As the end of the year 2012 approached‚ the passing of the Sin Tax Bill grew into being the “talk of the town” – or perhaps‚ of the entire country. On the 20th of December of the same year‚ President Noynoy Aquino finally signed Republic Act No. 10351‚ better known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 which was implemented on January of the year 2013.The sin tax law is expected to raise 30 billion pesos ($750 million) which will be used for the health care services for over 5 million poor families just
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Morgan Gillespie Professor Carr English Composition 1 November 25‚ 2012 What are Poll Taxes? A poll tax is a tax that costs the same for everyone no matter what their income or property is. In the United States‚ a poll tax is used to refer to a sum of money that people were required to pay in order to vote. Poll taxes were levied by the governments of John of Gaunt in the fourteenth century‚ Charles II in the seventeenth and Margaret Thatcher in the twentieth century. Most couldn’t afford
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Tax file memorandum Subject: Profit or Loss from business I. Facts: In early 2010‚ Walter Hodges became interested in the real estate market so he initiated his investigation into the real estate market. Mr. Hodges intended to acquire real estate with the intentions for investment or rental. Mr. Hodge has no previous knowledge or exposure to any real estate rental or investment industry. As a result‚ Mr. Hodges began in Spring 2010 to advertise and expose his business through
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The goal of report is going to analysis the facts and use appropriate information to conclude whether there has been a tax avoidance arrangement‚ and also to outline the effect on a taxpayer if the tax avoidance arrangement exists. In order to meet the goal‚ this report followed steps from Draft Interpretations Statement to prove my opinions. Law: BG 1‚ YA 1‚ GA 1 of Income tax 2007‚ Penny and Hooper v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2011) 3 NZTR 21-014. Ben Nevis Forestry Ventures Ltd & Ors
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the topic of tax fraud. We will begin by introducing the basic concepts of tax fraud. Secondly‚ this paper will also delve into some of the laws that have been passed as punishment for those parties that decide to commit tax fraud. We will also highlight some of the more current examples of tax fraud that have been committed and the details that lead to the perpetrators being caught. Lastly we will discuss the role that criminal investigators have in the realm of tax fraud. Tax fraud can be
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information of federal income tax. It helps to identify the different terms that are associated with income tax. It will point out how calculations are formed to paying taxes or getting a refund. This essay distinguishes the importance of your income and knowing what taxes you will be paying. Federal income taxes can be complicated and hard to file. But‚ knowing how it works can help save money‚ understand how it’s calculated‚ and what is determined in taxation. Income tax includes your income‚ deductions
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Source: Payroll Administration Guide > State and Local Income Tax Withholding > Multistate Withholding Requirements: State Comparison Chart 181:1251 Multistate Withholding Requirements: State Comparison Chart Employees who reside in one state but work in another can create withholding questions for payroll departments. The following chart illustrates the different state taxation and withholding rules applicable to such multistate taxation situations. In general‚ when an employee’s
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Where Do Income Tax Dollars Go Opening up an envelope on the first of the month to reveal ones monthly pay is a surprise in itself. After arriving down at the bottom of the pay stub it seems that half of the paycheck goes to the government. Where does the money go? Where do income tax dollars go? On that pay stub there are three places ones tax dollars go to and they are social security‚ healthcare‚ and defense spending. The first line that appears on a pay stub is social security tax. Where does ones
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Article Rebuttal By: Nathan BUS/COM 275 According to The Seattle Times Editorial (2012) website a new Seattle Arena will cost too much tax payer dollars and could affect mobility in the city. It should be understood that the arena proposal uses no current taxes to support neither the construction nor the daily operational expenses of the arena. The tax dollars generated by the arena itself will be put toward paying the balance of the 290 million dollars in bonds. Therefore the arena will require
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Edinburgh Napier University/SCOPE of City U Hong Kong Taxation LECTURE 1: Salaries tax and salaries tax planning‚ Double taxation arrangement with Mainland China Outline |Salaries tax | |- |Scope of charge‚ format and presentation of salaries tax | |- |Locality of employment
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