Service Tax: Dr. Manmohan Singh‚ the then Union Finance Minister‚ in his Budget speech for the year 1994-95 introduced the new concept of Service Tax and stated that ’’ There is no sound reason for exempting services from taxation‚ therefore‚ I propose to make a modest effort in this direction by imposing a tax on services of telephones‚ non-life insurance and stock brokers.’’ Service Tax has been introduced in order to explore new avenues for taxation and to bring more people into the tax net. Service
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A SUMMARY OF GOOD AND SERVICES TAX (GST) WHAT IS GST? Good and service tax is a direct tax code to be implemented by the government. It is a comprehensive indirect tax to be levied on manufacture‚ sale and consumption of goods as well as services at a national level. Integration of goods and services taxation would give India a world class tax system and improve tax collections. It would end the long standing distortions of differential taxation treatments of manufacturing and service sector. The
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Tax Planning to Avoid Paying the Alternative Minimum Tax I worked for Ernst and Young in New York City for my busy season internship. I was placed in the Financial Services Office‚ and more specifically‚ I did tax returns for high-net-worth individuals working for financial institutions. Because all of our clients were millionaires‚ we had to fill out IRS Form 6251 to see if a client would be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax. During the year‚ my department spends a significant amount of
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Tax Research Project Dale and Jane Carl Taxable income‚ as defined in §63(b) is “adjusted gross income‚ minus the standard deduction‚ and the deduction for personal exemptions.” We already know that Dale and Jane have a $157‚000 adjusted gross income or “AGI”‚ defined in §62 (a) as “gross income minus the following deductions” (all of the deductions that are listed are found on the first page of form 1040). Because the Carl’s AGI is already known‚ the next step in the process
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Tax Research Case Travel expense deduction A551 fall 2012 December 4‚ 2012 I. Facts The tax payer‚ Miss Teecher‚ is a teacher who teaches Latin American in high school for 4 years. She is 28 years old and single. She plans to have a travel to South America from June 4 to June 11 through the local university. She thinks it is a business travel since it can enhance his teaching abilities. She plans to spend about 2‚000USD during the trip. She wants to take 2 days to have sightseeing. Her
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aware 3 - Aware 2 - Moderately Aware 1 - Not Aware 1. Provision Of Law1.1 Procedure As Guidelines | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.1.1 How aware I am that‚ distilled spirits‚ wines‚ fermented liquors ‚ tobacco products‚ cigars and cigarettes are levied‚ assured and collected based on yearly schedule. | | | | | 1.1.2 How aware I am that‚ an act valorem equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of the net retail price of distilled spirits per proof and additional specific tax to twenty
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a result of theft. Sec. 165 (a)‚ (e). In order to be able to claim the casualty loss deduction the loss must qualify as theft‚ the tax payer must prove the amount of loss due to theft and the taxpayer must also prove the date the theft was discovered. As mentioned in both Robert S. Gerstell‚ 46 T.C. 161 (1966)‚ and Michael Monteleone‚ 34 T.C. 688 (1960)‚ “for tax purposes‚ whether a theft loss has been sustained depends on the law of the jurisdiction wherein the particular loss occurred.” In
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ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX The alternative minimum tax (AMT) is an income tax imposed by the United States federal government on individuals‚ corporations‚ estates and trusts. AMT is imposed at a nearly flat rate on the adjusted amount of taxable income above a certain threshold (also known as exemption). Note that this exemption is substantially higher than the exemption from regular income tax. Regular income tax is adjusted for
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one of the most important clients at B&C is stressing to the firm that he wants the firm’s expertise to help reduce taxes on his accounts. Peter‚ a tax partner who is a more inclined risk taker has taken on the project‚ but his methods are proving to be illegitimate. He is claiming that top clients do not need third party verification on their tax information when other clients are required to have this verification. Jessica has looked at the past files and found major discrepancies that would only
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Fiona ‚ CPA candidate Las Vegas‚ NV July 3‚ 2013 Relevant Facts Sam and Barb Mendez are 100% owners of an S Corporation running information systems consulting business. The Mendez purchased a second home as a vacation home with cash for $375‚000 in year 2005. Unfortunately‚ in 2013‚ the house collapsed and caused a total loss on the home when its value was $280‚000 and the value of furniture and personal belongings inside the house was $50‚000. The homeowner’s policy will only cove 50% of the
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