Bloomberg unfair ban on drinks: Governments say on what we eat There have been several complaints and strongly worded letters to Mayor Michael Bloomberg with regards to the unfair New York ban of large soda drinks. Mr. Bloomberg goal is to decrease the rate of diabetes by doing so and promote healthier solutions and options for citizens of New York. While his intentions might sound good I question whether the government is perhaps getting too involved in our diets. The governments say on our diets is
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goals. “Bubble Buzz” will be marketed as a unique functional drink while striving to reinforce the company’s status as the leader in innovation and successful product launches. The marketing strategies will enable to reach a market size of an estimated 8‚688‚300 people (targeted) with a forecasted sales growth prospect of 7.3% over the next 4 years ($243‚029.47 profits)‚ while satisfying the needs of the still-unserved market for ready-to-drink bubble tea. Success will be reflected by a sizeable capture
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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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Should the Australian Government privatise Medibank Private? Since the 1990s the Commonwealth and State governments of Australia has privatised a sizeable portion of the public sector (Reserve Bank of Australia 1997). The prospect of privatising Medibank has been a controversial matter since its proposal by the Howard government in 2006‚ although the former government failed to do so‚ the Abott government announced on March 26th‚ 2014 that the company will be sold off through an initial public
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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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or during the lifetime of both the donor and the donee. The former is known as “donation mortis causa” subject to estate tax while the latter is known as “donation inter vivos” subject to donor’s tax. Consequently‚ transfer taxes‚ which are typically assessed on the net value of the taxable assets transferred‚ fall into two basic categories‚ namely; estate tax and donor’s tax. Business taxes are Succession is a mode of acquisition by virtue of which‚ the property‚
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3 CHAPTER TAX DETERMINATION; PERSONAL AND DEPENDENCY EXEMPTIONS; AN OVERVIEW OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS Instructor: The test items in both the print Test Bank and ExamView test-creation software are numbered by question type within each chapter. Thus‚ users of ExamView can more easily preview their selections using the printed Test Bank in the same numbering system. Status: Present Topic TRUE OR FALSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Level of current income
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Tax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime to one’s own advantage‚ to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. Tax sheltering is very similar‚ and tax havens are jurisdictions which facilitate reduced taxes. The term tax mitigation is sometimes used; its original use was by tax advisers as an alternative to the pejorative term tax evasion. "Tax aggressive" strategies fall into the grey area between commonplace and well-accepted tax avoidance (such as purchasing
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ordinary income under s. 25(1) (now s.6-5) since the accommodation was not convertible into money. • Not ordinary income under s.6-5. FCT v Cooke & Sherden. (money or convertible into money) Soft drink retailers were given holidays by wholesalers/manufacturers for selling a certain number of soft drinks. Was this ordinary income? The holidays could not be cashed in or transferred to anyone else. The holidays were not convertible into cash‚ therefore the first characteristic was not met‚ and therefore
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II. Criteria for Evaluating a Tax Structure Adam Smith -canons of taxation Equality Convenience Certainty Economy III. Tax Structure Tax base: Tax rates: Incidence of tax: Examples: Income $10 $20 $30 $3 (30%) $6 (30%) $9 (30%) $3 (30%) $7 (35%) $12 (40%) IV. Major Types of Taxes Property Taxes Transaction Taxes Death Taxes Gift Taxes Income Taxes Employment Taxes Other U.S. Taxes V. Formula for Federal Income Tax on Individuals Figure
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