Corporate tax

Despite the levels of tax evasion done by Apple to America, Apple is far worse in its taxes overseas. Apple not only hurts the US but also other countries like the UK, France, and Germany. In fact, according to a study done by the Huffington Post, Apple paid absolutely no corporate taxes in 2012 in the UK.” Despite making millions in profit in Britain, Apple paid no corporate taxes to the U.K. last year, according to company filings” (Huffington Post) The second way corporations evade paying…

FactCheck published an article “Who Benefits From Corporate Tax Cut?” which was written by Robert Farley, a journalist for more than 23 years, was most recently a reporter at the St. Petersburg Times for more than 13 years. The main idea that was touched upon in this article was corporate tax cut and who takes benefits from it. According to the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin words he says “most economists believe that over 70 percent of corporate taxes are paid for by the workers” and there…

reality taxes on the rich are among the lowest they have ever been. America has seen a steady tax decline on wealthy Americans since the Reagan administration while wages for the middle class have barely increased after adjusting for inflation. All while the rich claim that decreased taxes on the rich will lead to a better economy but when one looks back, the economy was doing the best when America had high tax rates on the rich and they paid their fair share. As a result, it brought in more…

contribution. For a cash or non-cash contribution (i.e. computer, unsold inventory, etc) the tax payer needs a receipt. For any non-cash contribution over $500 the individual must also file a form 8283. Any type of service such as volunteering is not deductible however the gas getting to and from the location is deductible. For non-cash contributions of expensive items proper and detailed documentation is needed. The tax payer needs to be able to prove it. However regardless of how much is…

economy causing the equity markets to boom and interest gained from bank accounts to tumble. The prices of stocks, floating on this giant bubble, has exasperate the inequality problem. Another factor under fiscal policy has allowed the rich receive many tax breaks and loopholes that allow the wealthy to get around the taxes they are required to pay. The wealthy display rent seeking behaviors that has politicians…

learned. Tax is generally an amount of money that is charged by a government on a product, income, or activity so that it can pay for public services. In addition, there are several very common types of taxes: • Income Tax (a percentage of individual or corporate earnings filed to the government) • Sales Tax (taxes charged on certain goods and services) • Property Tax (taxes charged on the value of land…

The Fair Tax has three main goals within it: simplification, efficiency, and limitation of government (Fair Tax Article). If passed, would repeal the individual income tax, the alternative minimum tax, corporate and business income taxes, capital gains taxes, Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, all other payroll taxes, the self-employment tax, estate taxes, and gift taxes.The Fair Tax would only tax new items at the retail level, meaning the sale of used or previously owned items would not be…

equal. Income from private activity bonds is subject to the alternative minimum tax. Private activity bonds account for approximately 7 percent of the bonds issued last year. The most common issuers are airports and single family housing projects. The difference between private activity and a general obligation bond is that the private activity bond has corporate rather than government backing. The alternative minimum tax was intended from its inception in 1969 to make the very rich pay some…

and Universities, n.d.) (Transition: Without a doubt, student loan debt is a rising danger to the U.S. economy. Now let’s take a look as to how some countries benefit from having free tuition). Second Main Point: Although free tuition comes at the tax payer’s expense, countries have recent graduates contributing back to the economy at a faster pace than the U.S. Subpoint: Countries like Germany, Finland and Sweden offer free tuition. Yet, their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) income doesn’t…

Trump's penthouse populism...the Republican tax plan Americans for Prosperity, primarily funded by the Koch brothers and other corporate interests, has a field staff and volunteers that have hit more than 41,000 homes and made 1.1 million phone calls. In all, the Koch groups have spent $10 million on events, grass roots canvassing and advertising. If you guessed that the Republican tax plan primarily helps the top 1% and the Koch brothers you would be correct. In addition, another…