Taxes College Essays Samples For Students

For a successful business there need to be strategic plans so as to offer quality products or services to the market and be the best among other competitors. For airlines, segmentation, targeting and positioning are the major factors considered. They first look out to what kind of customers exist, which one among the many are they going to serve and finally implement segmentation and maximize on products or eservices for that segment that they have chosen.
Segmentation entails determining what kinds of consumers with diverse needs exist. In the airline industry, some customers demand speed and recital, while a Continue reading...

1. Author and major thesis of the Yes side.
The authors of the Yes side are Marion Nestle and Michael F. Jacobson. They argue that a public health approach is needed to encourage Americans to eat a healthy diet.

2. Author and major thesis of the No side.
The author of the No side is Michelle Cottle who argues that the relationship between Americans and food are too complex and nonnutritious foods should not be regulated.
3. State in your own words two facts presented by the Yes side.
i.
Food consumption should be regulated since excess consumption of Continue reading...

1. The 80/20 rule applies to my product which is a car. This is because in the world, 80% of cars are owned by a 20% population. Although 80/20 rule applies in the case of a car, it does not apply in the case of a mobile phone. Ideally, the possession of a mobile phone is almost equal to the population in world.
2. List of phases of consumer decision process
- Problem recognition
The consumer grows a need of having a car following the changes in his or her income status and the need to be self-reliant and Continue reading...

Introduction

Financial budgets refer to monetary estimates of expenditure that the organization expects to incur in future as it carries out its periodic business operations.
Budgets have proven to be important business tools over the course of time. One of the most important uses of the budget is that it can be used by the management of a business entity to make decisions. Decision making is the most important process in a business entity because it determines the direction of the business after a financial period. Financial periods are marked by losses or profits depending on how the entity has Continue reading...

An ideal market place is one where demand is equal to supply leading to the right quantity of goods being supplied into the market. The goods that are supplied in the market must also be used or at least bought by the consumers in order to create a “perfect” market place. If this balance is changes or forced to change, then the resulting market would not be an ideal market. It would either be more goods supplied than demanded or more goods demanded then supplied. In either case, this will lead to higher than the actual or lower than Continue reading...

Reading log #6

Article URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/04/18/higher-or-lower-how-do-you-think-your-u-s-tax-burden-compares-to-other-countries/

Summary:

In the article, the author compares the tax burdens in the USA and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries over the last few years. Despite paying about a quarter of one’s earnings to the social security taxes and federal income tax, Americans are still ranked on the lower end among the OECD countries. The author notes that there has been tremendous rise in tax burdens in 21 OECD countries since 2010. Additionally, the author points out that the tax wedge for single individuals without children is higher than for households with children Continue reading...

Middle-class squeeze

In this paperwork, I am going to handle the topic on middle-class squeeze and how it affects the economy, security, and the future of the United States-income inequality.
Income inequality has become a burning issue lately in the United States, whereby, experts are seeing it as a threat that holds back the economics of the United States. President Obama was heard on CNN referring to income inequality as the crucial issue of our era. The rising trend in income inequality over the past years has led to many Americans citizens losing their faith in some key aspects, such as Continue reading...

General Electric (G.E) is an American corporation that is a leader in industrial diversified production of such goods as jet engines, plastics and medical imaging, power generation equipment and financial services. General Electric (G.E) highly diversified product line is meant to reduce the company’s business risk (Forbes).

General Electric has a number of strengths. Among the most notable ones include the following:

Industry reputation.
General Electrical is recognized strongly within the diversified industry. Considering the energy infrastructure industry as an example, G.E leads in the areas of development, enhancement and implementation of goods and technologies that focus on gas, oil, wind and water. Most precisely General Electrical is among the leading providers in Continue reading...

Misallocation of funds

The Make a Way Foundation was founded with the aim of fighting poverty and hunger that involved communities with hope and self-reliance. The foundation had planned for a children’s summer expense project but in the process of goal realization for this fiscal year, it has been realized that there is a misallocation of funds that can be attributed to the following reasons.
Some officials who do the scoring for the awarding of the funds fail to follow the right criteria in many cases. So some applicants were unequally treated and in times were awarded more or fewer dollars Continue reading...

