Tax

Fair Tax has three main goals within it: simplification, efficiency, and limitation of government (Fair Tax Article). If passed, would repeal the individual income tax, the alternative minimum tax, corporate and business income taxes, capital gains taxes, Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, all other payroll taxes, the self-employment tax, estate taxes, and gift taxes.The Fair Tax would only tax new items at the retail level, meaning the sale of used or previously owned items would not be taxed. The entire goal of the Fair Tax is to use a new method of taxation to raise the same amount of revenue the current system raises. The Fair Tax is not a regressive tax. The Fair Tax relates to its plan to avoid being a regressive tax by virtually eliminating the total tax burden on middle and lower income Americans. The prebate allows the Fair Tax to avoid being a regressive tax by ensuring that lower income Americans, young and old,…

Whether tax avoidance is an acceptable business practice Tax avoidance is a very common phenomenon in modern society, as it is a legal way to reduce taxation, in other word, to increase profit. There are two main types of tax avoidance, one is using methods, allowed by law, to minimise tax, another one is manipulating tax loopholes to reduce tax payment. This essay will mainly discuss the later type, as the line between this kind of tax avoidance and tax evasion is not clear, and there are…

America needs to realize what is happening around us. The fact of the matter is jobs are leaving the U.S. and the government should install an exit tax to prevent losing more American jobs and weakening the economy. Millions of American jobs have been moved elsewhere and this leaves good people jobless. In an article from CNN money, it states that “the U.S. has lost 5…

Tax reform, dating back to before the inception of our great nation, has always been a topic of heated discussion. The apathy of a society towards the unfair taxation of its people was made known in 1775; when the shot heard around the world reverberated in the ears of their oppressor King George III. As a result of the issuing revolution in America, the constitution as amended to which we still follow today was written. After extensive research the Republic of District Four concluded that…

favor of the Fair Tax. One of the most surprising this I learned in this class was that only people, not corporations or anything else, pays taxes. I first learned about this on the section regarding corporate income taxes. The name makes it sound like the corporation is going to be…

situation with respect to taxes is exactly the opposite. After all why do we pay taxes? The justification for taxation varied at different points of time. In ancient times, taxes were collected for funding war against foreign invaders. Later, under the pretense of divine authority of the king as the owner of the entire land and thus legitimizing the monarch’s privilege to collect tribute was the reason for taxation. In modern times, it is more or less demanded by the government whose function is…

Tax reform involves changing the manner in which taxes are collected by the government to improve the economic and social benefits of the system and the tax administration process. There are different ways in which tax reform can be achieved, for instance, having a more simplified tax system that is more accountable, making the tax system less progressive or more progressive, and by reducing the level of taxation on all individuals (OECD 1). Most governments have reformed their tax systems,…

The modern tax code that we use in America today is influenced and shaped by some moral behaviors and decisions that were created by our founding fathers in the from the U.S. Constitution. Even though the U.S. tax code is influenced by some moral behaviors, the tax code does not govern based on biblical worldviews because of the separation of church and state. However, since the tax code is certainly influenced by some moral behaviors, there are some connections linked to the tax code that…

Despite the levels of tax evasion done by Apple to America, Apple is far worse in its taxes overseas. Apple not only hurts the US but also other countries like the UK, France, and Germany. In fact, according to a study done by the Huffington Post, Apple paid absolutely no corporate taxes in 2012 in the UK.” Despite making millions in profit in Britain, Apple paid no corporate taxes to the U.K. last year, according to company filings” (Huffington Post) The second way corporations evade paying…

Progressive taxes and flat taxes have been argued for centuries. The difference in classes between the wealthy and the poor has lead to a need for a progressive tax. A progressive tax, which is currently being used in the U.S., has been seen by many as the fairest way to tax people. Although every American is guaranteed equal rights, not every American is the same therefore they should not all be taxed the same way. There are seven income tax brackets in the U.S. today. The progressive tax is…