fair tax: towards a modern tax system The Smith Institute The Smith Institute is an independent think tank that has been set up to look at issues which flow from the changing relationship between social values and economic imperatives. If you would like to know more about the Smith Institute please write to: Telephone +44 (0)20 7823 4240 Fax +44 (0)20 7823 4823 Email info@smith-institute.org.uk Website www.smith-institute.org.uk fair tax: towards a modern tax system The Director
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Green FROM: Kecia Carter DATE: November 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
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Regressive Tax Subject: Argument for Implementing Regressive Income Tax The primary income taxation structure in the United States should be a regressive tax structure. A regressive tax rate decreases with an increase in the tax base. This means‚ the lower the amount of income a person earns‚ the greater the share of that income will go towards paying taxes. The income tax should become a regressive tax because every tax bracket would then pay roughly the same dollar amount in taxes to the government
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TAX HAVENS DEFINING Tax Havens • Def 1:A tax haven is a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. • Def 2: Tax haven or fiscal paradise are terms used to refer to a jurisdiction which enables its foreign residents or companies to reduce their tax liabilities from their homelands. • Def 3: "What ... identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence of a composite tax structure established deliberately to take advantage of‚ and exploit‚ a worldwide
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The goal of report is going to analysis the facts and use appropriate information to conclude whether there has been a tax avoidance arrangement‚ and also to outline the effect on a taxpayer if the tax avoidance arrangement exists. In order to meet the goal‚ this report followed steps from Draft Interpretations Statement to prove my opinions. Law: BG 1‚ YA 1‚ GA 1 of Income tax 2007‚ Penny and Hooper v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2011) 3 NZTR 21-014. Ben Nevis Forestry Ventures Ltd & Ors
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Lance H. and Wanda B. Dean are married and live at 431 Yucca Drive‚ Santa Fe‚ NM 87501. Lance works for the convention bureau of the local Chamber of Commerce‚ while Wanda is employed part-time as a paralegal for a law firm. During 2012‚ the Deans recorded the following receipts. Salaries ($60‚000 for Lance‚ $41‚000 for Wanda) $101‚000 Interest income City of Albuquerque general purpose bonds $1‚000 Ford Motor Company bonds 1‚100 Ally Bank certificate of deposit 400 2‚500 Child support payments from
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Tax evasion Definition Tax evasion is an unlawful practice which has the effect of reducing the government revenue needed for the provision of infrastructure‚ public services and public utilities. (Otosanya ‚ 2009). Spicer (1975) also stated that‚ tax evasion “ tax evasion result in a loss of tax revenues‚ impair the chances of realizing the distributional or equity goal of taxation‚ and if they become widespread‚ as they have in recent times‚ then more tax payer‚ may lose faith in the tax administration
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will be examining the relevance of Adam’s Smith canons and justify what other attributes I believe a good tax system should have. Formally‚ tax is defined as an involuntary fee enforced by the government in order to finance its activities. However‚ some perceive tax as the price we pay to live in a civilised society and it is a fundamental part of any developed economy. (Oliver Wendell Holmes) From my point of view‚ the purpose of tax is to fund the government‚ incentivise certain behaviour in order
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II. Criteria for Evaluating a Tax Structure Adam Smith -canons of taxation Equality Convenience Certainty Economy III. Tax Structure Tax base: Tax rates: Incidence of tax: Examples: Income $10 $20 $30 $3 (30%) $6 (30%) $9 (30%) $3 (30%) $7 (35%) $12 (40%) IV. Major Types of Taxes Property Taxes Transaction Taxes Death Taxes Gift Taxes Income Taxes Employment Taxes Other U.S. Taxes V. Formula for Federal Income Tax on Individuals Figure
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of Sin Tax Law to Selected Bar Establishments in Dumaguete City Thesis: Although the sin tax law helps the country’s economy by raising the governments collected revenue which accounts for public use‚ it also results bar owners to eventually lay off workers to the extent of closing their business due to higher tax collection and sudden reduction of consumers. Introduction I. Sin Tax A. Definition B. History II. Effects of sin tax in the Economy A. Decrease consumers consumption B. Product’s
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