The Illusion of the Capital Gains Tax Increase Policymakers and researchers have long been interested in how potential changes to the capital gains tax system affects the health of the overall economy. A capital gain is the increase in the value of a capital asset realized over its cost basis (Saxton). The lower tax rate for capital gains is the policy that the United States has followed from the inception of the income tax‚ a policy followed by almost every other advanced economy on earth. As numerous
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1. What is a flow-through entity‚ and what effect does this designation have on how business entities and their owners are taxed? Flow-through entities are entities that are not taxed on the entity level; rather‚ these entities are taxed on the owner’s level. These types of entities conduct a regular business; however‚ the income earned and deductions allowed are passed to the owners of these flow-through entities‚ and the owners are taxed on the amount allocated to them. Thus‚ flow-through entities
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public office. True False 8. When a taxpayer borrows money and invests the loan proceeds in municipal bonds‚ the interest paid by the taxpayer on the debt will not be deductible. True False 9. Employees cannot deduct the cost of uniforms if the uniforms are also appropriate for normal wear. True False 10. Only half the cost of a business meal is deductible even if the meal is associated with the active conduct of business. True False 11. Taxpayers must maintain written
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Income Tax Act 1961 Assessment Year: The period of twelve months starting from April 1 of every year and ending on March 31 of the next year. Previous Year: Income earned in a year (Previous year) is taxable in the next year (Assessment Year). Income earned during the previous year (PY) 2011-12 is taxable in the Assessment year (AY) 2012-13. From the AY 1989-90 onwards‚ all assesses are required to follow the financial year April 1 to March 31 as previous year for all sources of income
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Tax In general‚ tax can be defined as a levy or other type of a financial charge or fee imposed by state or central governments on legal entities or individuals. | Local authorities like local governments‚ provincial governments‚ counties and municipal corporations also have the right to impose taxes. The rates‚ rules‚ and regulations of taxation differ from one country to another and they are complex in character. Tax is a principal source of revenue for a country’s government. A country’s
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Glossary‚ “taxable income” is defined as “the excess of taxable revenues over tax deductible expenses and exemptions for the year as defined by the governmental taxing authority”. Therefore‚ the principles and the scope of ASC 740 are only applicable to “taxes based on income.” However‚ ASC 740 provides no further guidance on this matter and there is no authoritative literature under U.S. GAAP to clearly define the term “tax based on income”. Although there is no legal definition to differentiate
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Sciences Vol. 2. No. 7. November 2012 Issue. Pp. 150 – 156 Tax Evasion and Avoidance Practices in Some Selected Corporate Firms of Bangladesh Mohammad Zahid Hossain Bhuiyan* The present study is based on a total number of 9 (Nine) tax appeal cases and opinions of a total number of 32(thirty two) respondents belonging to relevant tax officials and tax practitioners. The main reason of selecting the topic is the large scale prevalence of the tax evasion and avoidance crimes in Bangladesh which adversely
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content and process. Contextual factors that can affect the SSBs tax will be discussed under the following relevant headings; situational factors‚ structural factors and cultural factors. Situational factors
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refund payments in the last three years are related to both the weak economy and three successive rounds of tax law changes which have both contributed to the temporary boost of refunds. Currently‚ over $2 billion is sitting in the Internal Revenue Service account unclaimed by rightful owners. The money is owed to 1.7 million taxpayers who never filed 2001 tax returns. For the 2004 tax year‚ the gross income filing requirements are as follows: § Single‚ under 65‚ not blind $7‚950 § Married
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Question 1 Ans: Mr. Chan Salaries tax Year of assessment 2010/11 Basic period: year ended 31 March 2010 $ $ Salary ($100‚000*12) 1‚200‚000 Education benefits 150‚000 Reimbursement of tuition fees 100‚000 Reimbursement of utilities 50‚000
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