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    Excise Tax

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    Excise Taxes Definition of ’Excise Tax’ 1. An indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good. 2. A penalty tax applied to ineligible transactions in retirement accounts. This penalty is assessed by and paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 1. Excise taxes are considered an indirect form of taxation because the government does not directly apply the tax. An intermediary‚ either the producer or merchant‚ is charged and then must pay the tax to the government. These taxes can be categorized

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    Tax Essay

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    relevance of Adam’s Smith canons and justify what other attributes I believe a good tax system should have. Formally‚ tax is defined as an involuntary fee enforced by the government in order to finance its activities. However‚ some perceive tax as the price we pay to live in a civilised society and it is a fundamental part of any developed economy. (Oliver Wendell Holmes) From my point of view‚ the purpose of tax is to fund the government‚ incentivise certain behaviour in order to achieve economic

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    Smokers and the tax

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    Smokers and the tax The fallacy in the proposed higher tax on cigarettes is the belief that the number of smokers will be reduced if the price of the smoke goes up beyond their reach. This may well be true if there were no cheaper and better-tasting substitutes which are taxed. However‚ there are a lot of reasons for smokers should pay a health tax. First‚ smoking is unhealthy. Therefore‚ people should care about themselves and think about other people around them. Smoking cause a lot of diseases

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    tobacco tax

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    Tobacco tax: good for health‚ good for government finances Tobacco use kills over 5 million people each year and is the largest single preventable cause of premature death.1 Tobacco is very costly to society through high costs to treat tobacco-induced disease or through loss of productivity as a result of the premature deaths. But governments have a tool to combat the costs of tobacco use — tobacco taxation. Higher tobacco prices decrease consumption and encourage people to quit Increasing

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    FAT TAX

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    “Fat Tax” Not a Panacea “Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360‚000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic level. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.”- Tom Harkin. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems (Wikipedia). To cut that number

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    Alcopop Tax

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    Executive Summary The purpose of this report was to analyze the ’alcopops’ tax with related economic theory and outline the main issue and identify the key stakeholders. Also‚ the report will provide solutions and alternate recommendations. This report is based on news article provided from teachers which are about ’alcopops’ tax. Findings portray that alcopops are especially popular among teenagers and the imposition of the tax is not effective for young people due to they can find other sustitubes

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    Carbon Tax

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    Carbon tax is an environmental tax levied on the carbon content of fuels. It is a form of carbon pricing. Carbon is present in every hydrocarbon fuel ‚ such as coal‚ petroleum‚ and natural gas. It is then released as carbon dioxide (CO2) when they are burnt. In contrast‚ non-combustion energy sources—wind‚sunlight‚ hydropower‚ and nuclear—do not convert hydrocarbons to CO2. CO2 is a heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas. Scientists have debated and discussed the potential effects on the climate system of

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    Corporate Tax

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    Ch. 12 Taxable Income and Tax Payable for Corporations I. Calculation of Net Income For Tax Purposes and Taxable Income - Corporations follow the applicable ordering rules of Section 3 in computing NITP Net Income for Tax Purposes Less: Div C deductions Taxable Income Most of the Div. C deductions for corporations are DIFFERENT from the Div. C deductions for individuals. Div C deductions for Corporations: 1. Charitable

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    Tax Memorandum

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    MEMORANDUM TO:       Dr. Green FROM:  Kecia Carter DATE:   November 28‚ 2010 RE:       Tax Memo #1/Gambling Activities Issue #1 Dr. Green is a practicing physician in Chicago who‚ as an avid blackjack and slot machine player‚ travels to Las Vegas bi-weekly to gamble. He would like to know what criteria are used to determine whether his gambling activities constitute a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and whether or not you think his gambling activities qualify for trade or business

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    Carbon Tax

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    In 2010‚ Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard decided to implement carbon tax in order to gain more support in response to the change in climate (http://isen.northwestern.edu/doc/pdf/URG-ISEN_ALloyd.Jun12_ProjectSummary.pdf) and on the 8th of November 2011‚ the ‘Clean Energy Legislative Package’ is then passed by the Senate which sets out the way that Australia will introduce the carbon tax to reduce carbon pollution (http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/assurance/accountingtechnical/wha

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