Download or read book Shall We Classify Property for Taxation Classic Reprint written by John A. Zangerle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shall We Classify Property for Taxation Pennsylvania. All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax and shall be levied and collected under general laws. Michigan. The legislature shall provide by law a uniform rate of taxation except on property paying spe cinc taxes, and taxes shall be levied on such property as shall be prescribed by law. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Shall We Classify Property for Taxation written by John A. Zangerle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shall We Classify Property for Taxation The State of Ohio, from the adoption of its first Constitution has relied on the General Property Tax for raising the great bulk of state and local revenue until about four years ago when it practically surrendered this as a means of securing state revenue, excepting the 3/100 of 1% or 3c on a $100 assessment for highway purposes. The state now relies mainly upon liquor assessments and corporation excise and franchise taxes for its revenues, while local jurisdictions rely almost entirely on the general property tax, excepting in so-called wet counties, embracing for the most part our large cities, where 70% of the liquor assessments help to defray local expenses. This general - or so-called "uniform" - property tax is based on the theory that every kind of property regardless of character or condition, shall be taxed in proportion to value and by uniform method or rate. This theory presupposes that all property can bear identical burdens and also that all kinds of property are equally easy for the assessor to find and correctly value. That this is impossible, even with the very best and most efficient administration in the United States in Cuyahoga County is evident as shown by the Auditor's "Untaxed Wealth of Cleveland," recently published. (Sent on receipt of 3c postage). Of the necessity for a reasonable discrimination in the rates of taxation, and therefore for the classification of such property, Prof. Bullock of Harvard University, speaks in the following language: "Diversification of rates of taxation agrees with the ordinary business principle of adjusting charges and prices to what the traffic will bear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Shall We Classify Property for Taxation written by John A. Zangerle and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Report of the North Carolina Classification Amendment Commission on Property Classification for Tax Purposes and Homestead Tax Exemption Classic Reprint written by Classification Amendment Commission and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the North Carolina Classification Amendment Commission on Property Classification for Tax Purposes and Homestead Tax Exemption Whereas, by provision of the Constitution of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, all property taxes were required to be levied uniformly, based upon true value in money, and, in accordance therewith, all laws authorizing or levying taxes for the State, counties and municipalities have heretofore been framed upon the principle of the equal ad valorem basis and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Argument in Favor of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Permitting the General Court to Classify Property for the Purpose of Taxation Classic Reprint written by Charles J. Bullock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Argument in Favor of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Permitting the General Court to Classify Property for the Purpose of Taxation In other countries of Europe the outcome was generally the same. The property tax was tried and found wanting, and to-day it is employed as a main source of revenue only in some of the Swiss cantons. Far from being an American invention, therefore, the general property tax is a discarded European device, which has been fastened upon us rather by historical accident than by reason of its peculiarly American and democratic qualities. The tax systems of modern Europe are based upon the principle that it is necessary to discriminate between the various classes of property or business, and to employ different methods and rates of taxation in dealing with them.* Our American States and some of the Swiss cantons stand practically alone in their attempt to tax all kinds of property at a uniform rate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Prentice Hall Tax Service for 1919 Classic Reprint written by Prentice-Hall Inc and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 1919 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Prentice-Hall Tax Service for 1919 This allowance is not based upon the difference between the actual war cost of such facilities and what they would have cost at pre-war prices. Obviously the taxpayer is not entitled to recover or extinguish through amortization more than the difference between the war cost of such property and what he can sell the property for after the war, or if he continues to need and use it in his business, what it would have cost him after the war. As the rule is expressed in Article 183 of the Regulations: The total amount to be extinguished by amortization, in general, is the excess of the unextinguished or unrecovered cost of the property over its maximum value (either for sale or for use as part of the plant or equipment of a going business) under stable post war. Conditions.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Classification of Property for Purposes of Taxation written by Massachusetts. Commission to Compile Information and Data for the Use of the Constitutional Convention and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Classification of Property for Taxation a Handbook of Reference written by Ohio Taxpayers' League and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...due." "Money and credits belonging to incorporated banks situated in this state, and obligations secured by mortgages upon real estate in Minnesota on which the registry tax has been paid, are not subject to this tax. "All property subject to this tax is listed by the owner and valued and assessed by the assessors at the same time as property subject to the general property tax-No offset is allowed for indebtedness." Comparative Statement of the Taxation of Moneys and Credits in Minnesota Before and After Classification. "The following is a comparative statement to show the increase in the number of persons assessed, the amount of the assessment and the revenue derived by reason of the enactment of the law levying a tax of three mills on this class of property, first elfective in 1911: " Number Year Assessed Assessment Revenue Rate 1910 $ 13,919,806 $379.754.00 28 mills 1911 115,481,807 346,445.00 3 " 1912 135,369,314 406,107.00 3 " 1913 156,969,892 470,909.00 3 " 1914 195,549,307 589,644.00 3 " 1915 212,134,901 636,404.00 3 " 1916 234,186,268 702,588.00 3 " 1917.., 284,968,875 864,906.62 3 " 1918................98,501 330,300,219 990,900.65 3 " Each column of this table is significant. In 1910 only 6,200 persons in the state admitted the ownership of moneys and credits. The next year, more than 35,000 others suddenly discovered the fact that they, too, owned such property. This increase has gone on until now almost 100,000 people in the state are paying taxes on intangibles. The amount of intangibles assessed, and the revenue collected show a steady increase. It is nowhere contended that these figures include all of such property owned in the state. They...

