23/09/2013 Corporate tax avoidance by multinational firms In this briefing: The scale of Member States’ (MS) losses through the increasingly aggressive use of tax-avoidance schemes by multinational companies (MNCs) is difficult to estimate‚ but is considered serious. Press reports have highlighted the low tax paid by well-known‚ very successful companies. The tax reduction methods used by MNCs have been well known for decades. They include transfer pricing‚ the use of lower-tax jurisdictions‚ over-charging
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removed from the tax base by law Deductions- subtracted from the tax base rather than fully excluded. Flat tax- one single rate applied to the entire tax base. Progressive tax- rates increase as tax base increases. (Federal income tax) Tax credit- authorized deduction in gross tax liability Real and personal property taxes- Real (real estate) Personal (difficult to enforce because property is easily concealed or moved‚ with the exception of vehicles which must be registered) Excise tax- imposed on
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Article 1. Nature of the tax The income tax on individuals is a personal‚ direct tax levied according to the principles of equality‚ universality and progressivity‚ the income of individuals according to their nature and their personal and family circumstances. Article 2. Object of the tax The object of the taxpayer’s income tax‚ understood as the entirety of their income‚ capital investments and losses and income allocations established by law‚ regardless of where they may have occurred and
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| The New Tax Code | The New Direct Tax Code which was said to be introduced from the financial year‚ 2012-13 replacing the five decade old Income tax Act‚1961 has the objective to make the Indian tax structure straightforward. The Income Tax Act 1961 has become very complex and virtually unintelligible to the common man by virtue of a complicated structure‚ numerous amendments‚ frequent policy changes and a multitude of judgments that gave varying interpretations to already undecipherable
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TAXATION OF EARNINGS OF GHANAIAN FOOTBALLERS AND OFFICIALS AT FIFA 2010 By Isaac Nyame & Abdallah Ali-Nakyea of WTS Nakyea & Adebiyi (Tax Attorneys & Solicitors) Introduction The FIFA world cup Fiesta in South Africa came to a very successful end on Sunday‚ 11 July 2010. It has been hailed‚ and rightly so‚ by most football pundits as one of the most successful international sporting events organized by an African Country. Once again Ghanaian footballers made us proud
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The UK taxation system relevant to the typical tax paying resident within the UK consists of Income tax‚ Corporation tax and Capital Gains tax. In the past tax payers have tried to ‘evade’ paying tax‚ with some ludicrous plans to keep their own personal taxes to a minimum‚ if not have a tax liability in the negative. This is partly why the UK Government has had to implement tax laws to maintain and clarify the structure of the taxation system within its policies. The system relies on a number of
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Soda Tax Is Not the Solution There has been a growing concern towards the issue of obesity and efforts were made by governmental and non-governmental organizations to tackle this health problem. New York City’s proposal for labeling regulations for the food and beverage industry marked the start of government intervention into the market to fight obesity‚ and many states soon followed suit (Brownell et al.‚ 2012‚ p. 384). A recent tax proposal on sugary beverages has caused uproar among the beverage
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ADVANCED TAXATION Estate and Gift Tax I Alan Davis CHINESE PROVERB: “Tell me‚ I’ll forget. Show me‚ I may remember. But involve me and I’ll understand.”1 "To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish”2 “One who talks does not know‚ one who knows does not speak.”3 SPECIAL TAX RATE FOR DIVIDENDS - The great tax debate of 2003 concerned the taxation of dividends. Prior to 2003‚ dividends were given no special treatment in the law. Conservatives argued
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the largest benefit for the wealthy population‚ the Bush tax cuts were also controversial for a multitude of reasons. These tax cuts forced the government‚ Congress in particular‚ to make a variety of changes and adaptations to the new financial situation they would find themselves in. Due to the decrease in revenue the government would be receiving in taxes‚ Alterations in spending had to be expected. According to Isaac Shapiro‚ the Bush tax cuts “have been a major contributor to the dramatic shift
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PROJECT FRINGE BENEFIT TAX SUBMITTED BY PRIYANK JAGAWANSHI 08B088 priyankjagawanshi@gmail.com 2008-2013 VII SEMISTER SUBMITTED TO Mr. CHAMARTI RAMESH KUMAR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW 1|P a ge CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3 ABSTRACT 4 INTRODUCTION 5 FRINGE BENEFITS TAX (FBT) 6 LEGISLATION AND STATUTORY REGULATIONS 8 EXEMPTIONS IN FRINGE BENEFITS TAX 10 ABOLITION OF FBT – REASONS 11 IMPACT OF ABOLITION OF FRINGE BENEFITS TAX 14 CONCLUSION
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