Elizabeth Smith (Bessie Smith) Elizabeth Smith was born on April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. Her parents were Laura and William Smith. She was one of the second children. She was born into a poverty stricken black family in the segregated south. Her father was a Baptist minister he died soon after her birth leaving her mother to raise her and her siblings. She was about nine when she lost her mother and two brothers. Bessie and the remaining siblings were raised by their
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A carbon tax is a tax imposed on the carbon content of fuels. It is a form of carbon pricing. Carbon taxes are a possible cost-effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. From an economic outlook‚ carbon taxes are a type of Pigovian tax.They help to address the problem of emitters of greenhouse gases not face the full social costs of their actions. Carbon taxes can be a degenerating tax‚ in that it may directly or indirectly affect low-income groups disproportionately. The regressive impact
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To the Student: John Smith is a character of some legend in American history. He is a controversial early leader of the near failed settlement at Jamestown‚ Virginia. There are a lot of theories and arguments about Smith’s credibility as an author. Considering the early failure of Jamestown and the Virginia Company’s desire to cover up the disaster‚ Smith was first hailed as a hero by the Company only later to be used as their scapegoat. Wikipedia has an excellent short explanation on the doubtful
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Edinburgh Napier University/SCOPE of City U Hong Kong Taxation LECTURE 1: Salaries tax and salaries tax planning‚ Double taxation arrangement with Mainland China Outline |Salaries tax | |- |Scope of charge‚ format and presentation of salaries tax | |- |Locality of employment
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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 status. Law The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds taxpayers
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Understanding Federal Income Tax Taxes have been part of our economy for a long time and are enforced by the government or other agencies‚ on income and expenses. Taxation in the United States began when it was composed of colonies. During this time taxes were imposed on commodities through legislative such as the Stamp Act‚ the Sugar Act‚ Townshend Revenue Act‚ and Tea Act. Later‚ in 1913‚ the states ratified the sixteenth amendment‚ which gave congress power to tax incomes. Taxes were imposed
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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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Patti Smith: Poet and Trailblazer Among her many monikers‚ Patti Smith has most often been called the “godmother of punk.” Despite resisting the label‚ she has had a wide-ranging influence on punk‚ post-punk‚ alternative‚ and mainstream rock artists including U2‚ The Smiths‚ REM‚ Garbage‚ Sleater-Kinney‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ and Madonna. Her seminal first album‚ Horses‚ was released in 1975 and began a career that would lead to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patti Smith group up
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IMPACT OF TAX REFORMS SINCE 1991 Tax reform since 1991 was initiated as a part of the structural reform process‚ following the economic crisis of 1991. Direct Tax Reforms: 1. As per the recommendations of the TRC the personal tax brackets were only three‚ of 20‚ 30‚ and 40% starting in 1992–93. Financial assets were excluded from the wealth tax‚ and the maximum marginal rate was reduced to 1%. 2. Further reductions came in 1997–98‚ when the three rates were brought down further to 10‚ 20‚
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Goods and Services Tax- Australia To uphold a country’s political and economical stability‚ governments often implement policies. There are many different types of policies that a government would implement to stabilize their country. However‚ one significant policy that almost every country uses is tax. In particular‚ Australia and Canada use a value added tax known as the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Australia’s GST policy was introduced by the Howard government and went into effect on July
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