Luke Korney
Ruth Benander
Intermediate English
October 17, 2014
Economic Tax Issues and Reformations
Are you aware that taxes have been around since the Ancient Egyptian, Roman, and Mesopotamian times as early as 3000 B.C.? (“Taxes in the Ancient World” U. Penn Almanac). Taxes are a crucial part of society’s economic functions as a whole. Taxes help us generate money to help build new roads, provide us with protection through services such as law enforcement, and help improve public education institutions. In other words, taxes help the United States create value for its citizens. As we all are aware, no system is perfect and there are times when our economy isn’t doing so well and also times when it’s really booming. The main subjects of discussion are: tax morale, wealth distribution and taxes, tax loopholes, off shore tax evasion, and possible reformations. What this paper analyzes and discusses is current economic issues that involve taxes and possible reformations to correct them.
Why do so many businesses and people pay their taxes? The reason businesses and people pay their taxes is because of tax morale, or the willingness to pay taxes whether they consider taxation to be morally justified or not. There are many ways people evade paying taxes, for instance the black market. The black market is an illegal trafficking or trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities (Merriam Webster). The services and commodities range from sex to drugs, to even the iPhone
However, before I explain my reasoning I should explain the further terms about the tax system. The tax system is a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes. Taxation is a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc. Tax history for over 2,500 years has concentrated on two noteworthy issues: who pays and what is exhausted. For the majority of mankind 's history, expenses were paid by poor people laborers, slaves, settlers, or vanquished people groups to backing the administration and the wealthy classes. Taxation as the obligation of free natives is a cutting edge idea that began with the rise of established governments—first in England and later in the United States and Western Europe. ("Taxation.")
Taxes have always been a contentious issue of debate in the United States; furthermore it is exacerbated by the specific philosophy of individuals, states, and regions. Too be clearer, nobody enjoys paying taxes, however it is the cost we pay for having civilization. Nevertheless, selfishness creeps in to many individuals who feel no particular benefit. Taxes have a real way of polarizing many people from different socio-economic backgrounds, because a tax is inexorably linked to a person’s belief-system. For instance, in the context of social welfare policy liberals are inclined to feel that the tax-burden should be heaped on individuals who have benefited the most from “the system”. On the other hand, we have conservatives who feel they did not receive any support, and all that is necessary is hard work and perseverance to succeed. I am not suggesting either one is correct; it is only a simple illustration to show the relation between pocketbook and personal belief. I hope studying the tax structures of New Jersey and Alabama will give me insight they both reconcile their political beliefs with their individual tax structures.
The federal income tax system is an intricate system and increases its complexity through newly enacted laws and regulations. The tax codes are difficult to decipher; however, it is a system that maintains the development of an entire country. The political aspects serve to focus on major loopholes and develop strategies for improvements. The laws and regulations highly coincide and work cohesively to obtain its objectives. Undoing or restructuring the federal tax system would cause a major disruption on economic and social terms (Prescott, & Hardin, 2013).
Also many people can find ways around taxes, both legal and illegal, so they don't pay as much as they should be.
Politics is the process in which negotiation and resistance is utilized to establish a stable society. In contrast, the current United States tax system fails to form such solid grounds. Without such a complex system, anarchy and chaos will overrule the goal of fairness that is favorable to people. Taxation is a branch of politics that is distorted in some ways in which it does not satisfy many people’s needs. Although a government is designed to run an organized society and meet the needs of citizens, it does not always do a great job. Many people feel that their place in the financial world grants them immunity from excessive taxes while others feel they are being hurt by such an unequal tax burden. The purpose of taxes is to benefit society as a whole and keep the government running, but it is not working properly and efficiently. People’s various situations make it difficult to implement the current tax system. Taxation has long been deliberated, and the issue holds many points, such as income, a person’s age, and where they live, these circumstances are unequal and unfair to many people.
