...unincorporated business with one owner who pays personal income tax on profits from the business. With little government regulation, they are the simplest business to set up or take apart, making them popular among individual self contractors or business owners. The benefit of the sole proprietorship is the tax advantage. The disadvantage of a sole proprietorship is obtaining capital funding. - Liability: The owner is personally liable for claims against the business. If a sole proprietorship losses a lawsuit or otherwise finds itself in debt, not only will the business be liable for the debt, but the owner will be as well. - Income Taxes: As a sole proprietor...
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...Ex-federal prosecutor Pleads Guilty To Failing To File Tax Returns Former U.S. Attorney Lawrence Semenza, who once worked as prosecutor for Nevada from 1975 to 1977 is now charged with three criminal counts and sentenced to 18 months of federal prison for failing to file individual and corporate income tax returns in August 2014 before the final sentence. He agreed to pay restitution to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) about $290,000 upon plea deal. However it appeared that Semenza's history won't get him out of his own consequence, who was one of the top prosecutors in Nevada. Lawrence Semenza once the top federal prosecutor during 1970s in Nevada, he prosecuted numerous high profile cases, including a tax evasion case against Joe Conforte and also prosecuted a failed tax case against Sheriff, Ralph Lamb which( 8news channel, 2014). At the time of his presidential appointment, Semenza was considered the youngest U.S. attorney in the United States. Larry continued his law practice in Las Vegas after his government service. For the years 2006 through 2010, he individually had taxable income of approximately $655,000, and with the corporation, he had taxable income of approximately $345,000, yet Semenza failed to document individual or corporate income tax returns. The case is being investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric Johnson and Nicholas D. Dickinson. It is important that every US citizen understand and feel certain...
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...Exercise 1 Enterprise A in the current tax year has the following activities (unit: million dong): a. Revenue from sales of goods: 20,000, including the value of returned goods of 2,000. b. Expenses declared by the enterprise for tax purpose are 16,000 (with legitimate invoices and documents). Including: * Depreciation expense of a 7-seat car (with the primary price of 2.4 billion VND, used by the Director. The car is depreciated using straight-line method within the period of 8 years): 300. * Expense for building medical facilities for employees: 100. * Salary and wages (according to labor contracts): 2,000; in which 400 is the remuneration of members of Board of Directors (not directly involved in directing production and business). * Efficiency bonuses for employees: 50 * Personal income tax payable: 150; VAT payable according to credit-invoice method: 250. * Other expenses are deductible. c. Other incomes: * Income from domestic contribution of equity capital to company B; enterprise A receives its share of income before company B pays CIT: 200. * Income from selling a machine with the price of 300, the remaining value of the machine is 20, the transfer expense is 2. Calculate the CIT payable for the tax year. Given: * The enterprise has sold the returned goods with the selling price of 1,500; the amount received is not accounted in revenue. * The enterprise pays VAT using the credit-invoice method. * The efficiency bonuses are not...
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...TAX Expanding your horizons? A guide to setting up business across the Middle East and North Africa region KPMG E x p a n d i n g y o u r h o r i z o n s ? A guide to setting up business across the Middle East and North Africa region E x p a n d i n g y o u r h o r i z o n s ? A guide to setting up business across the Middle East and North Africa region Contents Pages Introduction 1 Algeria 3 Bahrain 8 Egypt 12 Iran 17 Jordan 20 Kuwait 23 Lebanon 26 Morocco 30 Sultanate Of Oman 36 Qatar 41 Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 47 Sudan 51 Syria 55 Tunisia 58 United Arab Emirates 62 Yemen 66 E x p a n d i n g y o u r h o r i z o n s ? A guide to setting up business across the Middle East and North Africa region Introduction The Middle East / North Africa (“MENA”) region is one exemplified by inherent diversity. Such variation is widely demonstrated in the array of culture, language, geography and economics. Stretching from Morocco to Iran, each country has its own distinct makeup of natural resources and global outlook. As an inevitable result, political and economic events of recent decades have affected the representative nations in dramatically different ways. Certain countries have enjoyed the benefits of significant natural resources (e.g., substantial oil reserves) while others have undergone political changes that have seen their respective...
