GHANA Introduction & Definition of taxation: To tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate") is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. A tax may be defined as a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government [...] a payment exacted by legislative authority." A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation‚ but an enforced
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Afghanistan’s state-building and reconstruction agenda. International experience suggests that the larger the tax gap (the difference between the taxes actually paid and what should be paid according to existing laws and statutes)‚ the more radical are the changes needed. With a tax gap on the order of 60%‚ Afghanistan needs to adopt a comprehensive strategy including revamping of the tax administration in order to obtain significant improvements in compliance. Based on the more detailed analysis
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part‚ the principles of VAT‚ i.e. taxable persons‚ registration and deregistration‚ imports and exports‚ categories of supplies‚ different accounting schemes‚ and the administration of VAT‚ are discussed. I. Income tax is charged under the trading income provisions of Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 Part 2 on the profits of any “trade‚ profession or vocation whether carried on in the UK or elsewhere” . Accordingly‚ all self-employed have trading income regardless of their business
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CHAPTER 10 Measuring and Managing Translation and Transaction Exposure EASY (definitional) 10.1 ___________ a certain currency exposure means establishing an offsetting currency position so that the gain or loss from the exposure on the original currency is exactly offset buy the gain or loss from the currency hedge. a) Arbitraging b) Cross-hedging c) Hedging d) Risk shifting Ans: c Section: Alternative measures of foreign exchange exposure Level: Easy 10.2 Hedging cannot provide protection
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the same with no support‚ extra-curricular activities. The tax didn’t change anything for our schools. Our books still old and falling apart. People from Pepsi quit their job because they thought they weren’t getting paid enough. The soda tax should affect their paycheck. This is really an outrage and it is affecting not only the jobs at Pepsi Co. also it is effecting the stores who are not selling as much sodas and juices due to the tax. This affects the peoples’ families as well because the operations
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----------------------- ITC PAY Basis SSI – entitled to receive‚ FSI – received in Sg Current a/c interest – accrues evenly over time Fixed Deposit interest – date of maturity 1. Net Acc profit (before dep & tax) Expense Deductible N.D Charge to P/L Nothing Add Not charged Minus Nothing Revenue Taxable N.T Credited to P/L Nothing Minus Not credited Add Nothing Add: 10(1)(a) income not credited to P/L Expense charged for Non 10(1)(a) Less: Non 10(1)(a) income credited
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TAX AVOIDANCE vs. TAX EVASION From the time taxes were first imposed on American citizens‚ people have been trying to find ways to escape paying them. While some taxpayers continue to find legal ways to avoid paying a portion of their taxes‚ others simply choose to evade taxes or not pay them at all. Avoiding taxes and evading taxes may sound like similar actions‚ but the two terms have very different meanings. Avoiding taxes can be accomplished though various legal means‚ whereas evading taxes
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With respect to the prepaid income from services which of the following is true? The treatment of prepaid income is the same for tax and financial accounting. An accrual basis taxpayer can spread the income over the period services are to be provided if all of the servidcdes will be completed by the end of the tax year ^^^answer The effects of a below-market loan for 450‚000 made by a a corporation to its chief The corporation has imputed interest income and compensation expense. As a
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Where Do Income Tax Dollars Go Opening up an envelope on the first of the month to reveal ones monthly pay is a surprise in itself. After arriving down at the bottom of the pay stub it seems that half of the paycheck goes to the government. Where does the money go? Where do income tax dollars go? On that pay stub there are three places ones tax dollars go to and they are social security‚ healthcare‚ and defense spending. The first line that appears on a pay stub is social security tax. Where does ones
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fair tax: towards a modern tax system The Smith Institute The Smith Institute is an independent think tank that has been set up to look at issues which flow from the changing relationship between social values and economic imperatives. If you would like to know more about the Smith Institute please write to: Telephone +44 (0)20 7823 4240 Fax +44 (0)20 7823 4823 Email info@smith-institute.org.uk Website www.smith-institute.org.uk fair tax: towards a modern tax system The Director
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