most commonly discussed issues in economics is how tax rates relate to economic growth. Advocates of tax cuts claim that a reduction in the tax rate will lead to increased economic growth and prosperity. Others claim that if we reduce taxes‚ almost all of the benefits will go to the rich‚ as those are the ones who pay the most taxes. Specially‚ we truly care about how tax rates can lead to the changes in labor supply and aggregate demand (AD). What does economic theory suggest about the relationship
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William Pittman 10/14/14 Writing COMP – Han To Tax or not To Tax Two authors by the names of Paul Krugman and Fred E. Foldvary have varying opinions on the topic of taxing the rich. The debate they’re writing about is whether or not the US should increase the tax burden on the rich. Foldvary states in his “The Evil of Taxing the Rich” article that there are a lot of negative affects that would come along with taxing the rich. Mainly‚ he says the rich are paying a much larger percentage of federal
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Tax amendments to file Income-Tax return for AY 2013-14 It is well known fact that tax payers are now required filing their Income-tax Return for the Financial Year 2012-13 relevant to the Assessment Year 2013-14. These Income-tax Returns in most cases have to be filed by 31st July‚ 2013. However‚ for the Corporate Sector as well as for persons who are having the requirement of tax audit the last date of filing Income-tax Return happens to be 30th September 2013. The Central Board of Direct
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What is Contract Farming ? Contract farming arrangements of different types have existed in various parts of the country for centuries for both subsistence and commercial crops. The commercial crops like sugarcane‚ cotton‚ tea‚ coffee etc. Have always involved some forms of contract farming. Even in the case of some fruit crops and fisheries‚ contract farming arrangements‚ involving mainly the forward trading of commodities have been observed. However‚ in the wake of economic
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1.0 Introduction Singapore already start adopting a one-tier corporate tax system effect from 1 January 2003. In Malaysia‚ it is referred as the ‘single tier’ system. The government allowed a six-year transitional period to enable companies with unutilized dividend franking credits to pay franked dividends. From 1 January 2008‚ all resident companies in Singapore will come under the one-tier system. Meanwhile‚ other countries including Hong Kong‚ Ireland and also Malaysia are adopting the one-tier
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Bath Spa Univesity PERCIEVED INTELLIGENT QUOTIENT REPORT Abstract Researchers (Beloff‚ 1992; Byrd and Stacey‚ 1993) evidenced that male self–estimated IQ scores were higher than those of women. Similarly‚ Hogan‚ (1978) carried out a related study and found that male IQ self-estimates were higher compared to those of women. Hogan also noted that both men and women awarded higher IQ scores to their fathers than their mothers. In addition‚ Hogan also noted that females awarded their
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The effect of the plain language movement on the rewriting of the Australian 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act is a case worth considering. It is an example of language evolution‚ with the legal profession moving away from the ’safe’ legal language to the more clear‚ concise‚ and accessible plain language. It also highlights the effect of plain language and its many advantages over the older legal language. In addition‚ the plain language movement is a live and current issue‚ not just in English speaking
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Appeal of Low Income Housing Tax Credits Overview of the LIHTC The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) provides incentives for corporations and individuals to invest in the acquisition‚ development and rehabilitation of affordable housing. The program offers federal tax credits to private equity investors that work with profit or non-profit developers in constructing or renovating rental properties for low-income tenants‚ those who earn 60 percent or less of the median family income for their county
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of Lecture : At the end of this lecture‚ you should be able to: understand the ordinary concepts of income; | | THE ORDINARY CONCEPTS OF INCOME What is Income? The assessable income of an entity for a year of income includes the ordinary income of an entity and the statutory income of the entity for that year (Section 6-1 ITAA (1997)). Ordinary income is income according to ordinary concepts. The courts have had to determine what is income according to ordinary concepts
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TCO B. Infuriated when Harry Reid is re-elected during the 2010 fall election‚ the Republicans in Congress decide to take matters into their own hands. In 2011‚ the House of Representatives passes a new "Freedom isn ’t Free Act" that requires that anyone who wants to vote in the 2012 presidential election must prove that they paid at least $200 in federal income tax in the past year‚ including people aged 18 (who typically are deducted on their parents ’ returns and do not pay income tax). Anyone
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