Definition of Gross Income‚ Taxable Income‚ and Net Income Gross income refers to all income but not excluding exempt income and subject to final income tax. Example of gross income include: salaries and wages‚ commission‚ sale of and other dealings in property‚ rents‚ dividends‚ and securities. Exclusion from gross income or those incomes that are exempted from tax include: life insurance proceeds paid to beneficiaries upon the death of the insured; compensation for injuries or sickness‚ retirement
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Earthquake Resistant Buildings A Research Paper in Writing in the Discipline Emilio Aguinaldo College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course in Writing in the Discipline Submitted by: Manicdao‚ Marlone S. Introduction Earthquakes are major geological phenomena. Man has been terrified this phenomena for ages‚ as little has been known about the causes of earthquakes‚ but it leaves behind a trail of destruction. There are hundreds of small earthquakes around the
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The Wall Street Journal opens by defining the Haiti Earthquake as the strongest to hit the Caribbean in more than two centuries. Various witness reports were included‚ one of which from the Administer of Mercy and Sharing in Haiti: a charity that houses 109 orphans‚ notes the various dead bodies lying on the street‚ the numerous injured citizens‚ and the ringing cries of help in an area just 10 miles outside of the earthquakes epicenter. The report specifically describes the devastated infrastructure
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How to survive an earthquake The ground starts to shake‚ debris are falling everywhere around you‚ pictures‚ vases‚ mirrors‚ the family pet. What do you do in a situation like this? Turn and run or do you get down and hide? Most people would pick the first option‚ but that is one of the most dangerous things you can do in an earthquake. The best way to get through a natural disaster like this is to take cover‚ have an emergency household survival kit‚ and stay in contact. First of all‚ before
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Assessing the Development of Voluntary Internet Financial Reporting and Disclosure in Egypt A Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Doaa Abd El Rehim Mohamed Aly BSc in Accounting MSc in Financial Accounting Department of Accounting and Finance Hull Business School 2008 To My Mum Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere thanks and great respect to those who helped and encouraged me towards the completion of this research. I wish to give special thanks and to
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Introduction 2 2.2 Problem Statement 3 2.3 Aim and objectives 5 3.0 Research Methodologies 6 3.1 Questionnaires 6 3.2 Experiments 7 3.3 Secondary materials and statistics 7 4.0 Anticipated Findings / Contributions 8 5.0 Working Programme and Time Table 9 6.0 Overall Structure and Planned Organisation of Dissertation 10 6.1 Flow chart of research methodology 11 6.2 Structure and plan of report 12 7.0 Conclusion 13 8.0 Reference 14 The effect of earthquake on buildings in Japan
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EARTHQUAKES Introduction and Terminology • Vibrations in the earth’s crust that occur when strain in the crust is suddenly released by displacement along a fault line • Focus = point at which an earthquake originates inside the earth. May be many km below surface • Epicentre = the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus. Strongest shock normally felt here. Most damage usually occurs here. • Seismology = the study of earthquakes – from Greek – seio – to shake
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Reflection on Japanese earthquake After watching the news about the catastrophic earthquake in Japan these days‚ I was overwhelmed with a range of emotions: anxiety‚ depression‚ grief‚ confusion and shock. Like a lot of people‚ I was stunned by percussive images of the ruins of buildings and the bodies of casualties. I felt sorry for the dead. Meanwhile‚ I was deeply touched by those survived. Instead of being thrown into panic‚ the Japanese faced up to the catastrophe with dispassion and composure
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Committee of Experts to examine the seismic problem and make appropriate recommendations. The Committee proposed a zoning map of Bangladesh in the same year. According to Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC‚ 1993)‚ Bangladesh is divided into 3 earthquake zones (Figure- 6): Zone –1: the less risky zone. The Zone-1 comprising the southwestern part of Bangladesh (Jessore‚ Khulna and Barisal Districts) is seismically quiet‚ with an estimated basic seismic co-efficient of 0.04. Zone–2: medium vulnerable
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Kobe Earthquake Essay Write a 700 word essay with the title: ‘What were the primary and secondary effects of the Kobe earthquake and why do you think it had such a big impact?’ Tips: Break your essay into 4 main paragraphs. These should cover the following things: Paragraph 1 − Introduce where Kobe is − Explain a few things about the city − Explain why the Earthquake happened i.e type of plate boundary etc Paragraph 2 − Explain what a primary hazard is − Explain each of
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