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    The tax system of the United States is as complicated as it gets. It is a system that has enough loopholes in which it benefits the wealthy over the less fortunate. The wealthiest people are especially aware of these loopholes so they take advantage of it and determine ways of cheating the system, instead of trying to make it fair for all different types of classes. With these tools to cheat the system, the middle-class and lower-class are more harshly penalized and hounded for their taxes than the

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    Grasping the Problem: Why Inequality Matters, for Non-economists Before analyzing Piketty’s global tax on wealth, we must understand the problem Piketty is trying to solve. The central economic dilemma revealed by Piketty’s research is that greater returns (r) on capital investments are outpacing the overall economic growth rate (g), succinctly noted in the form r > g, and the imbalance is driving wealth inequality. Thus once capital-rich individuals acquire (often through inheritance) large enough

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    Cayman Island, to prevent from paying taxes. The wealthy population, such as the top 1%, also have found ways to avoid from paying taxes. Sanders, on the other hand, is intent on creating a wealth equality, and to be able to do so, he will implement a tax on Wall Street, large corporations, and the wealthy population. The United States is considered the richest country in the world. There are many technological advances, millions of people, and many distinguished businesses such as Apple and Microsoft

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    necessary in order to illustrate the tax treatment of each when considering the deductibility of expenses incurred in business use of the home. This background information was then enhanced by qualitative resources that were collected, which consisted of the review of case law that highlighted the distinctions and issues relative to the application of the code section. This analysis,

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    in 2014, pages 61 – 96. The author segments his chapter into different subtopics, which I have covered below and brings to light another cause of the Eurozone crisis that has not been discussed in the previous articles, which is the Eurozone as a tax haven. The Pauperization of Europe Excessive government debts were the cause of the Euro crisis due to countries ‘living beyond their means’ according to the Germany’s ministry of finance. These increased debt levels were largely caused by huge bailout

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    Meta Description: Keywords: A Tropical Paradise and a Tax Haven In recent years there has been a migration of Americans that have chosen to move to far off lands where affordable healthcare and a lower cost of living exist. In many cases, these expatriates have traveled to distant shores because of America’s high taxes. But lower taxes can be had much closer to home than many realize. Puerto Rico is a U.S. commonwealth. It’s part of the United States and yet in many ways is quite independent from

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    2015, he has made a drastic impression on Canadian society and committed to a good amount of the promises he made amid his campaign. Heavily desired tax cut wishes have been granted by him, giving more people more money. Upscale aristocratic Canadians have been presented with much higher taxes than the majority because they can afford to provide more tax dollars than the majority of the people. This benefits people with less money making it easier for them to live comfortably. Additionally, the expansion

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    On any given day, if you were to tune into a news channel or browse the internet, there would be a good chance that a story of corruption would be uncovered. Corruption has been taking place since the beginning of time (literally). Some would say that is customary, and many would even argue that it is inevitable. In the book, ¬Global Corruption: Money, Power and Ethics in the Modern World, Laurence Cockcroft attempts to identify and educate others on the ethical (or unethical) dilemmas that many

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    problem of economic equality on a worldwide scale, a global wealth tax is a proposal that has been widely received and considered a feasible solution. This tax, aimed at diminishing the high rate of accumulated wealth by top decile earners, may not achieve its goal because there is limited evidence proving the desired effects, all countries must agree upon a uniform system and share information, II. Limitations of a Global Wealth Tax In his book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Economist Thomas

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    loopholes within the current tax laws to avoid taxes through various schemes, OECD released a document titled ‘Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’ in February 2013, outlining a project they had begun working on. This project stemmed from numerous discrepancies worldwide, the largest being political, countries wondered if these international corporations pay their part of taxes on profit. The estimated ‘gap’ by OECD is between 4-10% of global corporate income tax revenues (OECD 2016). BEPS

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