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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money that you pay for services‚ e.g. to a school or a lawyer‚ is usually called a fee o fees; the money paid for a journey is a fare. If you buy something that you feel was very good value‚ it’s a bargain. If you feel that it is definitely not worth what you paid for it‚ then
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or during the lifetime of both the donor and the donee. The former is known as “donation mortis causa” subject to estate tax while the latter is known as “donation inter vivos” subject to donor’s tax. Consequently‚ transfer taxes‚ which are typically assessed on the net value of the taxable assets transferred‚ fall into two basic categories‚ namely; estate tax and donor’s tax. Business taxes are Succession is a mode of acquisition by virtue of which‚ the property‚
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Summarize the sources and objectives of modern income tax statutes. The primary source of US tax law is Congress. Power to initiate tax legislation is vested in the House of Representatives but all tax bills must pass both houses and be signed into law by the President. Many times the details of the legislation are not dictated by Congress‚ but left to the Treasury Department which adopts regulations (that have the force of law) to spell out the details as well as interpret the statutes and provide
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Tax file memorandum Subject: Profit or Loss from business I. Facts: In early 2010‚ Walter Hodges became interested in the real estate market so he initiated his investigation into the real estate market. Mr. Hodges intended to acquire real estate with the intentions for investment or rental. Mr. Hodge has no previous knowledge or exposure to any real estate rental or investment industry. As a result‚ Mr. Hodges began in Spring 2010 to advertise and expose his business through
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the topic of tax fraud. We will begin by introducing the basic concepts of tax fraud. Secondly‚ this paper will also delve into some of the laws that have been passed as punishment for those parties that decide to commit tax fraud. We will also highlight some of the more current examples of tax fraud that have been committed and the details that lead to the perpetrators being caught. Lastly we will discuss the role that criminal investigators have in the realm of tax fraud. Tax fraud can be
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Levy for public purpose. To levy a tax means to impose or to charge or to collect a tax from those to whom it is addressed. Technically however‚ to levy is to pass on laws or ordinances imposing a tax or duty upon specific group of taxpayers. Under this concept‚ the impelling reason for the imposition of the tax must be the welfare of the public‚ in general. This follows that the proceeds from such imposition shall inure to the benefit of the public. In one case‚ a certain imposition was successfully
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Tax Return Position Terrence Bellamy ACC/455 – Corporate Taxation April 15‚ 2013 John Nadalet Tax Return Position What position should you take on tax return? Decision-making is loosely defined as the cognitive process or reaching or making a certain choice based on physical‚ mental‚ and emotional reasoning. (“Define Decision Making”‚ 2013.) I have found myself making several decision on tax returns every year‚ some small‚ and others large and life altering. People can found themselves seriously
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TAX AVOIDANCE -By Ramesh Badhri Narayan(12741880) Vijayakumar Muniyandi (12741572) Punjabi Nikhil Prakash (12744129) LIM QI CHONG (12782025) Koundompalayam Jagannathan Meignanam(12742198) 1.0 Tax Avoidance:- An Arrangement where the intention is to avoid or defer tax obligations. Various means of approach- from mass marketed (advertised to general public) to specialist financial arrangements offered directly to investors. Certain Schemes can be camouflaged as legal financial
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Ordinary income Tennant v Smith‚ (money or convertible into money) An employee was given accommodation rent free by his employer. Was this ordinary income? • The employee could not sublet the accommodation to anyone else‚ therefore could not turn this accommodation into cash. • The Court said it was not ordinary income under s. 25(1) (now s.6-5) since the accommodation was not convertible into money. • Not ordinary income under s.6-5. FCT v Cooke & Sherden. (money or convertible into money) Soft
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