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    of the year tax season rolls in and millions of people rush to prepare their previous year’s financial statements and documents, ready to calculate their tax returns and credits. Currently, thirty-four states use progressive income tax systems, and seven states utilize flat tax systems. The remaining nine states either have no income tax or a “limited income tax” on individuals, taxing only dividend and interest incomes (i.e. AK, FL, NV, SD, TX, WA, WY, NH, TN) (Bell). A progressive tax system is most

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    Introduction Nowadays, a number of countries have seen impressive economic growth after adopting the flat tax system. This is the particular case for Russia; United States has continued to run massive budget deficits while Russia has already brought its budget back into balance in 2010(Adomanis, 2012). However, More countries enjoy great economic gains from progressive tax system than from flat tax system, which can be seen from the typically example——US. Also in 2010, according to the 2012 Global Wealth

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    Cons Of Flat Tax

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    A flat tax is known as a tax system that refers to taxes on an household income. It taxes at an uniform rate, the income level doesn’t not play a significant role in it. The United States came up with a system where high-income earners pay taxes at a higher rate than low-income earners. The reason why the flat tax remains a favored idea is because it eliminates double taxation. It discards the section of the tax code that is biased against the formation of the capital. It also abolishes capital

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    The Flat Tax Essay

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    Tax season is not fun. It brings the un-enjoyable experience of sitting in an overpaid tax preparer’s office; it brings another year that the U.S. cannot collect enough taxes to cover the ever increasing budget; and it brings another year that almost half of this country will not owe anything to contribute to our growing financial needs. Currently, these tax problems have become more evident to the public and are being addressed in this year’s presidential campaign. Some candidates are recommending

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    Tax System Tax system is a legal system of imposing and collecting taxes from the citizens of the country. As it has been stated by Albert Einstein, the hardest task in the world is to understand the tax system of a country. The United States’ tax system is so complicated that its tax code contains almost 3 million words and 6,000 pages. Moreover, the taxes implied by city and state governments add more complexity to the federal taxation system. In this case, we do not need to understand the complexity

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    The IRS argues against the flat income tax since it is regressive with all taxpayers paying the same tax rate. While it is true that the current federal income tax system is progressive, the primary argument for a flat or flatter tax is to simplify the tax system. A flat or flatter federal income tax system with a limited number of exclusions and deductions could accomplish the same goals in a much more expedient way. The current income tax system is inherently complex. The guide provided to citizens

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    Forensic Accounting

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    BACKGROUND OF THE CASE/ OVERVIEW Sonya Fuentaz, an IRS-enrolled agent, has been contracted for preparing an annual income tax return for Carlito Alverez. Sonya is a little apprehensive about the engagement because she’s heard rumors that Carlito is a major drug trafficker with roots in Colombia. Sonia visits his home to discuss the details of his return and she’s shocked by the opulence she sees because the house is on 2 acres of land just west of the Intracoastal Waterway in Miami Beach.

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    Tax reform to stimulate economic growth in America There is an ominous shadow hanging over America consuming its wealth, and dividing its people over the promise of fair and equal treatment. American debt has no rival in the modern world, and it continues to spiral out of control as politicians’ debate solutions that would bring it under control. To manage this debt citizens are burdened with a federal income tax system that is inefficient, discriminatory and cumbersome to the American people. Since

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    A Brief Look Into American Tax Structure GAAP vs. IRS Tax Accounting CJ Moore Highline CC January 19, 2014 Prior to the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment of the American Constitution, the majority of the income received by the federal government was through tariffs and excise taxation (Pollack, 2013). Tariffs are taxes “levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products (Tariffs and Import Fees, 2014)”. Excise taxes are “taxes paid when purchases are made

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    results in future deductible amounts and, therefore will usually give rise to a future income tax asset. ii. Reversing Entry that results in future taxable amounts and, therefore will usually give rise to a future income tax liability. iii. A permanent Difference b) Indicate if the amounts that are involved in the current year will be added to or deducted from accounting income to arrive at taxable income. 1. Financial reporting purposes: straight line depreciation method is used

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