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...proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company (including the single member LLC), S Corporation, Franchise, and Corporation. 1. Research and provide three advantages and three disadvantages for each business form. 2. Provide a 100- to 200-word summary in which you provide an example business that you would start for each form. What is legally necessary to file in order to form that business? Discuss at least one of the advantages and one of the disadvantages of that form. Sole Proprietorship Advantages 1. Ths sole proprietor (owner) has complete control and decision making power of the business. 2. Sale or transfer can be completed at the discretion of the sole proprietor. 3. No corporate tax payments. Disadvantages 1. The sole proprietor can be held personally liable for debts and obligations of the business. 2. All responsibilities and business decisions fall on the shoulders of the sole proprieter. 3. Investors don’t usually invest in sole proprietorships. Summary I would start an online costume selling business as a sole proprietorship. I would choose this type |of business as a sole proprietorship because it is an inexpensive business. I would not have to open up | |an actual building to sell the costume jewelry. I would have a distributer from whom I receive my | |inventory. I would not invest a lot of money in...
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...end of the spectrum, we have the younger Mr. Juan Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez does not have much in the way of investments nor does he have any personal assets that would be much at risk. Mr. Gonzalez is more concerned about taxes and with obtaining as much profit as possible with no minimal attention to risk, understandably so. It’s best to take these drastic views and ideologies and reach some semblance of a compromise between both parties in terms of which business entity should be agreed upon. To commence, it would be best to eliminate superfluous options from the get go. Sole proprietorship is out of the question simply because of its inherent definition. A “partnership” will also not be considered, because although it offers several tax breaks and the potential to be more easily managed, it has an unlimited amount of liability risk. If for any reason there were ever a dispute and the business were to be sued, the pursuer of the suit will be able to directly aim for the personal assets of the business owners, not just the business. This ever looming cloud would be an unnecessary burden that both Mr. Smith and Mr. Gonzalez would not want to endure, one for the loss of their assets and the other for a loss of their profits. There exist two options that could be most...
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...Sole Proprietorship A sole proprietorship refers to a form of organization owned by a single individual. In this business, a single person makes all the decisions and does not have to engage a legal department to approve contracts. The owner of such a business can only use personal funds even though he or she may have separate checking and savings accounts for the business. The first characteristic of this form of business enterprise is liability. A sole proprietor suffers from unlimited liability. The owner becomes liable personally for all the obligations and debts of the business. The second characteristic is income taxes. Businesses pay federal income tax just like individuals. In a sole proprietorship, the owner pays income tax only once on the business income, which he or she reports on their personal income form. The third characteristic is control. In a sole proprietorship, the owner makes all the decisions concerning the business. In this business, the owner does not have to grant control to other people. The fourth characteristic is profit retention. If a sole proprietorship makes profits, the money belongs exclusively to the owner. The reason is that the owner and the business are one. The fifth is location. The owner can move or expand the business to a different state without consulting anybody. This is because the owner is the sole decision maker. The sixth characteristic is convenience or burden. The owner makes sure that the business complies with all meeting...
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...GST Empowered Group on IT Infrastructure on GST headed by Shri Nandan Nilekani Preface The broad IT plan for enabling GST was presented to the Government of India and the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers under the Chairmanship of Dr. Asim Dasgupta on July 21, 2010. This document is a follow-up to that presentation and feedback thereon and describes the IT strategy for GST implementation. This document is at the draft stage, and will evolve as various stakeholders and experts are consulted. 1. 1. Table of Contents Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 1.2 The merits of GST ................................................................................................................................ 2 Urgency .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Desirable features of Goods & Service Tax Network (GSTN)........................................... 3 Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Workflows ..................................................................
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...the event that the business flops or is sued the business and personal assets of the proprietor including homes, bank accounts, vehicles, and equipment will be used to pay off outstanding debts. Future earnings are included the only income that is exempt from liability are life insurance monies left by the proprietor to his/her family. · Income taxes: There is no difference under the law between a sole proprietor and the sole proprietorship, meaning that all business income is considered personal income of the proprietor. There is no double tax; all taxes are paid once by the proprietor since there is no separate reporting of federal income tax. The disadvantage to the tax situation is that the proprietors’ income from the proprietorship may cause the individual to enter a higher tax bracket and therefore pay more taxes. However a sole proprietor may decrease taxable income by writing off operating costs as expenses and most often this tax situation is advantageous. · Longevity/Continuity: It is as easy to dissolve the business as it was to start, all the owner needs to do is finish any contracts, pay any outstanding debts and take on no further business. The ease of dissolution can be an advantage, however if the sole proprietor dies the business dies with him/her which is one of the disadvantages of this business form. · Control: The owner of a sole proprietorship has complete control over all decisions made...
