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in the early 1960s. After 1965 birth rates began to decline leaving the Social Security system with problems because they did not have enough works per retiree. As of today there are three workers to one retiree. By 2035, for every two workers there will be one retiree (Hubbard & O 'Brien, 2015). Congress has been attempting to increase payroll taxes and to raise the age of retirement from age 65 to 67 due to the decline in workers per retiree. The payroll tax in 1940 was 2 percent, in 2013 it is

value added tax (VAT) in July 1991. VAT was introduced at a uniform rate of 15% at the manufacturing-cum-import level. Together with protection-neutral supplementary duties, this system largely replaced the earlier structure of differentiated sales tax on import and excise duties on domestic goods. In case of personal income tax, the major reforms involved the inclusion of entertainment allowances in the personal income tax base, deduction of investment in approved assets from the tax base, and an

China, over the last 30 years or so has achieved extraordinary economic growth, leading to gradual market liberation. Despite this China remains a one nation state with HR practices steeped in Confucianism, however The Chinese government is committed to supporting outward investment for companies looking to expand overseas. (IBM, 2006). There are many influences to consider when deciding which country to invest in, this essay will consider the cultural, economic, political, and industrial relation

It’s not hard for any American to see that our tax system is a bit biased. "One of the issues that I have been preaching about around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites in every country… There are rich people everywhere. And yet they do not contribute to the growth of their own countries. They don’t invest in public schools, public hospitals, in other kinds of development internally,” said Hillary at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in 2012. Hillary

Introduction This report examines the provisions, purpose, and impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). It will consider both positive and negative arguments for the program, and review suggested alternatives. Finally, it will give supporting evidence as to why the EITC is a flawed, yet overall beneficial program for the nation’s war against poverty. As one of the most heavily debated tax issues since the 90s, the EITC is an important anti-poverty program that requires attention and understanding

taxation, direct which are paid by the taxpayer directly to the government, and indirect which are collected by an intermediary (like a retail store) from the consumer. The intermediary who will file the tax return later and forward the amount of the money to the government with the return. This tax is applicable to organizations and individuals. In this reflection, I would like to highlight what I learned of business and individual taxation, the experience on working with a group for the project and

decrease taxes and government spending. The Republican Party on the issue is that our citizens should not have the power to address changes in the government. The Republican Party should set taxes at a fixed price as well. This policy, along with a Flat tax system, could mean that the upper-class citizens would

The global financial crisis has caused a massive deterioration in public finances in the euro area. The 2009 recession severely curtailed public revenues and weighed heavily on the welfare state. In addition, states have boarded on bank bailouts and costly stimulus packages. In 2010, no country belonging to the euro area was able to comply with the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Public debt in the euro area increased from 65% to 85% of GDP between 2007 and 2010. This debt crisis was certainly

income into retirement. Well the road to hell is often paved with good intentions, because that promise now has the country in economic uncertainty. The guarantee that workers will be taken care of in their old age if they paid their Social Security tax, is no longer guaranteed. If we don’t come to a unanimous decision as to a plan of reform; financially our country is doomed.      Social Security has always struck me as a socialist program. Returning to our capitalist roots is where we will find

per IRS code if a taxpayer own an intangible property or right including a work of art or literature, patents, goodwill, licenses or any thing received earned as part of arrangement for any contractual display of artistic work that is owned by the tax payer that that he allows others its use and consequently the taxpayer receive amount from that other person, same shall be treated as royalty income. As Mickey and Minnie have received payments for use of intangible work having their right on it