National or regional government provides a range of public services to its residents, for example, public housing, social security, health care, and social care, and these services are the one referred to as social services. They can either be state or federally funded depending on the budget.
The Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program was formerly known as Aid to Families with Children (ADFC). The purpose of this program is to provide support service in terms of medical and financial assistance parents or relatives living with needy dependent children. Households found to be eligible for the TANF Continue reading...

The theme of chapter “Optimizing Distribution Channels” is that the performance of the agency can be improved by meeting the needs of citizens.
- In this chapter, Kotler and Lee has described that the public service performance can be measured by analyzing how well the agency is meeting the requirement of common good that is paving the way to the creation of good for a number of people.
- The public sector goods are defined in terms of three measures that are commonly known as triple bottom line, it includes social good, environment good and the economic good.
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Introduction

Trade unions are organizations that represent the working people. The membership of these organizations comprise of employees from different sectors of trade, professions and occupations. The union’s main objective is to represent its members in the working environment and in the general society. The working of the trade union is through collective bargaining as well as through a harmonized rule-making process. The South Africa trade union is the largest in Africa and plays a big role in the labor market and industrial relations in determining policies in the country. There are three prominent trade unions in South Africa Continue reading...

Use this template to insert your answers for the assignment. Please use one of the four methods for showing your work (EE, Math Type, ALT keys, or neatly typed).

Write the final answer in the terms being asked such as dollars/cents, degrees, tickets, etc.
1. Companies often sell products at or below cost in order to draw in and retain customers. Redman Manufacturers is tracking 5 items from last month’s sales. On item #1 they make $15; item #2 loses $4; item #3 makes $9; item #4 loses $6; and item #5 makes $12. Last month’s sales Continue reading...

0ne of the questions that one should ask him or herself on this subject is what are taxes? It is fundamental for everyone to understand what taxes are and why people pay them. By understanding the concept behind the enigma, then one can conclude based on sound knowledge. In simple terms taxes is the percentage of money that the government takes from takes to support the services it offers such as security, good roads and education. Without taxes, no government in the world can function. This is because no government has its own money. A huge part of what Continue reading...

Section A: Plan of Investigation

Most of the people in the current generation believe that war and essentially investing in the military is good for the economy. This is quite contrary to public acknowledgement and comprehension of the costs involved in case a war takes place. World War II disrupted a lot of systems the world over; America not being an exemption. This paper seeks to elucidate on the extent of damage the American was subjected to as a result of the war. Focus will be given to the macroeconomic implications of U.S policies as a result of the conflict. To achieve a sound Continue reading...

Golf Corporation

Liquidity Ratios:
Current Ratio for the year 2012 = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
Current Ratio for the year 2012 = 2,000 / 2,000
Current Ratio for the year 2012 = 1
Current Ratio for the year 2013 = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
Current Ratio for the year 2013 = 3,000 / 4,000
Current Ratio for the year 2013 = 0.75
Quick Ratio for the year 2012 = Current Assets – Inventory – Prepayments / Current Liabilities
Quick Ratio for the year 2012 = 2,000 - 500/ 2,000
Quick Ratio for the year 2012 = 0.75
Quick Ratio for the year 2013 = Current Continue reading...

Investment Policy

This investment policy has been drafted after consideration of a number of policies on the part of the client. It also describes all the prudent investment factors that the investor deems appropriate. In this investment policy, the investor is offered asset classes that are managed under specified management styles for achieving the set objectives (Craig, 2012). The main return objective for this investment policy is maintaining the returns for the investor at a minimum of 7.5% while maintaining a moderate risk level in comparison to other market investments. It also aims at capital preservation and long term growth for Continue reading...

The State of Texas has a regressive tax system. Lower income households see higher effective tax rates than households with higher incomes. The state does not have income taxes levied on individuals as a source of revenue. The significant sources of revenue in the State of Texas include sales taxes which accounts for an estimated 50% of the total taxes (House Research Organization 1). The state also gets revenue from the Federal Government which funds programs in healthcare, transport and education, this is done inform of outright grants or matching funds. The state of Texas gets non-tax revenue from Continue reading...

