Progressive Income Tax Fairness The issue of federal income tax policy has been one of hot debate and controversy for many years. Discussions and arguments on the issue have been presented on the floors of Congress‚ in the United States Supreme Court‚ used by politicians as political platforms‚ broadcasted in televised debates‚ and discussed around the dinner table of American families of various socioeconomic backgrounds for years. The Federal Government of the United States of America‚ like any
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DQ 1 Why is tax minimization different from efficient tax planning? Effective tax planning involves considering the role of taxes when implementing the decision rule of maximizing after-tax returns. Tax-minimization does not aim to maximize after-tax returns‚ so it may be undesirable. Tax minimization can introduce significant costs along nontax dimensions. Tax minimization may not consider risks and costs‚ so may not catch the some profitable chances. But‚ effective tax planning always consider
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The Proposed Soda Tax: The Poor and Middle Class Pay the Price Why must the poor and middle class suffer whenever money is needed to fund some programs or fix the deficit? People are stripped to the bone already‚ what with the Enron scandal and Bernie Madoff making off with millions of citizens savings. Now the poor and middle class people of this great nation are being called upon once again‚ to give more of the nothing that they already don’t have for a Soda Tax. A tax that health officials
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The Sin Tax Bill (Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago) The Philippines has scandalously low taxes on two commodities that have been proven killers of individuals‚ destroyers of families and threats to national economic security: cigarette and spirits. At present‚ 25 million Filipino youth who are 18 years old are smokers. If they continue to smoke‚ half of them will die. Santiago is the principal author of Senate Bill No. 3249‚ “An Act restructuring the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
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Tax File Memorandum To: Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home From: Whomever Date: 2/17/2013 Re: Peaceful Pastures Tax Payer Engagement Confidential I SPOKE WITH PEACEFUL TAX PAYER ABOUT THE AUDIT NOTICE THE IRS HAD SENT. IT CONTENDS THAT THE AMOUNT PREPAID UNDER PEACEFUL’S PROGRAM CONSTITUTES PREPAID INCOME THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN PEACEFUL’S INCOME (AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO TAX) IN THE YEAR IN WHICH IT IS RECEIVED. THE TAX PAYER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE IRS FINDINGS
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Physical Science Part A a) Materials A material is something which an object is made of. There are different types of materials and each type has its own properties. Materials can be natural or man-made. Natural materials can come from animals‚ plants or the ground. Man-made materials are artificially made using chemicals. There are different types of materials. Examples: Wood Rubber Cloth Metal Rock Plastics Glass Wood: Wood comes from trees. Wood can last
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Question 1 Figure 1.1- A tax on Producers a) i) Equilibrium Price and Quantity before tax: 100-10Q = 20 +10Q ∴ 20Q = 80 ∴ Q = 4 When Q = 4‚ P = 60 ∴ Equilibrium price equals $60 and equilibrium quantity is 4 million ii) Consumer Surplus = ½ x 4 x 40 = 80 Producer Surplus = ½ x 4 x 40 = 80 iii) An efficient market occurs when total
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Internet Sales Tax Internet sales tax is topic that has been under heavy debate for over a decade. The tax proposal will have an impact on not only the consumer‚ but the provider‚ supply chain‚ e-commerce‚ and the economy as a whole. The National Bureau of Economic Research found that‚ “an imposition of sales taxes could reduce online spending by as much as thirty-percent. This thirty-percent reduction could cost companies as much as 54 billion dollars in lost sales.” ("Online Retailing to
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the other hand‚ may lead to: 1) vehicular accidents‚ 2.) fetal deformities‚ 3) violence/crime‚ 4) productivity losses‚ 5) suicide‚ 6) fires‚ and 7) accidental falls The Department of Finance (DOF) determined the flaws in the current system of taxing “sin” products‚ as detailed by the following: * Under the Prize Classification Freeze‚ old brands are taxed differently from new ones. * Because of multi-tiered tax structure‚ smokers tend to prefer cheaper cigarette brands. According to the
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Corporation. One of Susan’s tax managers conducted a review of Winter Park’s prior year tax returns. The review revealed that an NOL for a prior tax year was incorrectly computed‚ resulting in an overstatement of NOL carrybacks and carryovers to prior tax years. Apply the Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTSs) to the following situations. The SSTSs are in Appendix E of this text. a. Assume the incorrect NOL calculation does not affect the current year’s tax liability. What recommendations
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