The Law he various indices of ability-to-pay taxes, Income is regarded by far the most appropriate. This is borne out by the popularity of income taxes the World over. For operation an income tax system successfully, tax authorities, particularly in developing countries, are required to resolve various issues to make it compatible with the socio-economics objectives of government policy. Part I of this nook examines various analytical and policy issues associated with the designing of an..

This book introduces children, young adults and lay readers to the basic tenets of the United States federal income tax history.  The book utilizes a more elementary approach, focusing primarily on important fundamentals of the history and reinforced with quizzes, trivias and assessment questions.

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Avoiding Scams (9780132333856) by Steve Weisman. Available in print and digital formats. "Too good to be true" income tax scams that can lead you to disaster--and sometimes even to prison! Unfortunately, the almost universal desire to avoid paying income taxes can be exploited by con men.  There also are some people who believe that the federal income tax itself is a scam. This belief is also used by con artists. Even our fear of the IRS and our..

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes (9780137153862) by S. Kay Bell. Available in print and digital formats. How to keep from joining the 1% of U.S. taxpayers who get audited every year! Statistically, your risk of being audited is small. In 2007, for example, 1.4 million returns got a closer look from the IRS. But more than 140 million returns were filed that year.  The raw numbers don't matter, though, if your return ended up in that 1 percent. So you don't..

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes (9780137153862) by S. Kay Bell. Available in print and digital formats. What you need to know about tax credits, deductions, and the difference between them. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar benefit. It's applied to your final IRS bill, so you get money back or don't have to pay Uncle Sam as much.  A tax deduction, however, reduces the taxable income your final tax bill is based on. That usually means a smaller bill, but..

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These thirteen papers and accompanying commentaries are the first fruits of an ongoing research project that has concentrated on developing simulation models that incorporate the behavioral responses of individuals and businesses to alternative tax rules and rates and on expanding computational general equilibrium models that analyze the long-run effects of changes on the economy as a whole.  The principal focus of the project has been on the microsimulation of individual behavior. Thus, this..

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Now in its third edition, The Tax Law of Colleges and Universities includes additions and modifications such as a discussion of new rules regarding Internet fundraising and advertising, allowing charitable remainder trusts to invest in a school's endowment, deferred compensation arrangements, and penalties for engaging in certain tax-shelter transactions.