Tax Havens One of the major ways to evade taxes is through the use of tax havens. When most people think of a tax haven‚ a tropical island where corporations and the rich hide their money from the government is typically what comes to mind‚ but that isn’t always the case. There are many separate definitions and lists of what constitutes a tax haven‚ but perhaps the most widely accepted is the criteria put forth by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. The OECD focused on “factors
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GHANA Introduction & Definition of taxation: To tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate") is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. A tax may be defined as a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government [...] a payment exacted by legislative authority." A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation‚ but an enforced
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Edinburgh Napier University/SCOPE of City U Hong Kong Taxation LECTURE 1: Salaries tax and salaries tax planning‚ Double taxation arrangement with Mainland China Outline |Salaries tax | |- |Scope of charge‚ format and presentation of salaries tax | |- |Locality of employment
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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 status. Law The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds taxpayers
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Tax evasion Definition Tax evasion is an unlawful practice which has the effect of reducing the government revenue needed for the provision of infrastructure‚ public services and public utilities. (Otosanya ‚ 2009). Spicer (1975) also stated that‚ tax evasion “ tax evasion result in a loss of tax revenues‚ impair the chances of realizing the distributional or equity goal of taxation‚ and if they become widespread‚ as they have in recent times‚ then more tax payer‚ may lose faith in the tax administration
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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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VALUE BALANCED SCORE CARD -A TOOL OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ABSTRACT:- Balanced score card is a new dimension in the field of performance appraisal. It is a comprehensive‚ top down view of the organizational performance with a strong focus on vision (i.e. goals) and strategy (i.e. performance measures). The balanced score card has become the pre-eminent strategic tool for the management. The success of its implementation is attributable to its focus on strategy and the future. By the help of
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and levies. It seems that government might have to collect more money either through VAT (Value Added Tax) or from direct taxes. In Bangladesh VAT introduced in 1991 by replacing the sales taxes is still known as the vital reform in Bangladesh revenue structure. The remaining potential sector is the income taxes sharing almost all taxes coming through direct sources. Tax base is too narrow and the tax law is full of exemptions and allowances. Agriculture sector provides employment for around 60percent
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Conduct Tax Audit – Part 1 Analysis of Certain Clauses Audit under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act By Raman Jokhakar‚ Chartered Accountant Objective To understand the purposes of this Form To learn nuances of the clauses To understand audit risk To effectively carry out attestation To document adequately To disclose standard notes‚ limitations and stands To know inter links between clauses To be aware of important stands taken by Courts To understand the objective of the tax department
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With respect to the prepaid income from services which of the following is true? The treatment of prepaid income is the same for tax and financial accounting. An accrual basis taxpayer can spread the income over the period services are to be provided if all of the servidcdes will be completed by the end of the tax year ^^^answer The effects of a below-market loan for 450‚000 made by a a corporation to its chief The corporation has imputed interest income and compensation expense. As a
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