As the end of the year 2012 approached‚ the passing of the Sin Tax Bill grew into being the “talk of the town” – or perhaps‚ of the entire country. On the 20th of December of the same year‚ President Noynoy Aquino finally signed Republic Act No. 10351‚ better known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 which was implemented on January of the year 2013.The sin tax law is expected to raise 30 billion pesos ($750 million) which will be used for the health care services for over 5 million poor families just
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Chapter 6 Tax matters 1、 Why have tax? The Collins Concise English Dictionary (1992. P 1383) defines the word “tax” as: “a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue‚ levied on income or property‚ on the prices of goods and services‚ etc. and to levy a tax on (persons‚ companies‚ etc.)” (Clinton Alley‚ 2008). there are several reasons can explain the existence of tax: The main function of taxation is the fiscal one. It is through fiscality that taxes play their
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Morgan Gillespie Professor Carr English Composition 1 November 25‚ 2012 What are Poll Taxes? A poll tax is a tax that costs the same for everyone no matter what their income or property is. In the United States‚ a poll tax is used to refer to a sum of money that people were required to pay in order to vote. Poll taxes were levied by the governments of John of Gaunt in the fourteenth century‚ Charles II in the seventeenth and Margaret Thatcher in the twentieth century. Most couldn’t afford
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IMPACT OF TAX REFORMS SINCE 1991 Tax reform since 1991 was initiated as a part of the structural reform process‚ following the economic crisis of 1991. Direct Tax Reforms: 1. As per the recommendations of the TRC the personal tax brackets were only three‚ of 20‚ 30‚ and 40% starting in 1992–93. Financial assets were excluded from the wealth tax‚ and the maximum marginal rate was reduced to 1%. 2. Further reductions came in 1997–98‚ when the three rates were brought down further to 10‚ 20‚
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TAX HAVEN Index Definition and characteristics of Tax Haven Page 2 Tax Haven Criteria Page 5 Particularities of some tax havens Page 7 Evolution of the Spanish Tax Law Page 11 1. Definition and characteristics of Tax Haven Probably most people have heart about tax havens‚ but maybe there are confusions about the exact meaning of this concept. So on‚ we consider important to define a tax haven in order to have a clear idea. What identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence
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The goal of report is going to analysis the facts and use appropriate information to conclude whether there has been a tax avoidance arrangement‚ and also to outline the effect on a taxpayer if the tax avoidance arrangement exists. In order to meet the goal‚ this report followed steps from Draft Interpretations Statement to prove my opinions. Law: BG 1‚ YA 1‚ GA 1 of Income tax 2007‚ Penny and Hooper v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2011) 3 NZTR 21-014. Ben Nevis Forestry Ventures Ltd & Ors
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TAX HAVENS DEFINING Tax Havens • Def 1:A tax haven is a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. • Def 2: Tax haven or fiscal paradise are terms used to refer to a jurisdiction which enables its foreign residents or companies to reduce their tax liabilities from their homelands. • Def 3: "What ... identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence of a composite tax structure established deliberately to take advantage of‚ and exploit‚ a worldwide
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Justin Norman ECON 201: Short Paper 12/05/2012 Tax Reform There is effect when you talk about taxing a country as a whole and founding out that it actually helps or sometimes the functionality of the country to reform taxes as they weather away as time goes on. It was the unfair and demanding taxes the British put on the colonies in the 1700‚ as the American colonies were finding their identity and still under British rule‚ in which it lead to a Revolution. Nowadays‚ there is simply
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Money - buying‚ selling and paying Personal finance Sometimes in a shop they ask you: ’How do you want to pay?’ You can answer: ’Cash. / By cheque. / By credit card.’ In a bank you usually have a current account‚ which is one where you pay in your salary and then withdraw money to pay your everyday bills. The bank sends you a regular banki statement telling you how much money has gone in and out of your account. You may also have a savings account where you
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Tax is of two types Direct Tax and Indirect Tax. Direct Tax is the tax‚ which is paid directly by people to the government‚ while indirect tax is the tax‚ which is paid indirectly by people to the government. Income Tax is paid directly to the government therefore it is a direct tax while excise duty is paid by people to the manufacturer who pays it to the government‚ therefore it is an indirect tax. The Constitution of India (COI) has given power to levy tax to central and state government
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