FairTax 1. Will transfer tax burden from upper class to middle class 2. Will negatively impact housing market and charities 3. Will create huge underground economy and will lead to higher rates on consumption than predicted 4. Will not abolish IRS‚ but rather require increased government monitoring to ensure tax compliance 5. Not enough evidence of practicality and beneficial results of FairTax to justify risks Pretty much everyone would agree that our current tax system is almost comically
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Convention‚ October 12th‚ 2002‚ Washington DC‚ USA Review of the Tax System in Bangladesh A Prerequisite for Industrial Growth T. A. M. Nurul Basher* E-mail: nurul-basher@betelco.com Abstract - This paper has been written to highlight the sustainable industrial growth problems being faced by the entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. There are multifarious problems for Industrial growth in Bangladesh but the major bottleneck is the adverse tax system. There exists no consideration for industrial raw materials
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TAXATION MODULE What is tax? Why tax is levied? In Indian economy‚ the Government plays crucial role by making heavy investments/expenditure on core areas like heavy industries‚ infrastructure‚ defence‚ internal security‚ education‚ poverty alleviation‚ employment generation‚ health etc. For this purpose‚ the Government raises funds by levying various taxes‐ direct and indirect‚ other receipts and also borrows from the market. Different types of tax: For the above
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A value added tax (VAT) is a form of consumption tax. From the perspective of the buyer‚ it is a tax on the purchase price. From that of the seller‚ it is a tax only on the value added to a product‚ material‚ or service‚ from an accounting point of view‚ by this stage of its manufacture or distribution. The purpose of VAT is to generate tax revenues to the government similar to the corporate income tax or the personal income tax. Who Are Required To File VAT Returns • Any person or entity who
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Deferred Tax Assets There are a few accounting differences between tax (IRS) accounting and US GAAP accounting. Some differences cause deferred tax asset which is a future tax benefit. For example‚ say a firm currently is offering a special onetime 2-year warranty when a customer purchases its product. The firm estimates that over a 2-year period it is likely to spend a total of $200‚000 in warranty repairs. The following presents the reported income for this 2-year period using US GAAP rules:
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Equal Taxation Tax rates in America have been changed and reformed to try and meet the needs of the current economy‚ or to make a politicians look good. Recent questions have been asked about whether we should reform the entire style of tax rates in America. Future generations are going to feel the burden or benefit from tax choices we make now because it takes time for things of this magnitude to take place. Also it is a possibility that the future generation may need new tax style because of
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The Value-Added Tax: Is It Good for the United States? Michael D. Cobb BUS490 Business Policy Professor: Robert Brown May 29‚ 2011 The individual federal income tax system used in our country is currently extremely complicated. It is so complicated that the tax code started with about 400 pages long in 1913 to over 70k pages long today (CCH‚ 2010). It benefits higher income individuals leaving those that are at or below the poverty line in a struggle. Our government
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uncertainty Singapore Budget Commentary 2013 Foreword Greetings from your tax team at Deloitte. The Minister for Finance presented the 2013 Budget Statement on 25 February 2013 and we are pleased to provide our commentary on the tax and certain other changes proposed therein. Overall‚ Budget 2013 offers various tax measures and sets out the strategies to achieve quality growth and build an inclusive society for Singapore. The tax measures are further explored in our commentary. It should be noted that
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progressive tax system? How does it differ from a regressive tax system? A progressive tax system is people who get paid more have to pay more money on their income taxes than someone who makes less money. These differ because a progressive tax system is when someone who makes more money has to pay mire and their taxes than someone who makes less n=money and a regressive tax system is when everybody has to pay the same amount whether or not you get paid more or less. 2. What is gross income? What types
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Tax Relief for Resident Individual Year 2010‚ 2011 & 2012 No. Individual Relief Types Amount (RM) 1 Self and Dependent 9‚000 2 Medical expenses for parents 5‚000 (Limited) 3 Basic supporting equipment 5‚000 (Limited) 4 Disabled Individual 6‚000 5 Education Fees (Individual) 5‚000 (Limited) 6 Medical expenses for serious diseases 5‚000 (Limited) 7 Complete medical examination 500 (Limited) 8 Purchase of books‚ journals‚ magazines and publications 1‚000 (Limited)
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