Understanding Federal Income Tax Taxes have been part of our economy for a long time and are enforced by the government or other agencies‚ on income and expenses. Taxation in the United States began when it was composed of colonies. During this time taxes were imposed on commodities through legislative such as the Stamp Act‚ the Sugar Act‚ Townshend Revenue Act‚ and Tea Act. Later‚ in 1913‚ the states ratified the sixteenth amendment‚ which gave congress power to tax incomes. Taxes were imposed
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particular the Parson’s tale‚ Chaucer provides a comprehensive list of the Seven Deadly Sins and what each sin entails‚ including their origins and subsets. Following each chief sin‚ he offers a remedium (remedy)‚ or virtue‚ for the corresponding vices – including their subsets as well. Prior to the section in which he offers this guidance‚ he makes clear his belief that pride is the core of all sin‚ and that sin itself is a consequence of the internal battle between spirit and flesh. Chaucer’s work
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Definition of Tax ; The word ‘tax’ has been derived from the French word ‘taxe’ and the Latin word ‘taxare’ which means ‘to charge’. Tax is a contribution exacted by the state. It is a non-penal but compulsory and unrequited transfer of resources from the private to the public sector‚ levied on the basis of predetermined criteria. According to P. E. Taylor‚ “ Taxes are compulsory payment to government without expectation of direct return in benefit to the taxpayer. According to
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There is a very clear distinction between tax avoidance and tax evasion from academic publications. Tax books have defined tax avoidance as “the lawful minimization of tax liability through sound financial planning techniques‚ while tax evasion is the “unlawful attempt to minimize tax liability through fraudulent techniques to circumvent or frustrate tax laws”. The consequences of either action are also clear. The former is not punishable by law while the latter is. However‚ the lines between evasion
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Introduction Just as death and taxes are certainties in this world‚ so are ways and means to minimize if not eliminate altogether one’s tax liabilities.Attempts to escape the tax net may take any one of two forms: tax evasion and tax avoidance. Tax evasion may be defined as the act of reducing taxes by illegal or fraudulent means.1Common practices of tax evasion include: under-reporting of income‚ over-statement of expenses‚ use of fictitious receipts‚ the keeping of double sets of books‚
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Health bill to the Filipinos The Philippines is facing again a very serious issue that affects moral values and its culture. This is really a very serious issue and could really change the life of every Filipino‚ Issue pertaining to Reproductive Health Bill. Many Filipinos are very naive about this and most probably has no idea of what possible effects that could destroy our true Filipino morality with the concern of reproduction and sex. Religious groups and organizations opposed this bill‚ and
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Tax Return Position Terrence Bellamy ACC/455 – Corporate Taxation April 15‚ 2013 John Nadalet Tax Return Position What position should you take on tax return? Decision-making is loosely defined as the cognitive process or reaching or making a certain choice based on physical‚ mental‚ and emotional reasoning. (“Define Decision Making”‚ 2013.) I have found myself making several decision on tax returns every year‚ some small‚ and others large and life altering. People can found themselves seriously
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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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rules. Nowadays‚ nevertheless‚ the payment of zakat has become issue to the payers. Basically‚ the payers in Malaysia have an obligation to pay zakat as well as income tax. Although the zakat payers may receive deduction of tax payment due to zakat amount‚ there are some thought that their obligation to pay is on income tax while zakat in only a voluntary form to the individual. As a result‚ some of them refuse to pay zakat regardless of their religion rules. In a nutshell‚ the issue would rise
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