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    FAT TAX

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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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    Commentary: friend and family approval of e-cigarettes may boost use among teens (author: James McIntosh) The article explains how the use of e-cigarettes by adolescents/high school students is increasing because of family and friend approval. Diagram 1 shows negative externalities of consumption E-cigarettes are a demerit good (goods that will be over-provided by the market and‚ because of this‚ they will be over consumed and that the government thinks are bad both for people who consume them

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    SIN TAX LAW

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    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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    tax payer

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    be considered as a resident in Australia and therefore his income should not be assessable due to the following reasons. Residency status is the main issue in the above case as this will determine Jamil’s liability in regards to Australian income tax. Statutory definition of an Australian resident in section 995-1 of 35 Act is a person who is a resident of Australia. In subsection 6(1) of the 1936 Act‚ it is indicated that the primary test for residency status of an individual is according to the

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    Tax Havens

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    A tax haven is a state‚ country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all.Individuals and/or corporate entities can find it attractive to establish shell subsidiaries or move themselves to areas with reduced or nil taxation levels relative to typical international taxation. This creates a situation of tax competition among governments. Different jurisdictions tend to be havens for different types of taxes‚ and for different categories of people and/or companies.States

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    Tax Evasion

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    Introduction Just as death and taxes are certainties in this world‚ so are ways and means to minimize if not eliminate altogether one’s tax liabilities.Attempts to escape the tax net may take any one of two forms: tax evasion and tax avoidance. Tax evasion may be defined as the act of reducing taxes by illegal or fraudulent means.1Common practices of tax evasion include: under-reporting of income‚ over-statement of expenses‚ use of fictitious receipts‚ the keeping of double sets of books‚

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    E- Cigarettes vs. Menthol Tobacco Cigarettes LaVera C. Bellins Colorado Technical University E- Cigarettes vs. Menthol Tobacco Cigarettes This is a comparison and contrast essay about the E Cigarette vs. the Menthol tobacco cigarette and how the differences could suggest that‚ electronic cigarettes have better health advantages than smoking regular menthol cigarettes. The “e-cig” theoretically can be used as an aid to eventually quit smoking completely. Also a brief

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    The Flat Tax

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    taxed is always an issue. The current tax system that the United States uses contains several flaws. First of all‚ it is very complex. It is comprised of many various variables that can create loopholes. These loopholes can cause two equal income families to be paying very different tax rates. In fact‚ there are 480 different types of tax forms (Website). The current tax system is also very unfair for the wealthy. Because it is a progressive tax‚ it is higher for people who have higher

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    Direct Tax

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    Assessee Perception towards Direct Tax Code (DTC) 1 1‚2 Dept. of FMS‚ Gurukul Kangri University‚ Haridwar‚ UK‚ India tax regime as it is based on well accepted principles of taxation and best international practices. It will eventually pave the way for a single unified taxpayer reporting system. The Philosophy behind such replacement is to make the Direct Taxes Code very easy and simple so that tax payers themselves can‚ without help of experts compute and file Income Tax Returns. In planning and framing

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    Carbon Tax In Australia

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    Carbon Tax from July 1‚ 2012 has triggered an intense controversy among the Australian citizens. The term “Carbon tax” refers to an environmental tax that polluters will pay per ton of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This essay will argue that carbon taxes should not be introduced in Australia due to inefficacy‚ financial burdens and better actions to protect environment. First of all‚ implementing carbon taxes would not do anything to solve the greenhouse effect. Take cigarettes for example

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