Plastic bags have become an ever-growing issue with the increasing predicament of pollution into today’s society. Single use plastic bags are made from petroleum products and therefore affect fossil fuel supplies. The sourcing and manufacturing process of this product plays a part in environmental pollution‚ and is therefore a contributing threat to the environment (Clapp & Swanston‚ 2009). This critical economic overview of a plastic bag tax shall examine and analyse both the positive and the negative
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16th amendment: Income Tax In America‚ one of the biggest tax bites on our income is the federal income tax‚ although state and local taxes also take a substantial bite. There are property taxes and sales taxes. Every time we fill up the gas tax‚ we are paying a tax. We pay so much taxes that some have calculated “tax freedom day”‚ as the day during the year when our nation has theoretically earned the income necessary to have paid our taxes for a year. We pay taxes to pay for government services
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An individual taxpayer received a valuable painting from his uncle‚ a famous painter. The painter created the painting. After the taxpayer held the painting for six months‚ he sold it for a $400‚000 gain. The gain is a short-term capital gain. a. True b. False Gabriel has the following capital gains and losses for 2014: $6‚000 STCL‚ $5‚000 28% gain‚ $2‚000 25% gain‚ and $6‚000 0%/15%/20% gain. Which of the following is correct: a. The net capital gain is composed of $5‚000 28% gain and $2
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Tax amendments to file Income-Tax return for AY 2013-14 It is well known fact that tax payers are now required filing their Income-tax Return for the Financial Year 2012-13 relevant to the Assessment Year 2013-14. These Income-tax Returns in most cases have to be filed by 31st July‚ 2013. However‚ for the Corporate Sector as well as for persons who are having the requirement of tax audit the last date of filing Income-tax Return happens to be 30th September 2013. The Central Board of Direct
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Money seems to be the root of the problems that surround us in our daily lives. Depending on how much we earn from employment that number is concentrated on our social class in society. However‚ regardless of our social class we all pay a form of federal tax. Federal tax is a tax levied by the United States Internal Revenue Service on yearly earnings of employees‚ corporations‚ trusts‚ and other legal entities. These taxes that are collected contribute to approximately 47 percent of the federal government’s
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The process in which a bill becomes law in the United States appears to be fairly simple when it’s laid out on paper. Of course‚ this does not take into account the effect external factors have on members of senate‚ congress‚ as well as the president his or herself. A vital external factor that is not discussed directly in the official legislative process is the opinion of the public(which is especially in a democracy such as the United States‚ more on this later). A bill is essentially a product
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group profits Interest costs capatilised Unrelieved tax losses Other short term timing differences Not for: ` Re-valued fixed assets Rollover relief availed of Remittance of overseas sub. Recognise DT asset if it is more likely than not to be recovered Where assets continually re-valued to fair value: provide DT Permits discounting Use tax rates enacted or substantively enacted Separately disclose where very material Reconciliation of current tax charge Don ’t provide DT where FRS 7 adjustment made
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Introduction Objective Tax compliance Compliance issues Challenges Conclusion INTRODUCTION On 2004‚ the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (the IRBM) has implemented the self-assessment tax system (the SAS) on individual taxpayers in order to promote voluntary tax compliance. Under the SAS‚ individual who has income accruing in or derived from Malaysia are required to disclose taxable income honestly‚ compute tax payable correctly‚ file tax return form and pay tax on a timely manner.
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TAX FILE MEMORANDUM DATE: FROM: SUBJECT: Jeremiah Cranston/Coastal Drillers‚ Inc. Recently‚ Jeremiah Cranston contacted our office in regards to him possibly providing services under a consulting agreement for Coastal Drillers‚ Inc. He is concerned about the stock redemption that was completed six years ago and what effect‚ if any‚ working as an independent contractor might have on him regarding the redemption. Facts: Coastal Drillers‚ Inc. is owned 100% by the Cranston family
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schemes people will use to commit tax fraud‚ written by Matt Pearce. The article talks about schemes that people use to get out of paying their taxes and crimes commit with tax fraud. The main purpose of this article is to show that tax fraud is a massive problem in the United States and there are consequence to face for committing the crimes.The article starts off by introducing Michael D. Brandner‚ an Alaskan plastic surgeon with a wife‚ who filed a divorce. Brandner does not want his wife getting her
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