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 the author(s) and do not
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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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RESEARCH MEMORANDOM (Question 1) Facts: | Alex and Amanda Adams were married 22 years ago and have two children‚ Anne and Alex Jr. On June 2‚ 2011‚ after a particularly fierce argument‚ Alex packed his clothes and left for parts unknown. Amanda has neither seen nor heard from him since. Anne graduated from Wayne State University on May 7‚ 2011. Prior to her graduation Anne had been a full time student. During the year‚ Anne (born October 5‚ 1990) earned $7‚000 from a life guarding job and
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A tax system is simply the collection of taxes in an economy. It is a sum of money paid by people or businesses to a government‚ to be used for public purposes. Taxes are raised through various means and the systems vary for each country. The main taxes in the UK‚ USA and Australia will be explained. Countries use the taxes they receive in different ways. Aims and targets of most countries vary‚ as does the amount of tax generated. Due to this‚ expenditure is prioritised and spent accordingly
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CHAPTER II ESTATE AND DONOR’S TAXES* A. ESTATE TAX 1. Taxpayer and Tax Base The estate tax is imposed on the transfer of the decedent’s estate to his lawful heirs and beneficiaries based on the fair market value of the net estate at the time of the decedent’s death. It is not a tax on property. It is a tax imposed on the privilege of transmitting property upon the death of the owner. The Estate Tax is based on the laws in force at the time of death notwithstanding the postponement of the actual
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THE TAX LAWS SHOULD BE REFORMED TO ENCOURAGE SAVING A nation’s saving rate is a key determinant of its long-run economic prosperity. When the saving rate is higher‚ more resources are available for investment in new plant and equipment. A larger stock of plant and equipment‚ in turn‚ raises labor productivity‚ wages‚ and incomes. It is‚ therefore‚ no surprise that international data show a strong correlation between national saving rates and measures of economic well-being. If a nation’s laws make
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a threatening issue in the global. Thus‚ carbon tax is used as a tool to reduce greenhouse. The Australian Government announced initially the price of carbon tax is $23 per tone and has become a concerned issue with policy proposal makers and its significant effects on all society and economy. The report will outline some features that related to the issues and impacts of carbon tax as well as the responds of business and consumers. The carbon tax will create the big gap between the poor and the
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SCRAPPING THE MINING TAX- IS IT GOOD OR BAD? Executive summary Introduction The Australian governments mining tax‚ the mineral resource rent tax (MRRT) has always been under the radar for its ever changing policies. It is very easy to pint out its significant issues‚ but reforming the tax is quite a major task at hand. All the corporations involved within the mining industry‚ as well the different corporations in the economy‚ pay a current income tax rate of 30% on its revenue that they earn
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.. many firm favourites of Australian eating would be hit by a tax on fatty foods. Photo: Tamara Voninski Couch (fried) potatoes ... obesity is on the rise in Australia. Photo: Karen Neumann The Western world is beginning to embrace measures to fight obesity but Australia is a conspicuous absentee‚ writes Cosima Marriner. HUNGARY has a hamburger tax‚ Denmark has just imposed the world’s first fat tax‚ the US is debating a "soda tax" and now Britain is contemplating its own junk food levy. Around
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Service Tax: Dr. Manmohan Singh‚ the then Union Finance Minister‚ in his Budget speech for the year 1994-95 introduced the new concept of Service Tax and stated that ’’ There is no sound reason for exempting services from taxation‚ therefore‚ I propose to make a modest effort in this direction by imposing a tax on services of telephones‚ non-life insurance and stock brokers.’’ Service Tax has been introduced in order to explore new avenues for taxation and to bring more people into the tax net. Service
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