Could you imagine what the United States would be like if our government didn’t protect us from tyranny? Luckily‚ due to the constitution our founding fathers created‚ we don’t have to worry about tyranny happening any time soon! Written in Philadelphia‚ 1787‚ the constitution was made to replace the articles of confederation which were too weak to hold the government together or to be effective. Their objectives for writing it was to ensure that the government was strong nationally and able to run
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was very weak and limited. The members agreed to create a new constitution‚ to make the central government stronger‚ but try not to create a tyranny‚ like the harsh power of King George III. But the question remains‚ “How did the Constitution prevent too much power from getting into the hands of one person or group?” The Constitution was defended from tyranny through a variety of different ways while being made at the Constitutional Convention by using federalism‚ having a separation of powers in
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and answer all questions. Question 1 a) Define the term ‘taxation’. (2m) b) Distinguish between direct and indirect taxes. (4m) c) List two (2) examples of direct tax and briefly describe each (4m) d) List two (2) examples of indirect tax and briefly describe each (4m) e) Distinguish among the different forms of tax giving example. (6m) Question 2 Discuss three (3) ways in which revenue earned from taxation is utilized by the government in your country. (6m) Property
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CHAPTER THREE THE THREE ERAS OF TAXATION IN NIGERIA General Historical Overview of Taxation Taxes are as old as the history of organised human society. During the reign of the Pharaohs in Egypt tax collectors were called scribes and taxes were collected on various items including cooking oil.1 In the ancient Greek city of Athens‚ taxes were especially important in times of war. The tax imposed during times of war was known as eisphora and no one was exempted from this tax. After the war
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How can the government stop tyranny ? The Articles of Confederation seemed to fail trying to do the job. The challenge was to create powerful rules that everyone would be able to live by. They weren’t just any powerful rules it was the Constitution‚ and it made sure that no one had more power or was much more powerful than any other. “In the compound republic of America‚ the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments.”James Madison came up with a compound government
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Introduction “No taxation without representation!” This was a chant that was vocalized during the stamp act where colonist were fighting for their right to verbalize their beliefs of the unfairness of taxes in parliament. It was one of the many things that had changed America.The Revolutionary war was a time of fighting for independence‚ and freedom. Everything that happened was because of the British ruling the colonies and treating the colonists wrongfully‚ by adding unfair taxes to things such
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CC3155 Taxation Tutorial 1 (2009/10 Semester 1) Suggested Answers to Tutorial Questions (Lecture 1) Overview of the Hong Kong Tax System and Administration A) Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. F T T T F T E The chargeable person a) Salaries tax: person who has income from employment‚ office or pension deriving from HK‚ b) Property tax: owner of land/buildings in HK‚ and c) Profits tax: person who carries on a trade‚ profession or business in HK. 9. April 1st‚ March 31st‚
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CLAW3201 Case Analysis Introduction In Crown Insurance Services Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Crown)‚ the issues raised are pertinent to the residence and source of the company under s6(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. As cases are determined on the basis of all relevant facts and circumstances of each case‚ this analysis will focus on how the court’s decision process determined whether Crown had carried on business in the years 2004-2007 inclusive and the existence of central management
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Everyone notices it. They struggle with it‚ fight to survive through it‚ and when push comes to shove‚ they end up paying it anyways. It is gas taxation. Taxes on gas hit wallets hard and drain bank accounts. The federal gas tax was a mere penny per gallon and first came into effect in 1932 as a temporary charge. Nine years later‚ the gas tax became permanent through the Revenue Act of 1941 in order to help fund the war effort and increased by half a cent per gallon. In 1959‚ President Eisenhower
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Chapter 1—Federal Income Taxation - An Overview MATCHING Match each term with the correct statement below. a. Average tax rate b. Effective tax rate c. Horizontal equity d. Marginal tax rate e. Progressive rate structure f. Proportional rate structure g. Regressive rate structure h. Tax avoidance i. Tax evasion j. Vertical equity 1. A tax rate that increases as the tax base increases. 2. A tax rate that decreases as the tax base increases. 3. Fraudulent methods
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