Value added tax (VAT) in theory avoids the cascade effect of sales tax by taxing only the value added at each stage of production. For this reason‚ throughout the world‚ VAT has been gaining favour over traditional sales taxes. In principle‚ VAT applies to all provisions of goods and services. VAT is assessed and collected on the value of goods or services that have been provided every time there is a transaction (sale/purchase). The seller charges VAT to the buyer‚ and the seller pays this VAT to
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What is GST? GST is a tax on goods and services with comprehensive and continuous chain of set-off benefits from the Producer’s point and Service provider’s point up to the retailer level. It is essentially a tax only on value addition at each stage and a supplier at each stage is permitted to set-off through a tax credit mechanism. Under GST structure‚ all different stages of production and distribution can be interpreted as a mere tax pass through and the tax essentially sticks on final
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John Doe J. Doe American Government May 10‚ 2011 Unitary vs. Federal Government Our Founding Fathers had viewed centralized power as a threat to their rights and liberties. They had been under the Unitarian constraints of British authority. Dividing power between the three levels of government‚ federalism‚ was one of the solutions to this problem. Our founding fathers also recognized the potential danger for conflict between the three levels of government‚ so they instituted several ways to
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ACROPOLIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH‚ INDORE Faculty of Management Studies Major Research Project On “To Study Salaried Employees Perception Towards Tax Saving Schemes” Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration (2009 – 2011) Submitted To: Submitted By: Prof. Prerna Sharma
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Internet Sales Tax Internet sales tax is topic that has been under heavy debate for over a decade. The tax proposal will have an impact on not only the consumer‚ but the provider‚ supply chain‚ e-commerce‚ and the economy as a whole. The National Bureau of Economic Research found that‚ “an imposition of sales taxes could reduce online spending by as much as thirty-percent. This thirty-percent reduction could cost companies as much as 54 billion dollars in lost sales.” ("Online Retailing to
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of 20 years. 1. Assume that the before-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 14%. Compute the before-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment. Show calculations to support your answer. 2. Assume that the after-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 8%‚ the income tax rate is 40%‚ and the MACRS recovery period is 10 years. Compute the after-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers
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Corporation. One of Susan’s tax managers conducted a review of Winter Park’s prior year tax returns. The review revealed that an NOL for a prior tax year was incorrectly computed‚ resulting in an overstatement of NOL carrybacks and carryovers to prior tax years. Apply the Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTSs) to the following situations. The SSTSs are in Appendix E of this text. a. Assume the incorrect NOL calculation does not affect the current year’s tax liability. What recommendations
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Issues: » Impact of VAT on sales » Need to reform traditional tax regime » Hurdles in implementing new reforms Discuss how implementing VAT will impact various sectors in India. Implementation of VAT drugs Due to implementation of VAT there is a decrease in the price of the drug so the chemist who wanted to avoid incurring losses by having to sell the drugs at cheaper rates in case the purchased be before april 2005‚ were not sol by that date. Resorted to purchasing very low qty of drugs
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Summer Training Report On “Tax Deduction At Source” Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Degree Of “Masters of Business Administration” By GOURAV GUPTA MBA (2010 – 12) Roll No.50-MBA-10 THE BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU KATHUA CAMPUS CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Gourav Gupta ‚ student of M.B.A – III Semester‚ Roll no. 50-MBA-10 is a bonafide student of this institute. He has completed the project report on the topic “Tax Deduction At Source” under
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Economics for Strategic Decisions U.S. Federal Budget Deficit Introduction and History The U.S. Federal Budget deficit is the fiscal year difference between what the United States Government takes in from taxes and other revenues‚ called receipts‚ and the amount of money the government spends‚ called outlays. The items included in the deficit are considered either on budget or off budget. Generally‚ on-budget outlays tend to exceed on-budget receipts‚ while off-budget receipts tend to exceed
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