Morgan Gillespie Professor Carr English Composition 1 November 25‚ 2012 What are Poll Taxes? A poll tax is a tax that costs the same for everyone no matter what their income or property is. In the United States‚ a poll tax is used to refer to a sum of money that people were required to pay in order to vote. Poll taxes were levied by the governments of John of Gaunt in the fourteenth century‚ Charles II in the seventeenth and Margaret Thatcher in the twentieth century. Most couldn’t afford
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Tax file memorandum Subject: Profit or Loss from business I. Facts: In early 2010‚ Walter Hodges became interested in the real estate market so he initiated his investigation into the real estate market. Mr. Hodges intended to acquire real estate with the intentions for investment or rental. Mr. Hodge has no previous knowledge or exposure to any real estate rental or investment industry. As a result‚ Mr. Hodges began in Spring 2010 to advertise and expose his business through
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MEMORANDUM To: S. Partner‚ C.P.A. From: Nicole J. Badalamenti‚ J. Accountant Date: August 27‚ 2012 Subject: Mr. B. Potato I FACTS Mr. B. Potato‚ a wealthy real estate investor‚ recently purchased a house on a parcel of land for $400‚000. The house was appraised at a value of $300‚000 and the land had an appraised value of $100‚000. Mr. Potato plans to tear down the house and replace it with a new house worth $1‚500‚000 with the intentions of living in
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Thomas Jefferson and Niccolo Machiavelli share similar and different thoughts on how a government should run. On how the government should function. From the rule of the government the rule of the people. However Machiavelli’s essay is more cynical‚ while on the other hand Jefferson is more logical. We might live in a Machiavellian world but it all depends on what people believe in. Personally I believe that Machiavelli’s philosophy is cynical compared to Jefferson‚ Therefore I believe more in Jefferson’s
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TAX HAVENS DEFINING Tax Havens • Def 1:A tax haven is a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. • Def 2: Tax haven or fiscal paradise are terms used to refer to a jurisdiction which enables its foreign residents or companies to reduce their tax liabilities from their homelands. • Def 3: "What ... identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence of a composite tax structure established deliberately to take advantage of‚ and exploit‚ a worldwide
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Justin Norman ECON 201: Short Paper 12/05/2012 Tax Reform There is effect when you talk about taxing a country as a whole and founding out that it actually helps or sometimes the functionality of the country to reform taxes as they weather away as time goes on. It was the unfair and demanding taxes the British put on the colonies in the 1700‚ as the American colonies were finding their identity and still under British rule‚ in which it lead to a Revolution. Nowadays‚ there is simply
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Money - buying‚ selling and paying Personal finance Sometimes in a shop they ask you: ’How do you want to pay?’ You can answer: ’Cash. / By cheque. / By credit card.’ In a bank you usually have a current account‚ which is one where you pay in your salary and then withdraw money to pay your everyday bills. The bank sends you a regular banki statement telling you how much money has gone in and out of your account. You may also have a savings account where you
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Tax is of two types Direct Tax and Indirect Tax. Direct Tax is the tax‚ which is paid directly by people to the government‚ while indirect tax is the tax‚ which is paid indirectly by people to the government. Income Tax is paid directly to the government therefore it is a direct tax while excise duty is paid by people to the manufacturer who pays it to the government‚ therefore it is an indirect tax. The Constitution of India (COI) has given power to levy tax to central and state government
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the alcopops tax is to correct for the negative externalities which abusers of alcopops impose on society. Using diagram(s) discuss how a tax on alcopops can correct for negative externalities associated with excessive consumption of alcopops. In a publication by University of Southern Queensland (2008)‚ it defines that ‘excise taxes are taxes imposed on sellers of certain goods and services‚ and they are usually substantially higher tan sales tax on regular goods’. Moreover‚ ‘tax incidence is
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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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