Over the years‚ taxation has been taken as a veritable source of funding public sector activities as well as bein g an econ omic tool for the management of the con sumption‚ in vestment‚ and pr od uction patterns. In most d eve lopin g countries‚ the imposition of various forms of taxes has been with out some for ms of feed back on the effectiveness/efficien cy of such taxes. This stud y attempts to appr aise the usefulness of the tax system in Nigeria‚ usin g Value Added Tax system
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Case: M.Caratan V. Commissioner (71-1 USTC ¶9353) ISSUE: whether the employee-taxpayers were entitled to exclude from their gross incomes the value of lodging furnished to them by their employer‚ M. Caratan‚ Inc.‚ under section 119 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. FACTS: The company‚ M. Caratan‚ Inc‚had a policy‚ established by the taxpayers in their capacity as corporate officers and directors‚ that required supervisory and management personnel to reside on the farm. Company-owned lodging
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whole crew of the Jeroboam was very sick. The captain of the Jeroboam explains this to Ahab‚ but he responds: “‘I fear not an epidemic‚ man‚’ said Ahab from the bulwarks‚ to Captain Mayhew‚ who stood in the boat’s stern; ‘come on board’” (Melville 344). Ahab has no fear of this epidemic because of his sense of immortality‚ but still knows he is putting the rest of the crew in danger. Despite of this‚ Ahab invites the Jeroboam members on board in order to obtain information about Moby Dick. This risk
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Psychological assessments can be very useful diagnostic and clinical tools when they are used properly and can simplify unclear information‚ elicit previously unavailable data‚ and add objectivity‚ validity‚ and reliability to interactions and records of clients. In forensic settings‚ where impaired populations are extremely common‚ the three most widely used types of multiscale inventories‚ or objective tests‚ used to assess adult psychopathology include: the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS CEBU CITY‚ PHILIPPINES Soren Kierkegaard: Stages on Life’s Way _________________________________ A Term Paper Presented to Ms. Maria Majorie R. Purino‚ Ph. D. _________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the course PHILOSOPHY 25: PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON ________________________________ By Peter Macabinguil October 2011 Introduction Soren Kierkegaard writings basically speak about how human live
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The general topic of “All the Silks of China” is economic rise and fall of the Chinese Empire as a power in the Indian Ocean trade system (317). The central question is‚ “Why did China‚ when it was on the verge of a hegemonic role‚ withdraw from the Indian Ocean trade system(322)?”. Abu-Lughod systematically explains why China was capable of being a major world power during the 1300s. Her main pieces of evidence was China’s “technological sophistication” and its “Business Practices and Institutions”
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PSY 344 Variations in Sexual Behavior I read an article about a study that was conducted by researchers Elisabeth Morgan Thompson and Elizabeth M. Morgan at the University of California‚ Santa Cruz that covered the topic of variations of sexual behavior. They conducted a study of the sexual behaviors of 349 women that had sexual identities that included exclusively straight‚ mostly straight‚ bisexual‚ and lesbian. The study concluded that “mostly straight” women were significantly different
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The United States health care system relies heavily on private health insurance‚ which is the main source of coverage for most Americans. According to the Center of Disease Control‚ approximately 58% of Americans have private health insurance. The primary public programs are Medicare‚ a federal social insurance program for seniors and certain disabled individuals and Medicaid‚ also referred to as Medical. These two are funded jointly by the federal government and states but managed at the state level
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BUSI 1484 – Managing Strategy Portfolio 1 The LEGO Group Analysis June 26‚ 2013 Word count: 1‚517 Table of contents Title | Page | 1. Application of the PESTEL analysis | 3 | 2. Application of the Porter’s Five Forces Analysis | 4 | 3. Application of the TOWS Matrix | 6 | 4. Conclusions | 7 | 5. Figure | 8 | 6. References | 8 | In this assignment the LEGO Group are examined by using a PESTEL analysis (Turner‚ S.‚ 2002‚)‚ Porter’s Five Forces framework and
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. CHAPTER 1Changing Natureof HumanResourceManagementAfter you have read this chapter‚ you should be able to:q Identify four major HR challenges currently facing organizations and managers.q List and define each of the seven major categories of HR activities.q Identify the three different roles of HR management.q Discuss the three dimensions associated with HR management as a strategic business contributor.q Explain why HR professionals and operating managers must view HR management as an interface
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