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...available to new business owners, there is sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company and corporation. This paper will identify each structure and list the advantages and disadvantages of each structure. Sole Proprietorship Sole proprietorship has no other owners to divide profits with, which allows a sole proprietor to use company funds in any way the individual see fit. Sole proprietorships are easier to set up out of the other structures and is easy to separate. Some advantages are no business registration is not required, there is no requirement to file formation documents like the person would if their business structure were LLC. Sole proprietorship has easier bookkeeping. The owner and business are one and the same so it is like balancing your checkbook. Any profits are taxed at the owners individual federal tax rate so that person does not have to file a separate business tax. The disadvantages would be the lack of liability protection for the business owner. This means the owner would have to take personal responsibility to pay every business debt and obligation and their personal assets are not protected because the company are treated as one body. Partnership A partnership is two or more individuals that collaborates together for the business. Partnerships can be easily formed and are unincorporated. Partners can share the responsibility of managing the company and share ideas with other partners. An advantage to this is partners are not required...
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...announcement, Donald trump was very outspoken about Mexican illegal immigrants and during the first GOP debate, he added that he is openly confronting the severity of the immigration problem that “others won’t publicly acknowledge.” On the immigration issue, Senator Ted Cruz has taken active measures reform the legal immigration system and uphold the rule of law. As for taxes, Cruz believes that major tax reform, is the most important fiscal issue facing the U.S. He believes that the most important tax reform would be to get rid of the IRS. Donald trump has a more liberal tax that slashes taxes for the poor and levies higher taxes on the rich. By April 15, Americans will pay about 2.1 trillion dollars in combined federal taxes. The average American pays an income tax rate of 10.1 percent, although that varies depending on their income. Taxes fund the services provided by the government. The current federal tax system consists of five types of taxes; personal income taxes; social income taxes, which employee and employers pay into social security, Medicare, and unemployment compensation; corporate income taxes; estate and gift taxes; and excise taxes, which...
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...Business Law A1a. Sole Proprietorship- One person owns the business. Unlimited Liability -Under sole proprietorship, only one person owns the business and there is no difference between the business and the owner. The owner takes full liability of everything that happens when operating the business. If a customer slips and falls, the business owner will be liable for 100% of any liability incurred. The personal and business assets are intertwined so if the business is sued, the owner could also forfeit personal property and assets as well. Any debt and obligation accrued by the business belongs to the owner as well. Income Taxes- “Pass-through” taxation. In short, the business taxes are filed under the owner’s individual tax return. Referenced from Nolo.com on “How Sole Proprietors Are Taxed”, when filing taxes for the business, the business income or losses are reported on Form 1040 under Schedule C (Profit or Loss from a Business). Also, with state and local income taxes, the business would have to pay any taxes required as a business. Continuity of the Organization- If the owner dies, the business dies. When the owner dies, the business dissolves. There is no continuity of the business after the owner’s death. Also, because it is a sole proprietorship, you cannot have partners or any other owners which could split liability in the business. The owner can sell or give away the assets of the business but not the business itself. Control - Total control ...
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...is taxed at a higher rate. * Longevity/Continuity – There is no set time frame by date as to how long the owner would like to continue business. It can be terminated for a season and reactivated at any given time. * Control – Owned and operated by one person. * Profit Retention – At the owner’s discretion if funds are spent or re-invested back into the company as long as debt and obligations are paid. * Location – Sole proprietors need to comply with licensing requirements in the state in which they‘re doing business as well as local regulations and zoning ordinances. * Convenience/Burden – A convenience of sole proprietorship is that the owner pays taxes on income from the business as part of his or her personal income tax payments. A sole proprietor might consider it a burden when investors hardly invest into their company. GENERAL PARTNERSHIP General Partnership is a business organization consisting of two or more persons that have entered into a contract known as articles of partnership and share profit gains as well as losses. A major advantage of general partnership is that you have someone to share equal responsibility of the...
