RATIONALE FOR STATE INTERVENTION AND PUBLIC POLICIES “Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers.” - Margaret Chan‚ n.d. The controversial Sin Tax Bill was approved and became a law when the Philippine President‚ Benigno S. Aquino III signed the Republic Act No. 10351 on December 19‚ 2012 after the long sixteen (16) years hot debate in the Legislative branch of the Philippines. This issue has been
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A REPORT ON CARBON TAX TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………..…. 5-5 INTRODUCTION……………………………………….…….6-6 BACKGROUND INFORMATION…………………………...7-7 ISSUES AND PROBLEMS……………………………….…..8-8 DISSCUSSION (CRITICAL ANALYZIS)…………………...9-11 RECCOMENDATIONS……………………………………..11-12 IMPLIMENTATIONS………………………………………..12-13 REFERENCES……………………………………………......14-14 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY People have started to think about the ever
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Sin Tax Bill (For the Government) OVERALL SUMMARY: According to James Sadowsky‚ author of The Economics of Sin Taxes‚ taxes imposed on products seen as vices such as alcoholic liquors and tobaccos are called sin tax. Aside from the commodities being objects of disapproval‚ even their consumers accept such taxes because they seem to hit two birds in one stone. First‚ they raise revenues and second‚ they made vices expensive. House Bill 5727 or also known as the Sin Tax Bill aims to reform the
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Progressive Income Tax Fairness The issue of federal income tax policy has been one of hot debate and controversy for many years. Discussions and arguments on the issue have been presented on the floors of Congress‚ in the United States Supreme Court‚ used by politicians as political platforms‚ broadcasted in televised debates‚ and discussed around the dinner table of American families of various socioeconomic backgrounds for years. The Federal Government of the United States of America‚ like any
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THE IMPACTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST) ON MIDDLE INCOME EARNERS IN MALAYSIA MOHD RIZAL PALIL1 MOHD ADHA IBRAHIM 2 Abstract The introduction of GST in Malaysia has called many arguments from various parties including academics‚ professionals and the nation (would become the taxpayers) on how GST affect goods pricesincrease or decrease. The consumers are worrying of the significant price increases on basic needs when the GST has fully implemented. With the relatively high living costs particularly
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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 Preparing CPAs and Issues Related to Client Confidentiality The case talks about John Jones who is a CPA with 20 years of experience in preparing tax returns for clients. In 2013‚ Jones prepared a list of taxpayers that contained some specific information‚ which he could use to get in touch with those taxpayers for providing them with information regarding business and economic conditions‚ and also use these info for tax education and analysis purposes. As a result‚ the main objective of this
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Verbal Communication The basis of communication is the interaction between people. Verbal communication is one way for people to communicate face-to-face. Some of the key components of verbal communication are sound‚ words‚ speaking‚ and language. At birth‚ most people have vocal cords‚ which produce sounds. As a child grows it learns how to form these sounds into words. Some words may be imitative of natural sounds‚ but others may come from expressions of emotion‚ such as laughter or crying
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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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industry makes it easy to eat unhealthy. Fast food is a quick‚ cheap‚ and tasteful meal made accessible to virtually anyone. When comparing prices at a grocery store‚ for the most part its clear junk foods are less expensive than healthy foods. If a tax was placed on unhealthy foods‚ it would make a substantial difference in the way consumers shopped. In 1938‚ the Agriculture Act was passed to allow the government to financially aid farmers that grow corn‚ cotton‚ and wheat due to the shortage of
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