Junk Food Tax The current issue of junk food consumption and the overall obesity battle in America continues to plague our nation. The suggestion to counteract this problem is the implementation of a “junk tax”. ProQuest states that‚ “’junk food tax’ refers to a tax placed upon fattening foods or beverages” (Par. 1). The intention of the tax is to minimize the consumption of unhealthy foods‚ which would expectantly lead to a healthier population. A junk food tax would also generate revenue for causes
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International Tax and Public Finance‚ 7‚ 177–194‚ 2000. c 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in The Netherlands. Decomposing Revenue Effects of Tax Evasion and Tax Structure Changes ARINDAM DAS-GUPTA* oldmonk87@yahoo.com Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics‚ B MCC Road‚ Pune 411004‚ Maharashtra‚ India IRA N. GANG gang@economics.rutgers.edu Department of Economics‚ Rutgers University‚ New Brunswick‚ NJ 08901-1248 USA Abstract This paper proposes a method for evaluating the impact
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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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loss. e. sold a capital asset. In 2013‚ Maureen had a $12‚000 net short-term capital loss and deducted $3‚000 as a capital loss deduction. In 2014‚ Maureen has a $16‚000 0%/15%/20% long-term capital gain and no other capital gain or loss transactions. Which of the statements below is correct? a. Maureen has a 2014 $7‚000 net capital gain. b.
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Analysis TAX Table of Contents ? Income Business ? Alternate Tax Minimum ? Distribution Tax Dividend ?Profit Tax Branch ? International Taxation ? Residence Rules ? Treaty Override ? Controlled Foreign Company ? Anti-Avoidance Rules General ? Tax Incentives & Special Economic Zones ?Gains Capital ? Pricing & Advanced Pricing Agreement Transfer ? Taxation Personal ? Capital Funds‚ Mutual Funds & Insurance Venture 02 04 05 06 07 10 11 12 14 16 18 21 24 29-31 Companies ?Tax Wealth ? Glossary
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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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