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neoliberal reforms in the 80’s made the wealthy even wealthier During the last decade of the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan presented a battery of economic reforms influenced by supply-side economics. The reforms of 1981 and 1986 lowered the tax rate for individuals and corporates, introduced deregulations and simplified taxation. The belief in the Laffer curve, which claims that deregulation and lower marginal taxes will increase government revenue and economic growth, justified the reforms

President Bill Clinton signed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act in 1993, which raised taxes and cut spending. Many credit this bill with helping set the stage for the large budget surpluses of the late 1990s because the increased marginal tax rates generated billions of dollars in revenue for the federal government. From November 14 through November 19, 1995 and from December 16, 1995 to January 6, 1996 the U.S. government was shut down as a result of a budgetary impasse between Congress and

reassessed at fair market value. The shareholder will have to pay back taxes on the difference of fair market value and the amount originally paid. Shareholders may also face criminal penalties if they are found to aid in the process of purposeful tax evasion. As mentioned, most constructive dividends occurred in closely held corporations, where there are a limited numbers of shareholders and sometimes may only consist of one or two shareholder(s). Often times these shareholder(s) serve as the

Africa • The contribution Pretoria has on sin tax • Effects of these products on the economy • Amount of debt caused by luxuries such as sin taxable products • Legislations against sin taxable products being sold illegally. • Effects of sin taxable products on South Africa’s socio economic issues. • Pros and Cons of raising the sin tax in order to decrease the demand Introduction This research task is based on the sin tax in South Africa, the effects sin tax has on the South African economy, the population

divorce decree executed May 1, 2014, Ahmed transferred a house worth $650,000 to his ex-wife, Farah, and was to make alimony payments of $3,000 per month. The property has a tax basis to Ahmed of $300,000. a. How much of this must be reported on Farah's tax return? $3,000 per month of alimony payments is what Farah must report on her tax return. b. Of that amount, how much is taxable gain or loss that Farah must recognize related to the transfer of the house? The transfer of the house to Farah is a property

Macroeconomics Research Project: Income Inequality Income Inequality means the uneven income is distributed among individuals in a company, groups in a population, or countries in the world. “One-fourth of American employees make less than $10 per hour, which is the income that below the Federal poverty level” (Amadeo). Those are the people like cashier, waiters, or fast food clerks. There is a huge gap between rich people and poor people. The rich people are getting richer while the poor people

Team C Homework 6 Comprehensive Problems: 50. Jack and Jill are owners of UpAHill, an S corporation. They own 25 and 75 percent, respectively. a. What amount of ordinary income and separately stated items are allocated to them for years 1 and 2 based on the information above? Year 1 Year 2 Ordinary Income Jack (25%) $10,625 $32,750 Jill (75%)

economic growth Economic growth usually means the growth in production of an economy. On the other hand, economic development includes other fsctors such as litemcyy health, child mortality rate, equality, regional balance, infbtmchrre, etc. Country GDP Per Capita GDP Per Capita (PPP US$) (annual growth rate) 1999 (1 990-99) United States 3 1,872 2.0 United Kingdom 22,093 2.1 France 22,897 1.1 Mexico - 8,297 1.0 l3mil 7,037 1.5 China 3,617 9.5 * India 2,242 4.1 - -- - Bangladesh 1,483 3.1 Sri Lanka

Canada’s Gross National Product had fallen by 43%, their exports had dropped by 50% and their unemployment rate had risen to more than 25%. Prior to World War II, a major transformation in the Canadian economy was marked. There was an upturn in industrial production and manufacturing in Canada as the demand for manufacturing, mining and services increased rapidly due to the war. The unemployment rate decreased as well because new jobs were being created so industries can benefit from a highly trained

issues. Programs like Social Security, Medicare and health care programs grow faster when the economy grows which counteracts some of the deficit decrease benefits of the economic growth. One of the options for deficit reduction is to redesign the tax system. One side believes that