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...คูมือการคาการลงทุนไทยในจีน สถานกงสุลใหญ นครเซี่ยงไฮ มีนาคม 2556 จัดทำโดย สารจากกงสุลใหญ ณ นครเซี่ยงไฮ ทุกวันนี้ คงไมมีใครปฏิเสธไดถึงความสำคัญของตลาดจีน ตลาดขนาดใหญที่นับวัน จะมีกำลังซื้อสูงขึ้นสืบเนื่องจากเศรษฐกิจที่พัฒนาอยางรวดเร็วและตอเนื่อง ความเจริญทางเศรษฐกิจนี้ มิไดจำกัดอยูเฉพาะเมืองศูนยกลางเศรษฐกิจดั้งเดิมของจีนเทานั้น แตไดแผขยายไปยังหัวเมืองชั้นรอง ตางๆ ซึ่งมีอัตราการเจริญเติบโตที่สูงไมแพเมืองศูนยกลางดั้งเดิม หรืออาจจะมากกวาเสียดวยซ้ำ ปรากฏการณการขยายตัวของเขตเมือง และการเติบโตของชนชั้นกลางอยางรวดเร็วในจีนไดนำมาซึ่ง โอกาสทางธุรกิจ และเปนเสมือนแมเหล็กดึงดูดใหธุรกิจจากนานาประเทศสนใจที่จะเขาสูตลาดแหงนี้ ไมเวนแมแตประเทศไทย และคำกลาวที่คุนเคยกันดีวา “ถนนทุกสายมุงสูจีน” ก็ยังคงเปนจริงอยูใน ปจจุบัน แตการมุงสูจีนของธุรกิจตางชาติก็มิใชจะราบรื่นเสมอไป ผูที่ไดมีประสบการณในจีน แลวตางเห็นพองกันวา การทำธุรกิจในตลาดแหงนี้เต็มไปดวยความทาทาย ไมเพียงแตวัฒนธรรมการ ทำธุรกิจและภาษาที่แตกตาง แตยังมีกฎระเบียบที่ซับซอนและเกี่ยวของกับการอนุมัติจากหลาย หนวยงาน ของจีนเปนอุปสรรคสำคัญสำหรับธุรกิจตางชาติ ซึ่งหากขาดการศึกษาอยางดีแลวก็ยอม กระทบตอการกาวเขาสูตลาดแหงนี้อยางหลีกเลี่ยงไมได ดวยเล็งเห็นความสำคัญของขอมูลกฎระเบียบในการทำธุรกิจในจีน โดยเฉพาะใน สาขาที่ไทยมีศักยภาพ สถานกงสุลใหญ ณ นครเซี่ยงไฮ โดยการสนับสนุนงบประมาณจากกระทรวง การตางประเทศ จึงไดจัดทำ “คูมือการทำธุรกิจในจีน” ฉบับนี้ขึ้น โดยความรวมมือจากบริษัท KPMG สาขานครเซี่ยงไฮ ซึ่งเปนบริษัทที่ปรึกษาดานธุรกิจชั้นนำของโลก คูมือดังกลาวประกอบดวยขั้นตอน...
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...Judgment for Deferred Tax Issues Case Study Rigorous or Not?: A Case of Auditor Judgment for Deferred Tax Issues Jan Taylor Morris, PhD, CPA Riggers Inc (“Riggers, “client, or “Company”) is audited by Stone LLC CPA firm (“Stone” or “auditor”). The Compa” ” ny builds and owns offshore drilling rigs. Riggers is a US-based corporation that recently expanded its operations into Brazil (the only foreign-based operations for Riggers). As a result of this expansion, the client has encountered two complex issues related to accounting for income taxes. During the 2012 year-end audit, the auditors must use professional judgment with regard to these two income tax accounting issues. The first issue relates to the client’s valuation allowance against a net operating loss (“NOL deferred ”) tax asset (“DTA”) in Brazil. The second matter is the Company’s uncertain tax position resulting from transfer pricing in the United States. These two items require judgment on the part of management, thus the audit engagement team must apply the professional judgment framework during its year-end audit. Valuation Allowance As of December 31, 2012, Riggers has a $59+ million NOL carryforward on its Brazilian corporate income tax return. In 2011, Riggers had booked a $86,956 valuation allowance against the DTA established in recognition of the future tax benefit of the NOL, as the client believed it was not more likely than not (>50%) that that portion of the NOL future tax benefit would be utilized...
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