Theodore Roosevelt was sworn into office in 1901 at a time of social and political change‚ known as the Progressive Era. The progressives wanted to reestablish “old-fashioned values” of real competition‚ hard work‚ and fair play. They felt that they needed to get the “bad people” out of big businesses or government and with doing that eventually the social and economic problems would get better. During Roosevelt’s presidency‚ he wanted to use his power to enforce order. Order on big businesses
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or loss important? Characterizing a gain or loss means to label it as either ordinary or capital (long-term or short-term). It is important to characterize a gain or loss because gains and losses of different characters are treated differently for tax purposes. 7. Explain the difference between ordinary‚ capital‚ and 1231 assets. Ordinary assets are generally assets created or used in taxpayer’s trade or business.
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Progressive Insurance Assignment question: 1. What is Progressive’s business? a. .To provide vehicles owners with security and protection : insurance coverage b. .Damages compensation c. .Quick claims service d. .Immediate response vehicles : inspect of the scene of an accident‚ estimate‚ claim and print checks 2. What is critical to the success of the business? a. Quality of the service: quick payment of the claims Claims processing‚ timeliness
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economy is doing well. B. greatest when the economy is in a recession. C. zero. D. the same regardless of the state of the economy. 6. The largest source of tax revenue for the U.S. Federal government is: A. personal income taxes. B. property taxes. C. corporate income taxes. D. sales and excise taxes. 7. In determining one’s personal income tax‚ taxable income is: A. total income less deductions and exemptions. B. all income. C. all income other than wages and salaries. D. wage and salary income
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Indirect Tax Indirect taxes include value added tax‚ a range of excise duties on oil‚ tobacco and alcohol and fuel duty. VAT is levied on the sale of goods by registered businesses. Businesses add VAT to the price they charge when they provide goods and services to business customers - and non-business customers. There are different VAT rates‚ depending on the goods or services that are being provided. At the moment there are three rates: standard rate – 20%‚ reduced rate - 5 %‚ zero rate -
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A tax haven is a state‚ country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all.Individuals and/or corporate entities can find it attractive to establish shell subsidiaries or move themselves to areas with reduced or nil taxation levels relative to typical international taxation. This creates a situation of tax competition among governments. Different jurisdictions tend to be havens for different types of taxes‚ and for different categories of people and/or companies.States
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If you do not think the rules/laws are adequate‚ try and come up with some more safeguards. Question #4 - 300 words · Research sales tax laws in Michigan‚ Texas‚ Ohio‚ New Jersey and California. · Discuss what the sales tax rules are in these states. · Describe which states Ellen will have to pay sales tax. · Talk about the percentages/amounts and any other rules/laws she must follow. · Feel free to give ideas on how to track sales from
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World Academy of Science‚ Engineering and Technology 64 2012 Impact of Changes in Excise Tax Rate for Strong Alcohol on Consumption and State Revenues in Latvia A. Strateičuks‚ V. Kaže‚ R. Škapars Abstract—State tax revenues in most countries started to decrease during the recession. Government of Latvia decided to compensate the decline by increasing rates of several taxes including excise tax on strong alcohol. The total increase in 2009 constituted 42% and the rate increased from 896€
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Jake Jackson Country Report 3 People’s Progressive Party of Guyana Just like every country has had its troubles with getting a stabile government established and keeping it‚ Guyana has had a history full of different ethnicities coming in and taking power for limited amounts of time throughout history. A very significant part of Guyana’s political history was the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)‚ which was founded soon after the end of World War II. The two individuals‚ Cheddi Jagan and Janet
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who are able to afford it. In the article “Tech Untaxed: Tax Avoidance in Silicon Valley‚ and How America’s Richest Company Pays a Lower Tax Rate than You Do” published by The Greenlining Institute‚ experts assert us that some of America’s most successful companies have been evading the paying of taxes and in some cases‚ they pay a lower tax rate than a middle class person. To explain matters a little further the article mentions‚ “The tax rate paid by Apple‚ the world’s most valuable company… fell
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