Sin Tax Bill (For the Government) OVERALL SUMMARY: According to James Sadowsky‚ author of The Economics of Sin Taxes‚ taxes imposed on products seen as vices such as alcoholic liquors and tobaccos are called sin tax. Aside from the commodities being objects of disapproval‚ even their consumers accept such taxes because they seem to hit two birds in one stone. First‚ they raise revenues and second‚ they made vices expensive. House Bill 5727 or also known as the Sin Tax Bill aims to reform the
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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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industry makes it easy to eat unhealthy. Fast food is a quick‚ cheap‚ and tasteful meal made accessible to virtually anyone. When comparing prices at a grocery store‚ for the most part its clear junk foods are less expensive than healthy foods. If a tax was placed on unhealthy foods‚ it would make a substantial difference in the way consumers shopped. In 1938‚ the Agriculture Act was passed to allow the government to financially aid farmers that grow corn‚ cotton‚ and wheat due to the shortage of
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My final argument will be based on the effectiveness of this tax: The tax will have no significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. It has been claimed that an Australian carbon tax will have no significant impact on the level of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. This claim has been made on two bases. Firstly that it is unlikely to succeed in significantly reducing Australian greenhouse gas emissions and secondly‚ that even if these emissions were to stop completely this would have no
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Tax Preparing CPAs and Issues Related to Client Confidentiality The case talks about John Jones who is a CPA with 20 years of experience in preparing tax returns for clients. In 2013‚ Jones prepared a list of taxpayers that contained some specific information‚ which he could use to get in touch with those taxpayers for providing them with information regarding business and economic conditions‚ and also use these info for tax education and analysis purposes. As a result‚ the main objective of this
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in all aspects of life have increased the risk that information technology will be used unethically. At the centre of the government’s policy on climate change is pricing carbon. Many commenters and politicians have referred to this as a “carbon tax”. The idea is that polluters will pay per tonne of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This cost will initially be set at $23‚ and increase gradually until 2015. This is widely thought of as the most effective and least costly mechanism to reduce
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TEST 1 Correct Response Indicate whether each of the items listed below would be included (A) in or excluded (B) from gross income for the 2012 tax year. 1. Alimony | | 2. Lottery winnings | | 3. Life insurance proceeds received upon the death of a family member | | 4. Child support payments | | 5. Reimbursement of hospital expenses from a health insurance plan | | 6. Municipal bond interest | | 7. Unemployment compensation | | 8. Scholarships for tuition and books | | 9
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taxed differently from new ones. * Because of multi-tiered tax structure‚ smokers tend to prefer cheaper cigarette brands. According to the statistics provided by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)‚ consumers downshifted from medium-priced cigarettes to low-priced cigarettes. In the case of alcohol‚ consumption of low-priced beers ballooned from less than 40% in 1994 to more than 70% in 2010. * As tax is affected by inflation‚ tax burden decreases due to lack of price indexation. * The
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invoices‚ not hard coded by vendor or account number‚ and apply a tax code unique to the shipping state which would then allow the Legacy system to make a tax determination. When Milliken transitioned to SAP‚ we began using Vertex to automate this decision based on the “material group” assigned to the individual line item on the purchase order. Material groups define what the item is and how it’s used. Vertex would then make a tax decision based on the material group and the jurisdiction of the
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Tax Research Problem 2-64 FACTS: Lisa and Matthew would like to form a new corporation‚ Lima Corporation. Lisa will be exchanging $50‚000 cash in exchange for 50 shares of stock in Lima. Matthew will be contributing land which has a $35‚000 adjusted basis and a $50‚000 FMV‚ also in exchange for 50 shares of stock in Lima. ISSUE: When assets are exchanged for stock and control in a newly formed corporation‚ what are the tax and financial accounting implications of those transactions to Lisa
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