MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Green FROM: Kecia Carter DATE: November 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
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In 2010‚ Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard decided to implement carbon tax in order to gain more support in response to the change in climate (http://isen.northwestern.edu/doc/pdf/URG-ISEN_ALloyd.Jun12_ProjectSummary.pdf) and on the 8th of November 2011‚ the ‘Clean Energy Legislative Package’ is then passed by the Senate which sets out the way that Australia will introduce the carbon tax to reduce carbon pollution (http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/assurance/accountingtechnical/wha
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Asia Technological School of Science and Arts (ASIATECH) are in the education business since 2010. It started opening vocational or two year program in the field of information technology and hospitality management. To date‚ ASIATECH is now offering programs in the tertiary education with eight baccalaureate programs. With the increase of students enrolling in the institution‚ it is also a requirement that they increase the
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by the amount of the tax. There are two types of indirect taxes: 1) a specific tax : this is a fixed amount of tax per unit imposed upon a product and 2) an ad valorem tax: this is where the tax is a percentage of the selling price. When an indirect tax is imposed on a product it affects both consumers and producers. Part of the tax is paid by consumers and another part is paid by producers. The tax burden is shared between the two. The burden of a tax is referred to as tax incidence. The allocation
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Monday‚ November 21‚ 2011 Tax Structure & Policy Suggestions: Bangladesh Case 1 Introduction The main tax grossing or revenue collecting institution is generally known as National Board of Revenue (NBR). And as the central authority of tax policy and administration in Bangladesh‚ it plays a critical part in the development of the country. During the current fiscal year (FY 2010-11)‚ NBR is expected to collect Taka 75‚600 crore‚ providing much needed support to the government’s development
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SIN TAX MANILA‚ Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III signed the Sin Tax reform bill into law Thursday‚ saying it was an early Christmas gift for Filipinos. “Today we sign‚ finally‚ a law that will serve as an early Christmas gift for millions of Filipinos‚” Aquino said in Filipino. “We aim to make health benefits available for all‚ regardless of wealth‚ the life of Filipinos is sacred‚” he said. The Sin Tax Bill aims to raise additional revenues by increasing taxes in so called “sin products”
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Adam TAX Tax is a fee charged by the government on a product‚ income activity. Unlike most transfers wich are voluntary‚ taxes are mandatory. It is mandatory because no one would have injective to contribute. The verb to "tax" appears in English usage as early as ca.1290. The word comes from the olde french "taxe" which is after the Latin "taxere". The noun "tax" appears in English sometime before 1327. Taxes can be divided to: - Direct - Indirect If tax is charged
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pressure. So‚ the health experts discovered a way to prevent people from eating foods that might have negative effects on their health. It is a new kind of tax that is called ‘fat tax’‚ according to which consumers are called to pay a small amount of money‚ every time something unhealthy is purchased. In my opinion‚ the aforementioned tax should l save a lot of people’s lives and pockets. People need to be discouraged from eating foods that will make them sick and cause numerous problems to them
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------------------------------------------------- Tax Research Memo: Entity Selection Issue FROM: Mark J. Sobanski‚ CPA TO: Penelope‚ Mark and John. DATE: April 15th‚ 2013. SUBJECT: Entity Selection for the new business. Issue/ Considerations: It is desired to study the issue of how should the new business to be started by Penelope‚ Mark and John be structured? The related tax and non-tax considerations are as follows – I. The different forms of organization available to Penelope‚
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As the end of the year 2012 approached‚ the passing of the Sin Tax Bill grew into being the “talk of the town” – or perhaps‚ of the entire country. On the 20th of December of the same year‚ President Noynoy Aquino finally signed Republic Act No. 10351‚ better known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 which was implemented on January of the year 2013.The sin tax law is expected to raise 30 billion pesos ($750 million) which will be used for the health care services for over 5 million poor families just
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