In 2010‚ Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard decided to implement carbon tax in order to gain more support in response to the change in climate (http://isen.northwestern.edu/doc/pdf/URG-ISEN_ALloyd.Jun12_ProjectSummary.pdf) and on the 8th of November 2011‚ the ‘Clean Energy Legislative Package’ is then passed by the Senate which sets out the way that Australia will introduce the carbon tax to reduce carbon pollution (http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/assurance/accountingtechnical/wha
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Hence‚ our recent booklist requires the IFRS editions (Volumes 1 and 2) below. It is recognized that some students may have borrowed or bought copies of either the 12th or 13th edition of the original text previously used. It does not appear to matter; both texts seem not to have material differences. Thus‚ you can use: Kieso‚ D.‚ Weygandt‚ J.‚ & Warfield‚ T. (2011): Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition. 1st Edition. Wiley: NJ. Volumes
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“Fat Tax” Imposing a fat tax on saturated fat‚ junk foods‚ sodas‚ etc. would be best because of many health and money related issues that it could possibly solve. A fat tax could help control many health problems the United States is facing today by giving some incentive to buy healthier foods. Taxing these certain foods may help control the way people eat and in turn change lifestyles to much healthier ones than there are now. The healthier lifestyles would help lower the amount of money spent
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Tax in Maldives Over the few years Maldives economy has grown very much. Various opportunities have been open to investors and small scale business‚ in Maldives and the income that the government get also has increase in the past years. The tax has also effects many house holds and business. With the changes of laws and regulations there are many new taxes and royalties that are taken in from the public and the business organization. In this essay I am going to highlight the effects of the
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The first thing to note when it comes to self-employed tax‚ SE tax‚ is that it only refers to Medicare taxes and Social Security benefits. Self-employed persons may be required to file other federal taxes based on the area they work in. Below you will find information into what is self-employed tax‚ who is required to pay it and how to go about paying this tax. The information below may not include everything you need to know; therefore‚ it should not be taken as all-inclusive because your specific
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Soda Tax: The Beginning of the End The government plans to tax sugary drinks to lower consumption and reduce obesity rates. It is a tax that is justified‚ because a high majority of its consumers are obese and our government believes they should step in and do something about it. There are positive aspects of a soda tax‚ but it would also be a violation of freedom of choice‚ with many other red flags as well. The government simply‚ has too much involvement with our personal lives. Placing a
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IFRS ADOPTION IN THE U.S; WHY THE POSTPONEMENT By Liu‚ Qun‚Hiltebeitel‚ Kenneth Monday‚ November 1 2010 Published on AllBusiness In November 2008‚ the SEC proposed a "Roadmap for Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS] by U.S. Issuers." The SEC road map detailed a process and a set of milestones by which certain larger public companies (those with a public float of at least $700 million) in the United States would
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Introduction) Tax Structure in Malaysia Generally‚ all income of companies and individuals accrued in‚ derived from or remitted to Malaysia are liable to tax. However‚ income remitted to Malaysia by resident companies (other than companies carrying on the business of banking‚ insurance‚ air and sea transportation)‚ non-resident companies and non-resident individuals are exempted from tax. Apart from income tax‚ there are other direct taxes such as real property gains tax‚ and indirect taxes
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Tax evasion Definition Tax evasion is an unlawful practice which has the effect of reducing the government revenue needed for the provision of infrastructure‚ public services and public utilities. (Otosanya ‚ 2009). Spicer (1975) also stated that‚ tax evasion “ tax evasion result in a loss of tax revenues‚ impair the chances of realizing the distributional or equity goal of taxation‚ and if they become widespread‚ as they have in recent times‚ then more tax payer‚ may lose faith in the tax administration
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by the amount of the tax. There are two types of indirect taxes: 1) a specific tax : this is a fixed amount of tax per unit imposed upon a product and 2) an ad valorem tax: this is where the tax is a percentage of the selling price. When an indirect tax is imposed on a product it affects both consumers and producers. Part of the tax is paid by consumers and another part is paid by producers. The tax burden is shared between the two. The burden of a tax is referred to as tax incidence. The allocation
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