FCT v Bargwanna [2012] HCA 11 (29 March 2012)1: A case on the taxation and administration of charitable trusts Overview of income tax exemption and charitable entities What is income tax? The answer may be simple. Further‚ basic understanding on definition of income is capable of answering why a charitable entity has optional privileges in its income tax obligation. The main reason for this special treatment is because its ’nature of charitable purposes’ arguably reflects its non-profit orientation
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Most Beneficent Assignment of: Principle & Practice Income Tax Topic: Need of Tax Exemption [pic] Question: What is the need of Tax Exemption or Tax Concession in income tax from government point of view? And Does present income tax exemption policy of Pakistan effective in achieving its objectives give comments? TAX EXEMPTION According To “Community Benefit” theorists Tax-exemption contributes to pluralism “by providing the public goods and
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Tax amendments to file Income-Tax return for AY 2013-14 It is well known fact that tax payers are now required filing their Income-tax Return for the Financial Year 2012-13 relevant to the Assessment Year 2013-14. These Income-tax Returns in most cases have to be filed by 31st July‚ 2013. However‚ for the Corporate Sector as well as for persons who are having the requirement of tax audit the last date of filing Income-tax Return happens to be 30th September 2013. The Central Board of Direct
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Tax Study Guide Chapter 19: Distributions that are not in complete liquidation Earnings & Profit is the ability of a corporation to pay a dividend. Similar to the accounting concept of retained earnings. Both are measures of the firm’s accumulated capital (E&P includes both the accumulated E&P of the corporation since February 28‚ 1913‚ and the current year’s E&P). *Both cash and accrual basis corporations use the same approach when determining E&P. How to calculate E&P: Taxable Income +
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Income Tax Act 1961 Assessment Year: The period of twelve months starting from April 1 of every year and ending on March 31 of the next year. Previous Year: Income earned in a year (Previous year) is taxable in the next year (Assessment Year). Income earned during the previous year (PY) 2011-12 is taxable in the Assessment year (AY) 2012-13. From the AY 1989-90 onwards‚ all assesses are required to follow the financial year April 1 to March 31 as previous year for all sources of income
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BUSINESS MATH A TAX DILEMMA ASSIGNMENT 11.1 CASE STUDY 20.2 – PAGES 736 – 737 Rita just finished completing her educational requirements to become a dental hygienist. She has been offered jobs in two different cities and is trying to determine which one she should accept. Both employers offer similar benefits and working conditions‚ but the jobs are in two different states. Rita will move to the state in which she accepts a position. The first position is in Pennsylvania. Rita would earn $50‚000
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the amount of income and expenses reported for GAAP and income tax purposes. The objective for GAAP reporting is to report the economic activities of the entity. The objective for income tax purposes is for the government to raise revenue. There are two terms that identify the types of income subject to tax under each reporting system. Firstly‚ pretax financial income is determined using GAAP. It is the amount of income on which income tax is computed for financial statement purposed. It is formally
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purposes. Cash allows income underreporting‚ which is the most significant source of tax evasion‚ and it is also used for criminal activities. Countries face dire fiscal deficits that make their debts increasingly difficult to serve. Furthermore‚ even when they do address this dark side‚ policymakers rarely do so in a comprehensive way: public finance literature focuses on how to detect unreported incomes in tax transactions; monetary literature focuses on the operational costs of cash as a method
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TAX ATION San Beda College of LAW – ALABANG GENERAL PRINCIPLES I. Concepts‚ Nature and Characteristics of Taxation and Taxes. Taxation Defined: As a process‚ it is a means by which the sovereign‚ through its law-making body‚ raises revenue to defray the necessary expenses of the government. It is merely a way of apportioning the costs of government among those who in some measures are privileged to enjoy its benefits and must bear its burdens. As a power‚ taxation refers to the inherent power of
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Glossary‚ “taxable income” is defined as “the excess of taxable revenues over tax deductible expenses and exemptions for the year as defined by the governmental taxing authority”. Therefore‚ the principles and the scope of ASC 740 are only applicable to “taxes based on income.” However‚ ASC 740 provides no further guidance on this matter and there is no authoritative literature under U.S. GAAP to clearly define the term “tax based on income”. Although there is no legal definition to differentiate
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