FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION OUTLINE Gross Income Gross Income Defined (§61) – except as otherwise provided‚ gross income means all income from whatever source derived‚ including (but not limited to) the following items: Compensation for services‚ including fees‚ commissions‚ fringe benefits‚ and similar items; Gross income derived from business Gains derived from dealings in property Interest Rents Royalties Dividends Alimony and separate maintenance payments Annuities Income from life
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Tax in Maldives Over the few years Maldives economy has grown very much. Various opportunities have been open to investors and small scale business‚ in Maldives and the income that the government get also has increase in the past years. The tax has also effects many house holds and business. With the changes of laws and regulations there are many new taxes and royalties that are taken in from the public and the business organization. In this essay I am going to highlight the effects of the
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and levies. It seems that government might have to collect more money either through VAT (Value Added Tax) or from direct taxes. In Bangladesh VAT introduced in 1991 by replacing the sales taxes is still known as the vital reform in Bangladesh revenue structure. The remaining potential sector is the income taxes sharing almost all taxes coming through direct sources. Tax base is too narrow and the tax law is full of exemptions and allowances. Agriculture sector provides employment for around 60percent
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Abstract A psychological tax treatment goes beyond the traditional deterrence model and explains tax morale as a complicated interaction between taxpayers and the government. As a contractual relationship implies duties and rights for each contract party‚ tax compliance is increased by sticking to the fiscal exchange paradigm between the citizens and the state. Citizens are willing to honestly declare income even if they do not receive a full public good equivalent to tax payments as long as the political
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except for personal profession of Business & Capital assets‚ Entities not taxed on distributions. Compute: Ord Income (including Sec 1245 recap); less: Exclusions; liability;(c) profits allocated to owners are not subject to FICA/FUTA(payroll tax advantage); - Exclusions and Deferred Comp less: COGS (result Gross Income); less: Op Exp (including depr‚ sal exp‚ rent exp‚ repairs/maint‚ (d)ownership of S can be ‘gifted’ to children; not with Prop;(e)(HUGE)Gain on sale S-corp stock Gross
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Definition of Tax ; The word ‘tax’ has been derived from the French word ‘taxe’ and the Latin word ‘taxare’ which means ‘to charge’. Tax is a contribution exacted by the state. It is a non-penal but compulsory and unrequited transfer of resources from the private to the public sector‚ levied on the basis of predetermined criteria. According to P. E. Taylor‚ “ Taxes are compulsory payment to government without expectation of direct return in benefit to the taxpayer. According to
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There is a very clear distinction between tax avoidance and tax evasion from academic publications. Tax books have defined tax avoidance as “the lawful minimization of tax liability through sound financial planning techniques‚ while tax evasion is the “unlawful attempt to minimize tax liability through fraudulent techniques to circumvent or frustrate tax laws”. The consequences of either action are also clear. The former is not punishable by law while the latter is. However‚ the lines between evasion
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF LAW ON ENTERPRISE INCOME TAX NO.14/2008/QH12 AND GUIDELINES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DECREE NO.124/2008/ND-CP DATED DECEMBER 11‚ 2008‚ DECREE NO.122/2011/ND-CP DATED DECEMBER 27‚ 2011 OF THE GOVERNMENT DETAILING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF LAW ON ENTERPRISE INCOME TAX Pursuant to the Law on Enterprise Income Tax No. 14/2008/QH12 dated June 03‚ 2008; Pursuant to the Tax Administration Law No. 78/2006/QH11 dated November 29‚ 2006; Pursuant
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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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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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