4 PRINCIPLES OF TAX INTRODUCTION TO TAX LAW A. Origins of Taxation - Taxation is not a modern concept‚ and dates back to the Roman Empire: ▪ Emperor Caligula set a disturbing trend as a tax collector by imposing taxes on food‚ court proceedings‚ wages of porters‚ prostitutes and even marriage. - 1770’s ( Pitt and Lord North believed that newspapers were luxury items and constituted appropriate fiscal targets. A stamp duty was placed on newspapers‚ which was later increased to
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August 31‚ 2012—LECTURE 1 · What is ecology? o interactions of organisms with each other and with their environment § biotic environment § abiotic environment · why is ecology important? o Context for evolution o Management of resources o Evaluation of human impacts Levels of study (ECOLOGY) · Organismal: individual interactions with their environment · Population: factors regulating population growth rates and population size · Community: interactions
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THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF BUSINESS Excerpts taken from the book ‘THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF BUSINESS’ written by W.J.King THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF BUSINESS FOR THE BEGINNER IN RELATION TO WORK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. However mental and trivial your early assignment may appear‚ give them your best efforts. Demonstrate the ability to get things done. Do not wait passively for anyone….. go after them and keep relentlessly after them. Confirm your instructions and the other person’s commitments in writing. When sent out
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1. What are the four elements of a valid contract? A contract is an "agreement between parties‚ with terms and conditions that describe the agreement that constitutes a legal obligation" (All Business). A valid contract requires four elements and these are: a. Mutual agreement there must be a meeting of the minds between parties. There should be an offer and an acceptance. There should be an agreement to enter into the contract b. Consideration - meaning that "every party is conferring a
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1. Which weighs more? The modern piano 2. Which instrument responds more rapidly to the player’s touch? The 18th-c. piano 3. An extended range of available notes (seven-and-a-quarter octaves‚ instead of just five) is a feature of the modern piano 4. If the relationship between two (or more) musical tones is simple and stable‚ we call the combination consonant 5. When composers combine tones successively‚ we call the resulting series a melody 6. By the late 18th century‚ the
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contract who is of age of majority according to law to which he is subject‚ and who is of sound mind‚ and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject.” It means that the following three categories of persons are not competent to contract. 1. A person who has not attained the age of majority‚ i.e.‚ one who is minor. 2. A person who is of unsound mind 3. A person who has been disqualified from contracting by some law. Although the above mentioned categories of
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In the business world‚ people need to comprehend the business law and legal work that applies for all their business activities. Each decision that many industries makes must be considered from a legal point of view in order to ensure that it avoids severe lawsuits and satisfies the law. It is‚ especially‚ essential for people to understand the law applications that goes into a situation because there are many cases where there are various laws included in the matter. Because of those various laws
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Business law | CASE STUDY ONSESAMWARE | | | | | SUBMITTED BY:Randeep SinghVarinder GillLovedeep Singh | CASE STUDY History Sesamware is a Japanese software company which is very popular for open source software. Sesamware got international approval with an online multiplayer fantasy dimension game‚ Para World in mid-1990. Para world was very popular in the world between 2001 and 2004. Firstly‚ it was installed as part of the bundle downloaded by hundreds of millions of gamers around the
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2005/2006 DECEMBER EXAMINATION UBML1053 BUSINESS LAW THURSDAY‚ 15 DECEMBER 2005 TIME: 2.00PM – 4.00PM (2 HOURS) BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (HONS) ACCOUNTING YEAR ONE Instructions to Candidates: Section A : [Total: 40 marks] 1. This section consist of ONE (1) compulsory question 2. Answer ALL the sub-questions. Section B : [Total: 60 marks] 3. This section consists of THREE (3) questions. 4. Answer only TWO (2) questions. 5. No marks will be given for any extra
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CONTRACT & AGENCY LAW END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT JULY 2012 PRESENTATION Submission Date : 08 Sept 2012 Question 1: Legal issues: As there are different parts to “Clause 8” in the employment contract which Julia as an employee has signed with Calypso Private Limited‚ we shall examine four separate legal issues. The first legal issue is whether Calypso is able to enforce part (a) of Clause 8 which states that Julia shall not be directly or indirectly
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