Download or read book The General Property Tax in State Finances Classic Reprint written by McGehee Harrod Spears and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The General Property Tax in State Finances The present report examines the general property tax as an element in State finance and attempts to explain why this tax has become less significant and to define the role that it now plays. State taxes on general property, of course, strike farm property, real and personal, along with other categories of taxable property. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Tax Laws of the State of New Jersey written by New Jersey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tax Laws of the State of New Jersey: A Compilation of the Statutes Relating The numerous amendments to our tax and the passage of the several Revisions of 1918 have made increasingly urgent the need of a complete Compilation of Laws Affecting Taxation, both State and local. In issuing this Compilation, the State Board of Taxes and Assessment has endeavored to provide a complete guide to all taxing officials in the State, not only in respect to the tax as assessed and levied by the local assessors and collectors for' local purposes, but also in respect to other taxes, levied by the State and hearing more or less directly on the duties of the local officials. No attempt has been made, however, to include Inheritance Taxes, which are levied by the State Comptroller, nor any license fees imposed under ordinances of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Report of the Sub Committee of the Revenue Committee House of Representatives Fifty First General Assembly written by Illinois Revenue Committee and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Sub-Committee of the Revenue Committee, House of Representatives, Fifty-First General Assembly: Subject, the Assessment of Property in IllinoisNo constitution that could be adopted in this State could give the General Assembly any wider power than it now possesses in building up an efficient administrative machine for apportioning taxes in this State. The only constitutional change which has been discussed by those who have made this subject a matter of study is the change which will enable the General Assembly to classify property for the purpose of taxation, and such a change.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Towards a Neutral Formulary Apportionment System in Regional Integration written by Shu-Chien Chen and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International tax regimes and practices are heavily criticized for failing to fairly levy corporate tax on giant multinational taxpayers in the current globalized and digitalized world. This important and far-seeing book demonstrates how formulary apportionment (FA) – an approach by which a multinational corporation pays each jurisdiction’s corporate tax based on the share of its worldwide income allocated to that jurisdiction – can achieve the much-sought goal of aligning value creation and taxation. The author, through an intensive analysis of the European Union’s (EU’s) Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) Directive Proposal(s) and comparison to the United States (US’s) formulary apportionment experience, shows how the perceived problems with an FA system can be overcome and lays out the necessary elements for its feasibility. With detailed attention to the debates around formulary apportionment and its theoretical foundations, the book provides a blueprint for rebuilding the normative framework for the EU’s tax reform by clearly analysing the implications of the following and more: theorising public benefits to be represented by taxation; reorganising different economic theories about tax neutrality and tax justice; advancing the comparative legal research methodology to analyse law reform by combining the functional approach and the problem-solving approach; designing the logical formulary apportionment system for digital economy; ensuring the removal of the incentive for multinationals to shift reported income to low-tax locations; reducing the tax system’s complexity and the administrative burden it imposes on firms; eliminating transfer pricing complexity for intra-firm transactions; achieving equal weighting of the sales factor, the labour factor, and the asset factor in the formula; application of ‘destination-based’ rule for attributing the sales factor; and replacing the traditional permanent establishment nexus with a ‘factor presence nexus’. The presentation incorporates extensive comparison between the EU’s formulary apportionment tax reform option and FA systems existing in the United States (US) at state level, including reference to relevant US case law and legislation. As a possible option to address the problem of base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), formulary apportionment is gaining increasing acceptance and attention. This book will prove invaluable to taxation authorities, tax practitioners, and scholars in its deeply informed and systematic guidance on good practices and prevention of problematic experiences in establishing and implementing an effective and market-neutral FA system.

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