1. It has often been said that taxation is an economic tool‚ to what extent if any‚ is this assertion valid in Ghana? 2. Discuss the relative importance of the main sources of revenue to the government of Ghana. Answer to question 1 Definition The system of compulsory contributions levied by a government or other qualified body on people‚ corporations and property in order to fund public expenditures in Ghana is known as taxation. It is an imposition financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer
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increasing internet protocol television (IPTV) segment.1 At the end of 2013‚ there were approximately 903.3 million pay-tv subscribers worldwide which generated nearly $250 billion in service revenue. Separately‚ IPTV operators reported roughly 92 million subscribers generating around $37 billion in service revenue. Although a CAGR of only 4% for the overall market is not as impressive as the 18.5% YoY growth experienced in the IPTV operators alone (their CAGR is expected to be closer to 10%)‚ it clearly
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Negro League Baseball When the topic of baseball comes up in a conversation‚ what do you think of? The field‚ a bat‚ the ball‚ or amazing plays‚ crucial games‚ and game winning performances. What about American history? Does World War II come to mind; most likely not. According to an article called “Food for Thought: Baseball and American History‚” John P. Rossi quotes Jacques Barzun saying‚ “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” Negro League Baseball can
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Local Revenue Sharing and Competitive Balance Problem Statement Your textbook shows the conditions that lead to increased competitive balance with an increase in local revenue sharing. Data exist on competitive balance and local revenue sharing so you can examine this for yourself. New local revenue sharing plans were put in place in MLB for the 1995 season and another increase in revenue sharing was in place for the 2001 season. These changes create a "natural experiment" for analyzing the
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Unearned revenues are revenues that are received before the company delivers goods or provides services. Some industries that have unearned revenues would include magazine publishers as they only receive checks from customers once the magazine is ordered. Until then the company awaits payment and does not have this in advance. Another company would be airlines because they receive cash once the tickets are sold for future flights. Unearned revenue is used by any company that accepts payments or deposits
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IASB and FASB release revenue recognition exposure draft What is the issue? On June 24th‚ the FASB and IASB issued an exposure draft proposing a new revenue recognition model that could fundamentally alter the way entities across a variety of industries recognise revenue. The proposal is an output of the boards’ joint efforts to develop a converged revenue recognition standard based on the same principles. A key objective is to increase the consistency of revenue recognition for similar contracts
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Bureau of Internal Revenue (Philippines) The Bureau of Internal Revenue (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas‚ or BIR) is an attached agency of Department of Finance. BIR collects more than one-half of the total revenues of the government. Functions The powers and duties of the Bureau of Internal Revenue are: Assessment and collection of all internal revenue taxes‚ fees and charges; and enforcement of all forfeitures‚ penalties‚ and fines connected therewith‚ including the execution of judgments
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Public Revenue Reporting and Monitoring The main sources of public revenue are: Taxes and levies such as for e.g. income tax‚ property tax‚ sales tax‚ license fees‚ import and export duties‚ levies charged for services etc Earnings from natural resources like oil‚ gas‚ minerals etc Loans from other governments‚ the private sector‚ or international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund‚ World Bank and regional development banks that must eventually be repaid with
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3.6 Revenue recognition with examples when goods are sold under sale or return There are cases when payments are received prior to events that trigger revenue recognition. In that case‚ cash is debited and the unearned revenue is credited. On the other hand‚ when revenue recognition is triggered before actual payment is received‚ accounts receivable is debited while revenue is credited (“Revenue Recognition Principle‚” 2013). Goods are sold under sale or return when they are “sent by the supplier
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Expenditures and Revenues Matrix and Summary Amber Pickett AJS/522 April 16‚ 2012 Park Atatah Expenditures and Revenues Matrix and Summary Budgets are significant in the budget formulation process. Budgeting as a tool is the make-up of public policy (Smith & Lynch‚ 2004). Budgets exist at all levels of government‚ local‚ state‚ and federal. When describing revenue sources in public budgeting‚ it is important to describe the source of revenue‚ the source of the funding‚ importance of
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