Accounting for Managers
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Accounting for Managers
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Beware the Scam
Periodically, scams arise claiming the 16th Amendment was not legally ratified or some other fantastical loop- hole exists.Therefore, advocates claim, you are not legally bound to pay income taxes. Books tout the claim. Seminars invite you to learn the procedures to follow to avoid paying income tax. Save your money. Eventually, the promoters and their most aggressive followers wind up in jail and/or paying heavy fines. You can still so arrange your affairs to pay the legal minimum tax. Depending on the nature and complexity of your activities and invest- ments, it can take some planning to execute.While you should exer- cise due care in legal issues, the tax court often resolves issues of dis- pute between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in favor of the taxpayer. Frivolous or nuisance claims, on the other hand, draw a stern response. Finally, a line exists between legal tax minimiza- tion and criminal tax evasion.The difference is about five to 10 years. Webster09.qxd 8/29/2003 5:53 PM Page 171 Accounting for Managers 172 same rate, regardless of income and ability to pay? The U.S. has a largely voluntary tax system. The taxpayers calculate and pay their own taxes. While not unique among nations, such voluntary compliance frees up government resources for other activities. The Internal Revenue Service’s reputation for enforcing tax collection actions against several notable scofflaws doubtless encourages such compliance. Getting taxation rates right is like tending a golden goose laying golden eggs. If you take one egg, the goose isn’t too dis- turbed. If you take too much, you run out of golden goslings. Although incorporated businesses are legally treated as individ- uals, they cannot vote. Therefore, they are a frequent tax target. Managers cannot afford to ignore the political process when talk turns to taxation and regulation. Download 3.03 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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