NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DO TAX HAVENS FLOURISH? James R. Hines Jr. Working Paper 10936 http://www.nber.org/papers/w10936 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 November 2004 I am indebted to Claudia Martinez for excellent research assistance‚ to her and to Rosanne Altshuler‚ Reuven Avi-Yonah‚ Daniel Mitchell‚ Joel Slemrod‚ and particularly James Poterba‚ for helpful comments on previous drafts of this paper.The views expressed herein are those of
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Problem Set #3: Edited Version Page 100 – Problems and Applications 1. The three functions of money are medium of exchange‚ unit of account‚ and store of value. Medium of exchange refers to money being accepted as everyday currency‚ that you can go into a store and be confident in the fact that they will accept your money for goods and services. Store of value is defined as the ability of money to retain its value of time; in other words‚ $100 today will be $100 tomorrow‚ next month or 6
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identity of the unknown polymer by comparing its properties to properties of other known polymers. Most likely‚ the part is one of the five following polymers: polyethylene‚ polypropylene‚ polystyrene‚ polycarbonate‚ poly(vinyl chloride). These are all extremely common‚ and have widespread applications in industry. Each of these polymers exhibits properties which allow it to be of unique technological importance. Theoretical values for the properties utilized in determining the identity of the unknown
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large jury verdict on behalf of his client in a personal injury case. His wife Jane Smith accompanies him during your meeting because she has some additional tax planning advice to ask of you. ROLE: After reviewing John and Jane Smith’s points of view‚ it will be your turn as a tax professional to decide on the best course of action from a tax perspective on their issues. Prepare a three page memo (at least 900-1‚500 words per page) to John and Jane Smith addressing the issues presented. PLAYERS:
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REACTION: SIN TAX LAW I am so glad of the very purpose of passing the sin tax law which is to protect the health and save the lives of the countrymen. This simply means that the government officials are concern about the good health of all Filipinos but this doesn’t mean that I am into this bill‚ for some reasons that the government or most of the senate themselves failed to look unto. Firstly‚ I would like to agree with
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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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government T_____ 2. The power of taxation can be exercised without limitation because its scope is unlimited. F_____ 3. Uniformity and equity in taxation means that payment of taxes shall be more or less the same. F_____ 4. Theoretical justice means tax laws must be capable of convenient‚ just and effective administration. T_____ 5. A tax assessment could be done only after a tax return has been filed. T_____ 6. Assessment protest of the taxpayer should be completely complied with the submission
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marginal tax rate is useful in tax planning because it measures the tax effect of a proposed transaction. True. 2) If a taxpayer’s total tax liability is $30‚000‚ taxable income is $100‚000; the average tax rate is 30 percent. True. The average tax = total federal income tax divided by taxable income 3) S Corporations (pass thru entities) result in a single level of taxation. (Are not taxed twice) True. The income of an S corporation is generally subject to just one level of tax. 4)
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the previous year. Thus Tax incidence on an assessee depends on his residential status. (2) For instance‚ whether an income‚ accrued to an individual outside India‚ is taxable in India depends upon the residential status of the individual in India. (3) Similarly‚ whether an income earned by a foreign national in India or outside India is taxable in India depends on the residential status of the individual‚ rather than on his citizenship. (4) Therefore‚ the determination of the residential status
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Difference between Zakat and Tax First I would like to say that Zakat is related to religion and tax is related to government. In no way Zakat and tax can go together; they are different in many respects. While zakat has a religious sanctity‚ tax is not like that. Tax is collected from all citizens of a country. The government collects tax for the overall development of the country; On the other hand‚ Zakat is only imposed on Muslims. Zakat is fixed as per the Holy Quran and cannot be changed by
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