41. State whether each of the following payments is a tax. Explain your answers. a. To incorporate his business‚ Alex pays the state of Texas a $2‚000 incorporation fee. The incorporation fee is not a tax. Alex receives a direct benefit from the payment of the fee - the privilege of operating his business as a corporation b. The city paves a road and assesses each property owner on the road $4‚000 for his or her share of the cost. The payment of the assessment is not a tax. The assessment
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Budget Definition: An estimate of costs‚ revenues‚ and resources over a specified period‚ reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals. One of the most important administrative tools‚ a budget serves also as a (1) plan of action for achieving quantified objectives‚ (2) standard for measuring performance‚ and (3) device for coping with foreseeable adverse situation. What is a budget and why is it important? Simply put‚ a budget is an itemized summary of likely income and expenses
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Benefits of Filing your Income Tax Return 1. Standard Income Proof: ITR is considered a customary income proof not only in India but also globally. If you are looking for higher education or employment abroad‚ ITR is the largely accepted income proof. 2. Speeds your loan application process: Apart from a good credit history (or past repayment track)‚ the fact that you are filing your ITR regularly gives you speedier access to credit and at better terms -- although not necessarily a larger line
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Origin of disparities Gini coefficient Lorenz curve Disparities resulting from : - parental education - ethnicity - residence - income - employment - land ownership Gini coefficient is a measure of dispersion or inequality. It’s used to show inequality in wealth. (land distribution). It allows to analyze the changes in income inequality over time in individual countries and make comparisons between them. It ranges from 0 to 1. It is sometimes multiplied by hundred to give values from 0
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Economic disparity‚ also known as income inequality‚ comprises all the inequalities in distribution of assets and income. Some economists affirm that the gap between rich and poor is the result of a well-functioning economy. In addition‚ studies have considered inequality something necessary and beneficial (Garret). Nevertheless‚ equality has shown to promote consumer spending and prosperity (Inequality: Recent Trends in China). However‚ governments cannot seem to decide on the morality and utility
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FOCUS ON BUDGET 2013 budget was enacted to improve the standard of living in the country. The Government will also ensure that people get the best services and maximum benefits as a result of the implementation of development programs and projects. Therefore‚ the 2013 budget is designed themed "MEMAKMUR NEGARA‚ MENSEJAHTERA RAKYAT: A promises are kept" by focusing on five key focus. The five focus was to stimulate investment activity; strengthen education and training; entrenched innovation‚
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Racial disparities the US is clearly seen in many areas like education‚ healthcare‚ income‚ justice achievement‚ and many others. After analyzing diverse types of racial disparities‚ I saw that some causes of racial disparity are the same. For example‚ poverty is affecting people in every stage. If you are poor you cannot have access to good education‚ proper health quality‚ fair justice and so on. Another cause is unconscious bias‚ where people are acting racial unconsciously because this is what
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UNDERSTANDING THE REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA New Nigerian September 5‚ Daily Champion Sept.6‚ Daily Trust Sept.7‚ Leadership Sept. 7‚ Sunday Tribune Sept. 10‚ Daily Sun Sept 12‚ Vanguard Sept.15&10‚ Daily Independent October 4‚ 2006 It was my last official outing as Head of Public Relations at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) when I joined other members of the Commission to the inauguration of a Special Committee on Revenue Allocation constituted by Federal House
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The medical profession can respond to healthcare disparities in several ways. In my opinion‚ their strongest methods in doing so are through education‚ volunteering‚ fundraisers‚ and community cohesion efforts. One has to remember that healthcare disparities are the end result‚ not the problem itself‚ and in order to prevent this outcome‚ the real issues must first be addressed. Education is pivotal in achieving the goal of alleviating medical shortages in underserved communities. Ensuring that
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ANALYIS OF THE 2010 NATIONAL BUDGET AND ECONOMIC POLICY STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA TO DETERMINE GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN MARCH 2010 ISODEC-UNICEF Collaboration Table of Contents Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................
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