Taxation is by which governments finance their expenditure by requiring costs on corporate entities and citizens. The government uses tax to discourage or encourage certain economic choices. Example, reduce in taxable personal or household rent by the amount paid as interest on home contract loans results in greater construction activity and generates more jobs. An essential function of taxation is to support government expenditures. Different justifications and explanations for taxes have offered throughout history. New taxes were used to support ruling classes, raise armies and build defenses. Often, the authority to tax stemmed from a divine or supranational right. Taxes are significant source of revenue, and its collection is one of the most important functions performed by the state
Taxes are something the people of America have had an issue with since the very creation of this nation, and it is one of the main reasons the Revolutionary War was fought. The issue of taxes has morphed over time, and in our current time period, people are debating which tax system should be implemented. Even though this is a broad topic and a national issue, this paper will only cover the income tax version of these systems, and which income tax system would be most beneficial to the state of Texas specifically. Currently, there are three main types of income tax systems, and they are the progressive income tax system, the flat income tax system, and the no income tax system. By analyzing research from reputable economists and academic journalists,
The United States tax system has an extensive history that has transformed from a modest system to a complex taxation system over the years. From the beginning, the tax system has undergone changes due to past wars, inclusion of social programs, changes to social programs, presidential views, and economic fluctuations. Every tax year, the tax laws continue to change from the methods of the past.
Taxes are a required aid from individual incomes or business profits collected by the government that funds certain actions and services is provided by the government for the people. Taxes in the United States originated all the way back in the 1760s. The current tax system the country has is a progressive tax. A progressive tax is a taxation system where higher incomes get taxed at higher percentages than those with lower incomes. The tax system that was anticipated that the economy should switch to is a flat tax. A flat tax is a system where all income would have to pay the same percentage towards taxes regardless of how much money they make. This is a major controversy because of the major impacts switching the current tax
Tax structures are complex and play a prevalent role in American society. Taxation is important to understand because the designed tax policies are intended to foster economic stimulation and behavior. Although economists differ on the appropriate American taxation structure, taxation promotes both incentives and disincentives in behavioral outcomes. These differing views are debated to whether the United States should adjust from its present progressive income tax structure, or an alternative taxation structure, such as a proportional, or flat rate tax. Whether a progressive income tax structure or a flat rate structure, it is essential to understand the advantages and disadvantages and its effects on economic stimulation and behavior.
The issue in the first case is sit out about the Tax Residency of overseas employee working in Australia and Assessing the Taxable income and Tax liability in regards to Income Tax laws in Australia. It provides insides about Australian Taxation System and Common law cases effects on determination of Taxable income and deductions to different types of income.
The structure of an efficient tax system is not a constant throughout the world. The basis of tax structure primarily depends on the nature and amount of public expenditure as well as the public’s view of the role of the government. It is also dependent upon the state of a country, i.e., in case of developing countries the state plays a dynamic role and in case of advanced countries, it plays an active role. During the 18th century, an economist named Adam Smith laid down four canons or principles of taxation. These principles have been seen as a guideline for tax structure through time, and should also be included in any sound tax structure. In order to entertain the notion that the principles set out by Adam Smith so long ago are still relevant in modern tax structure, it is important to analyse these principles or canons first. These canons are as follows:
The research provides a framework for an argument to be created. The research supports the Neo-classical economic perspective regarding taxes and wealth. To be more clear, the
Taxes are used for many purposes by different countries. They are used to raise revenues to fund government services, to correct market imperfections and to encourage or discourage certain types of behaviour (Bird & Zolt, 2005). This implies that taxation can be used to achieve government and national goals such as economic growth, economic stability and equality.
This ushered in a more established social structure – the centralized state – to serve the pressing issues of population increases, invasion, and civil order, hence the advent of governments. As a result, early taxation systems dating to as far as 3000 BC were founded in numerous cultures, including Ancient Egypt, the Persian Empire and the Roman Empire, where monarchs were either offered crops and livestock or forced labor as tax payment from subordinating classes. The succeeding era of market, trade and war witnessed the adoption of such systems by Britain and America, as taxes became more broadly imposed on land and property, and imports and exports. Subsequently, with governments calling on income taxes to offset wartime costs and revive their economies in the eighteenth century, duty became expansively levied on the mass instead of only on the upper class. Essentially, as humanity progressed into modern society, taxation has correspondingly evolved from a social instrument of asserting powers’ wealth and social status to a means of empowering the leaders of any state or nation in order to guarantee national security, social safety and economic growth. Despite playing a marginal role in the ancient world, it now represents an ample share of the national income and is geared towards sustaining the apparatus of government itself and amplifying the power and security of the nation as a whole.