Canons/Principles of Taxation By Adam Smith: Adam smith‚ the father of modem political economy‚ has laid down four principles or cannons of taxation in his famous book "Wealth of Nations". These principles are still considered to be the starting point of sound public finance. Adam Smith’s celebrated cannons of taxation are: (1) Cannon of equality or ability‚ (2) Cannon of certainty‚ (3) Cannon of convenience‚ and (4) Cannon of economy. (1) Canon of equality or ability: Canon of equality
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System of Taxation A tax system used in the United Kingdom in which income levels are divided into different classifications for determining tax rates. Each income classification represents a different source of income such as business profits‚ capital gains‚ employment income‚ entitlements‚ that is taxed according to the specific provision of the Tax Act to which it applies. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/schedular-system-of-taxation.html A progressive tax is one in which the tax
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P R E N T I C E H A L L’ S F E D E R A L TA X AT I O N 2013 Individuals EDITORS THOMAS R. POPE University of Kentucky KENNETH E. ANDERSON University of Tennessee CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS D. DALE BANDY University of Central Florida LEANN LUNA University of Tennessee N. ALLEN FORD University of Kansas TIMOTHY J. RUPERT Northeastern University ROBERT L. GARDNER Brigham Young University CHARLENE HENDERSON Mississippi State University RICHARD J. JOSEPH Hult International
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INTRODUCTION TO TAXATION Unlike most transfers‚ which are voluntary‚ taxation is compulsory. That’s needed because of free-rider problem (no one will have injective to contribute) Modern taxes are monetized (individuals provide just money) Tariffs are taxes imposed on imported goods. Tariffs protect domestic producers. Taxes can be divided to: • direct • indirect Direct taxes are individual income tax‚ payroll tax (used to finance social) security‚ corporation income tax
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of taxation in the transformation of the Japanese Economy Introduction Before the Meiji restoration under the feudal Tokugawa Shogunate‚ taxation was mainly a tool for warfare and military power. The system was highly regressive and pressed lightly on the rich and profit-earners. It was calculated to preserve a very unequal distribution on incomes and to stimulate the accumulation of private capital. This tendency somehow continued and was magnified before W.W.II when direct taxation was
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Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Area and population 1.2 Constitution‚ political culture and law 1.3 Key economic indicators 1.4 Banking and finance 1.5 Currency 2. Trends in tax policy 2.1 Personal income taxes 2.2 Corporate income taxes 2.3 Other business taxes 2.4 Value added taxes 2.5 Excises 2.6 Recurrent taxes on capital 2.7 Non-recurrent taxes on capital 2.8 Compulsory social security contribution paid to government 2.9 Environmental taxes 2.10 Other taxes 3. Main drivers of
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Federal Taxation Week 7 homework Property Transactions Question 10-1 Distinguish between realized gains and losses and recognized gains and losses. You will always have a loss or a gain due to an exchange transaction. Once the transaction is completed the corresponding amount will be recorded on your income statement. Recognition exists only in the context of tax laws‚ in some cases the exchange transaction will be excluded under IRC Section 1031. Problem 10-47 On April 18‚ 2010‚ Jane
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8/3/2011 The Economics of Taxation Lecture 11: Taxation and Business Valuation: FTE approach International Accounting International Accounting and Taxation Master of Science (MSc) University of Liechtenstein‚ Vaduz Dr. Tanja Kirn D T j Ki Chair for Tax Management and the Laws of International and Liechtenstein Taxation Institute for Financial Services University of Liechtenstein‚ Vaduz The Economics of Taxation Taxation and Business Valuation: FTE approach Exercise Suppose Lucent Technologies has an equity cost of capital of 10%
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Taxation and the Internet With the rising popularity of online shopping‚ many state governments are growing more and more concerned with the lack of proper law governing taxation. A typical‚ traditional purchase requires payment of state sales tax at the point of sale but with online purchasing this location is nonexistent. Since buyers and sellers are located anywhere in the world is becoming increasingly harder to establish law requiring the payment of sales tax. Regardless‚ many states are
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Presumptive Taxation A presumptive or imputed tax is generally a proxy for the standard tax. It is applied when the tax base is too small or hard to verify‚ due to limited administrative resources‚ or improper accounting practices. According to a definition by Ahmed and Stern (1991)‚ “The term presumptive taxation covers a number of procedures under which the ‘desired’ base for taxation (direct or indirect) is not itself measured‚ but is inferred from some simple indicators which are more easily
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