Accounting for Managers
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Accounting for Managers
Accounting for Managers
176 Consider the Tax Impact Managers often overlook the personal property tax in the decision to buy a piece of equipment. Depending on the equipment and the jurisdiction, the property tax impact could sway a decision from buy to lease to rent to forget. Another target for management attention, particularly in larger businesses, is the difference between personal property actually in service and personal property charged to the tax rolls. Many business- es forget to delete equipment from the tax property listing after it has been retired from service. An audit of this area often returns a size- able tax reduction. Webster09.qxd 8/29/2003 5:53 PM Page 176 mining and drilling. These taxes, covering the act of extraction, make up an important revenue source to states rich in natural resources. The pollution control taxes are an attempt to overcome the condition known as the “tragedy of the commons.” This situa- tion refers to 18th century English village practice of having a plot of land where all could graze their sheep. Invariably, some people would seek to increase the size of their individual flock. The booming sheep population would overgraze the commons, leaving the ground bare. What had been a resource for all was now a resource for none. Mandated pollution controls like air and water scrubbers combined with noncompliance fines are intended to avoid this condition. Through taxing businesses for the cost of repairing or restoring resources common to all citizens, governments try to avoid environmental destruction. Environmental policy is a still evolving area of tax and regulation. Regulations are a tax or cost applied to business activities. These controls are often associated with extractive industries. Energy production, from coal-fired generating plants to the local gas station, gets a lot of attention. Many manufacturing processes use toxic chemicals whose runoff must be controlled. Excise Excise taxes stem from both federal and state actions. These taxes apply against a sin- gle item. They are often called “sin” taxes, since they affect things like tobacco, whiskey, and gasoline. Businesses, usu- ally at the point of manu- facture, calculate and for- ward the tax to the appropriate authority. The direct cost to business is only the record keeping and administration. The consumer pays the tax in the final cost of the item. Download 3.03 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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