TAX HAVENS DEFINING Tax Havens • Def 1:A tax haven is a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. • Def 2: Tax haven or fiscal paradise are terms used to refer to a jurisdiction which enables its foreign residents or companies to reduce their tax liabilities from their homelands. • Def 3: "What ... identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence of a composite tax structure established deliberately to take advantage of‚ and exploit‚ a worldwide
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STUDY ON ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT IN BANKS ABSTRACT: In banking‚ ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT (often abbreviated ALM) is the practice of managing risks that arise due to mismatches between the assets and liabilities (debts and assets) of the bank. This can also be seen in insurance. Asset liability management (ALM) is a strategic management tool to manage interest rate risk and liquidity risk faced by banks‚ other financial services companies and corporations. Asset-liability management basically
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Auditor Liability in Canada A & B Is it reasonable for a potential investor or existing shareholder to rely on audited financial statements that a corporation makes available for public consumption? Should an investor be able to sue a corporation’s auditor if audited financial statements materially misrepresent the financial status of the company audited? a. Should a potential investor only be able to sue the corporation? b. Should there be any limit on the auditor’s liability? Negligent
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INTRODUCTION Service tax is a tax on Services. Service tax is not a tax on profession / trade but it is a tax on the service provided in exercise of the profession / trade. It is leviable only if there is provision of service. SALE V/S SERVICE Service is different from sale. The fact that some goods have been used in the course of providing service’ doesn’t make that transaction a sale. The nature of the transaction depends on the intention of the parties. If the parties intended to enter into
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much of Hughes’ poetry‚ a theme that runs throughout is that of a "dream deferred." The recurrence of a"dream deferred" in several Hughes poems paints a clear picture of the disappointment and dismay that blacks in America faced in Harlem. Furthermore‚ as each poem develops‚ so does the feeling behind a"dream deferred‚" growing more serious and even angry with each new stanza.<br><br>To understand Hughes’ idea of the"dream deferred‚" one must have an understanding of the history of Harlem. First intended
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Additionally‚ vicarious liability extends to individual partners as well‚ regardless of their individual culpability. The latter principle of spinoff liability is‚ naturally‚ highly detested among members of the partnership‚ in particular members of professional service firms. Intriguingly‚ the principle of vicarious liability has over time attracted different justifications‚ each with its own strengths and weaknesses. In the context of a partnership‚ two forms of vicarious liability are substantial: the
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Concepts Of Tax Residential Status And Tax Incidence Concept And Calculation Of Tax Income Under The Head Salary FBT* And New Perquisites Income Under The Head House Property Income Under The Head Business And Profession Income Under The Head Capital Gains Income Under The Head Of Other Sources Clubbing Of Incomes Set Off And Carry Forward Of Losses Agriculture Income And Its Taxability Deduction From Gross Total Income Exempted Incomes Assessment Procedure Advance Payment Of Income Tax Tax Deducted
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CHAPTER 6 ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT: DETERMINING AND MEASURING INTEREST RATES AND CONTROLLING INTEREST-SENSITIVE AND DURATION GAPS Goals of This Chapter: The purpose of this chapter is to explore the options bankers have today for dealing with risk – especially the risk of loss due to changing interest rates – and to see how a bank’s management can coordinate the management of its assets with the management of its liabilities in order to achieve the institution’s goals. Key Topic In This Chapter
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Green FROM: Kecia Carter DATE: November 28‚ 2010 RE: Tax Memo #1/Gambling Activities Issue #1 Dr. Green is a practicing physician in Chicago who‚ as an avid blackjack and slot machine player‚ travels to Las Vegas bi-weekly to gamble. He would like to know what criteria are used to determine whether his gambling activities constitute a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and whether or not you think his gambling activities qualify for trade or business
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4.1 Understand tax depreciation procedures and the effect of depreciation on the firm’s cash flows. 1) Depreciation deductions‚ like any other business expenses‚ reduce the income that a firm reports on its income statement. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Topic: Depreciation Learning Obj.: LG 1 Learning Outcome: F-02 Question Status: Previous Edition AACSB Tag: Analytic Skills 2) Non-cash charges are expenses that involve an actual outlay of cash during the period but are not deducted on the income
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