214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE • Washington DC 20002 • (202) 546-4400 • heritage.org CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ________________________________________________________________________ Pursuing Universal Retirement Security Through Automatic IRAS and Account Simplification Testimony before The Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives April 17, 2012 David C. John Senior Research Fellow The Heritage Foundation I am David C. John, the Senior Research Fellow for Retirement
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TAXPAYER ------------------------------------------------- HEADQUARTER CHANGE Facts Company X, a calendar-year corporation, currently owns the ten-story building where they are headquartered. Recently, Company X decided it would be in their best interest to relocate their headquarters. As a result Company X has identified two properties that are more suitable but whose fair market values slightly exceed that of the current ten-story building: 1. Single-story building on a large, attractive
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Efficient Taxation for a Progressive Nation By 3000 BC Egypt had become a nation of stability and distinguished itself as a country with its own system of writing that transmitted wisdom and learning from one generation to the next. A succession of pharaohs had ruled the country to administer the resources and businesses of far-flung communities. In the absence of the use of money, taxes in the form of wheat and other field produce were collected by government bureaucrats based on estimated harvest
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Jamaica © 2011 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Telephone 202-473-1000 Internet www.worldbank.org All rights reserved. 1 2 3 4 08 07 06 05 A copublication of The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank Group. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors
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|5 | |3. Regulatory reform ………………………………………………………………... |6 | |4. The improvement of the tax regime …………………………………….. |7 | |5. Reform of the licensing system ……………………………………………. |10 | |6. Improvement
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set-off. c. A valid tax may result in destruction of the taxpayer's property. 2. Necessity Theory Existence of a government is a necessity and cannot continue without any means to pay for expenses. a. Marshall Dictum “ Power to tax is the power to destroy” – describes the unlimitedness of the power and the degree of vigor with which the taxing power may be employed in order to raise revenue. b. Oliver Wendell Holmes Dictum “Power to tax is not the power to
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ISSUE: Can Connie deduct the $15,000 cost of country club dues and the $4,300 for the golf played with clients? AUTHORITIES: 1. Pension Federal Tax Regulations, regulation,§1.274-2.,Internal Revenue Service, Disallowance of deductions for certain expenses for entertainment, amusement, recreation, or travel 2. Pension Federal Tax Regulations,regulation,§1.274-2.,Internal Revenue Service, Disallowance of deductions for certain expenses for entertainment, amusement, recreation, or
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this deduction? What dividends qualify for this deduction? The tax deduction received by a corporation on the dividends paid to it by companies in which it has an ownership stake. Generally Corporation pays taxes on its income before distributing dividends. So if this deduction is not allowed the corporation paying dividend pays taxes, the corporation receiving dividends pays taxes on it again and the shareholders receiving this pays tax again so it leads to triple taxation. U.S. corporations are generally
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CHAPTER 13 Current Liabilities and Contingencies ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. Concept of liabilities; definition and classification of current liabilities. Accounts and notes payable; dividends payable. Short-term obligations expected to be refinanced. Deposits and advance payments. Compensated absences. Collections for third parties. Contingent liabilities (General). Guaranties and warranties. Premiums and awards offered to customers. Self-insurance, litigation, claims
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to marry December 12, 2012, and want to maximize their tax returns for the year 2012 however tax concerns came along such as effect on tax liabilities and marriage penalty tax. Following calculation of taxes owed for the current year a higher tax penalty was determined. It was suggested by the clients that they individually file single until the day before they married, terminate their tax years and subsequently file a “short period” joint tax return for the time that they are married. Conclusion:
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