taxed is always an issue. The current tax system that the United States uses contains several flaws. First of all‚ it is very complex. It is comprised of many various variables that can create loopholes. These loopholes can cause two equal income families to be paying very different tax rates. In fact‚ there are 480 different types of tax forms (Website). The current tax system is also very unfair for the wealthy. Because it is a progressive tax‚ it is higher for people who have higher
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Service Tax Service Tax is a form of indirect tax imposed on specified services called "taxable services". Service tax cannot be levied on any service which is not included in the list of taxable services. Over the past few years‚ service tax been expanded to cover new services. The objective behind levying service tax is to reduce the degree of intensity of taxation on manufacturing and trade without forcing the government to compromise on the revenue needs. The intention of the government
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Definition of Tax “Taxes are compulsory payment to government without expectation of direct return in benefit to the tax payer” According to section 2 (62) of the ITO (Income Tax Ordinance) 1984: “Tax means the income tax payable under ordinance and includes any additional tax‚ excess profit tax‚ penalty‚ interest‚ fees or other charges leviable or payable under this ordinance.” Characteristics of Tax i. Tax is a payment to the government by the people. ii. Payment of taxes is non-penal
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2. Why is there little tax evasion in Singapore or any other country of your choice? Is it because Singaporeans fear state punishment or because they are satisfied with the performance of the state? Or is there any other explanation? Which explanation(s) do you find most persuasive? Why? Tax evasion‚ the illegal negligence in taxpaying and misrepresentation of tax returns to reduce one’s tax liabilities‚ is at a low level in Singapore. With Singapore’s strong tax enforcement‚ Singaporeans fear
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NAME: OGODETON KELVIN OKIEMUTE DEPARTMENT: ACCOUNTING COURSE CODE: ACC325 (ASSIGNMENT) MATRIC NO: 09AA08569 TOPIC: ‘Income tax is one of the major sources of revenue for all government in Nigeria and it is a factor to be recon with in both the state and the Federal Government body….It is an enforced contribution of money enacted pursuant to legislative authority….Analyze the importance and the problems of TAXATION and the way forward in Nigeria………….’ INTRODUCTION Income taxes
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SC 2279: (1977) 4 SCC 98: 1977 SCC (Tax) 536 Decided On: 31.08.1977 Bench: 7 Judge Bench consisting of the following Justices of the Supreme Court of India: Chief Justice M. Hameedullah Beg.‚ Justice N. L. Untwalia‚ Justice P. N. Bhagwati‚ Justice P. S. Kailasam‚ Justice S. Murtaza Fazal Ali‚ Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer and Justice Y. V. Chandrachud. Brief facts of the case: The case dealt with the constitutionality of a certain pattern of sales tax legislation‚ calculated to counter
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the same with no support‚ extra-curricular activities. The tax didn’t change anything for our schools. Our books still old and falling apart. People from Pepsi quit their job because they thought they weren’t getting paid enough. The soda tax should affect their paycheck. This is really an outrage and it is affecting not only the jobs at Pepsi Co. also it is effecting the stores who are not selling as much sodas and juices due to the tax. This affects the peoples’ families as well because the operations
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W22Extra: Tax and Gearing: More Questions Multiple Choice 1) Which of the following statements is false? A) In general‚ the gain to investors from the tax deductibility of interest payments is referred to as the interest tax shield. B) The interest tax shield is the additional amount that a firm would have paid in taxes if it did not have leverage. C) Because Corporations pay taxes on their profits after interest payments are deducted‚ interest expenses reduce the amount of corporate tax firms
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FINAL WEALTH TAX Accepting the recommendations of N. Kaldor to introduce “integrated direct tax system” in India‚ Wealth Tax Act‚ 1957 was enacted. The Act was amended from time to time. The major objective of wealth tax has been attainment of equity objective of tax policy because wealth is considered as the major source of inequalities. The wealth taxation in India is applicable to all citizens of the country and is also called the wealth tax act‚ 1957. This is also considered to be direct
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------------------------------------------------- Tax Research Memo: Entity Selection Issue FROM: Mark J. Sobanski‚ CPA TO: Penelope‚ Mark and John. DATE: April 15th‚ 2013. SUBJECT: Entity Selection for the new business. Issue/ Considerations: It is desired to study the issue of how should the new business to be started by Penelope‚ Mark and John be structured? The related tax and non-tax considerations are as follows – I. The different forms of organization available to Penelope‚
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