Glossary‚ “taxable income” is defined as “the excess of taxable revenues over tax deductible expenses and exemptions for the year as defined by the governmental taxing authority”. Therefore‚ the principles and the scope of ASC 740 are only applicable to “taxes based on income.” However‚ ASC 740 provides no further guidance on this matter and there is no authoritative literature under U.S. GAAP to clearly define the term “tax based on income”. Although there is no legal definition to differentiate
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THE IMPACTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST) ON MIDDLE INCOME EARNERS IN MALAYSIA MOHD RIZAL PALIL1 MOHD ADHA IBRAHIM 2 Abstract The introduction of GST in Malaysia has called many arguments from various parties including academics‚ professionals and the nation (would become the taxpayers) on how GST affect goods pricesincrease or decrease. The consumers are worrying of the significant price increases on basic needs when the GST has fully implemented. With the relatively high living costs particularly
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In February 2011‚ Australian federal government announced a framework to implement a Carbon Tax from July 1‚ 2012 has triggered an intense controversy among the Australian citizens. The term “Carbon tax” refers to an environmental tax that polluters will pay per ton of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This essay will argue that carbon taxes should not be introduced in Australia due to inefficacy‚ financial burdens and better actions to protect environment. First of all‚ implementing
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The carbon tax could positively influence our society environmentally to further strengthen our future. It encourages alternatives such as public transit‚ carpooling and even biking due to the elevated gas prices. The tax will also intend for households to not take their electricity for granted and utilize it as a scarce resource. “It increases social efficiency by making people aware of the full social cost” (Pettinger Paragraph 9). This relates back to the Paris Agreement which was signed by the
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the AVI-YONAHFINAL.DOC FEBRUARY 26‚ 2002 2/26/02 5:38 PM Book Review Why Tax the Rich? Efficiency‚ Equity‚ and Progressive Taxation Reuven S. Avi-Yonah† Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich. Edited by Joel B. Slemrod.∗ Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 2000. Pp. 524. $57.95. In Greek mythology‚ Atlas was a giant who carried the world on his shoulders. In Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged‚ Atlas represents the “ prime movers” —the talented few who bear
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►Progressive/graduated tax Generally‚ rates increase as income increases ►Federal income taxes ►FORMULA: ►Income (very broadly inclusive) ►LESS: Exclusions (income not subject to taxation) ►EQUALS Gross income ►LESS: Deductions for adjusted gross income ►EQUALS Adjusted gross income ►LESS: Greater of itemized deductions or standard deduction ►LESS: Personal exemptions ►EQUALS Taxable income ►MULTIPLIED BY: Tax rate ►EQUALS Tax owed ►LESS: Tax credits ►LESS: Tax prepayments/withholdings
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ she tells the value and purpose of dreams and how oftentimes dreams do get deferred. Hansberry got the title for the play based off of Langston Hughes’ famous poem A Dream Deferred. The language Hansberry uses reflects the deeper meaning of Hughes’ poem. Although the Younger women have lived in the same apartment for generations‚ they each face their unique trials and tribulations. Mama is faced with the decision of how to spend the money she received
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The introduction of the carbon tax in Australia. Recently‚ the carbon tax issue has been gaining increasing attention in Australia due to its function of reducing greenhouse gas as well as its extensive economic impacts on a range of industries‚ such as tourism and hospitality. The conceptual meaning of the carbon tax is “a levy applied to various operations that generate carbon dioxide” (Covey‚ 2009‚ p.329). Such a tax is introduced to achieve a desired national emission target (Covey‚ 2009)
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Bruce Bartlett’s book The Benefit and The Burden is essentially a book that talks about the existing tax code in the United States and the reason(s) it is need of a reform. The author starts the book by briefly discussing the history of Federal Income Taxation in the United States starting from the post-American Revolution period at which time there was nothing called the income tax. In fact‚ income tax didn’t get introduced in the United States until 1861. The only form of taxation before that were
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a commodity. Tax constitute the major source of the government’s income Meaning of Tax The tax is compulsory payment to the Government by taxpayer without any expectation of some specified return. While paying tax‚ the tax-payer is not entitled to force the government to give something in return of the sum he has paid as tax. Characteristics of a Tax A compulsory payment: - Tax is not an optional payment by a citizen but a payment having legal enforcement behind it. Tax is levied by the
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