exchanges the building for land with a fair market value of $45‚000. Also assume that Samantha has a $10‚000 mortgage on the building. As part of the exchange‚ the owner of the land agrees to assume the mortgage and pay the corporation $15‚000 in cash. What are Samantha’s realized gain‚ recognized gain‚ and basis in the land? Gain 5000 2. Susan is a 30% limited partner in the SJ Partnership in which capital is not a material income-producing factor. Partnership assets consist of land (basis 90‚000)
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Persuasive Speech Tax on Cigarettes I. Opening Statement of Interest- Imagine every year a town the size of Bakersfield disappearing‚ well you don’t have to imagine because it’s happening already. A. Speaker Credibility- According to Centers for disease control and prevention 443‚000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke‚ another 8.6 million people live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite the factors of smoking 46.6 million adults in the
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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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Indirect Tax Indirect taxes include value added tax‚ a range of excise duties on oil‚ tobacco and alcohol and fuel duty. VAT is levied on the sale of goods by registered businesses. Businesses add VAT to the price they charge when they provide goods and services to business customers - and non-business customers. There are different VAT rates‚ depending on the goods or services that are being provided. At the moment there are three rates: standard rate – 20%‚ reduced rate - 5 %‚ zero rate - 0 %
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TAX MANAGEMENT [pic] LESSONS FROM HISTORY Lessons From History [pic] Taxes are as old as recorded history. They are mentioned in ancient Sumer around 3‚000 B.C. Tithing‚ the practice of pledging ten percent of one’s wealth‚ was commonly practice among ancient peoples and still is used today by some religious groups in the United States. Rome collapsed when taxation reached fifty-two percent and when taxes imposed on the colonies reached twenty-three percent‚ that was considered
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Accountant Date: August 27‚ 2012 Subject: Mr. B. Potato I FACTS Mr. B. Potato‚ a wealthy real estate investor‚ recently purchased a house on a parcel of land for $400‚000. The house was appraised at a value of $300‚000 and the land had an appraised value of $100‚000. Mr. Potato plans to tear down the house and replace it with a new house worth $1‚500‚000 with the intentions of living in it personally. Paying to have the house bulldozed would cost Mr. Potato a considerable amount of money.
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Carbon tax is an environmental tax levied on the carbon content of fuels. It is a form of carbon pricing. Carbon is present in every hydrocarbon fuel ‚ such as coal‚ petroleum‚ and natural gas. It is then released as carbon dioxide (CO2) when they are burnt. In contrast‚ non-combustion energy sources—wind‚sunlight‚ hydropower‚ and nuclear—do not convert hydrocarbons to CO2. CO2 is a heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas. Scientists have debated and discussed the potential effects on the climate system of
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Tax Law Assignment According to the Act Gross Income is defined as ‚ in relation to any year or period of assessment‚ means‚ in the case of any person‚ the total amount‚ in cash or otherwise‚ received by or accrued to or in favour of such person during such year or period of assessment from a source within or deemed to be within Namibia‚ excluding receipts or accruals of a capital nature‚ but including‚ without in any way limiting the scope of this definition‚ such amounts (whether of a capital
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Income Tax Return Assignment You have your own CPA tax practice and you are greeted with new clients: Albert and Jenny Cunningham and their two children. You meet with them and they give you the information shown below. They would like you to prepare their tax return for 2013. They would like to file married filing jointly. NOTE: Reference to the “current tax year” below for the taxpayers‚ Albert and Jenny‚ it is for the calendar year 2013. Albert and Jenny Cunningham (both 42 years
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the Africa Partnership Forum‚ 26-27 October 2006‚ Moscow‚ Baunsgaard‚ Thomas and M. Keen (2005)‚ “Tax Revenue and (or?) Trade Liberalization”‚ IMF Working Document 05/112‚ IMF‚ New York‚ www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2005/wp05112.pdf. Bernstein‚ Thomas P. and Xiaobo Lu (2003)‚ Taxation without Representation in Contemporary China‚ Cambridge University Press‚ Cambridge. Bird‚ Richard M. (2007)‚ “Tax Challenges Facing Developing Countries: A Perspective from Outside the Policy Arena”‚ DFID‚ London
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