/Gambling Activities Issue #1 Dr. Green is a practicing physician in Chicago who‚ as an avid blackjack and slot machine player‚ travels to Las Vegas bi-weekly to gamble. He would like to know what criteria are used to determine whether his gambling activities constitute a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and whether or not you think his gambling activities qualify for trade or business
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the AVI-YONAHFINAL.DOC FEBRUARY 26‚ 2002 2/26/02 5:38 PM Book Review Why Tax the Rich? Efficiency‚ Equity‚ and Progressive Taxation Reuven S. Avi-Yonah† Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich. Edited by Joel B. Slemrod.∗ Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 2000. Pp. 524. $57.95. In Greek mythology‚ Atlas was a giant who carried the world on his shoulders. In Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged‚ Atlas represents the “ prime movers” —the talented few who bear
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INCOME TAX NOTES Residential Status and Incidence of Tax According to Section 5 of the Income Tax Act the scope of total Income of an assessee depends on his residential status.On the basis of residential status assessee are classified under the following two categories: 1. Resident 2. Non-resident. As per as resident individuals and Hindu Undivided Families are concerned‚ they can be further divided into two categories: 1. Ordinarily Resident 2. Not ordinarily Resident. Residential
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