In order to get a clear picture of how Plato would respond to this dilemma, it is important to establish the facts about this case. A woman named Lisa Krawchuk qualified for welfare assistance because of her low income. The welfare authorities required her to report any changes in her income for the period that she received the benefits. She agreed to that condition, reported an increase in her income after her husband got a part-time job and the welfare office reduced her payments accordingly. Lisa failed to report that she was benefiting from a student loan and the Continue reading...

There have been a lot of crises throughout the history: South Sea Bubble (1720), Cuban missile crisis in 1960s, OPEC oil price shock in 1990s, Asian financial crisis of 1997, Economic crisis in Mexico (1994) and many others.
However, the financial crisis of the 2007-2008 is said to be the worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. First victims were the countries, which are the biggest financial centers in the world. Later, in a year or half, the rest of the developing countries started to suffer from the financial crisis that became global.
The term of the Continue reading...

The short-story “The Rose for Emily” consists of many symbols, the interpretation of which is of much use to understand the sense of this work. William Faulkner uses much of the symbolism and imagery in order to succeed in his literature endeavors. Undoubtedly, there are many symbols that can be used in the other similar short-stories, and they can be even compared to the other works. Faulkner uses the symbolism, imagery and allegory to persuade readers and help to understand this short-story profoundly.

The House

The house of Miss Emily is one of the most significant symbols in the story as Continue reading...

Import Tariffs

Introduction
Sloman and Wards (2007, p23) define tariffs as the taxes imposed by the government on the imported goods. In most nations of the world, the tariffs on the imported goods have always been hiked in favor of the locally manufactured goods. When the imported goods get to be highly taxed by the native government, their prices are increased to counteract the high cost of importation. This has always left the domestic goods relatively cheaper and thus high demand from the customers. The imported goods on the hand suffer at this expense; their cost lowers their demand. The government Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

INTRODUCTION
The economy management of the country has two kinds of policies to intervene and regulate the markets in case of market failure: Fiscal policies and Monetary policies. Fiscal policies are the responsibility of the government, and the monetary policies are implemented by the Federal Reserve System (FED). The economic policies can be implemented in two ways: expansionary and contractionary economic policies. Expansionary policies stimulate the economy and expenditures of consumption and investment increases as the result of these policies. Contractionary policies slowdown the economy, and the expenditure level decreases. In this essay, the definitions of the fiscal and Continue reading...

Taxation is one of the controversial issues in society today. There are any reasons that have been raised in support of marijuana taxation. On the same note, other scholars assert that marijuana taxation is not bet best way to undertake. It is worth noting that marijuana taxation comes with various negative issues that counter the arguments for marijuana taxation. The state is always focused at the social, economic, and political status of its people is stable. The state should not expose its people to risks, but rather ensure that people consume health products. Therefore, marijuana should not be taxed.
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The Starbucks fiscal year annual report has over the years been used as a tool of communication from the managers to the shareholders. Through this document, shareholders are better placed to understand their company better. By receiving an in-depth analysis on many factors within the company, they can then understand where their company is headed. This will in turn allow them make decisions relevant to the situation on the ground.
For instance, in the 2013 report, shareholders were provided with a summary of the various financial statements. As such, one gets a glimpse into the operation of the company Continue reading...

- Historical Documents
In general, terms, the U.S Constitution is the country’s supreme law. It was adopted on 17 September 1787. However, it was not until 1789 that this constitution was ratified. During this time, it was ratified by only 11 states. Though authored by several personalities, Governor Morris who hailed from Pennsylvania has been credited as the man who chaired the committee that drafted the constitution. Other members of the committee included John Dickinson, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison among others (Ritchie et al. 56). The Constitution was created for a number of purposes. Of major importance, Continue reading...

Introduction

The financial statements of organization are the measure of its performance. The financial health of an organization can be judged from its financial statements. That is the reason why the statements should represent a true and fair view of its position. Often people at key positions are encouraged to falsify accounts to meet short term needs such higher earnings per share or profit after tax. Sometimes people engage in such activities to conceal the actual position of the organization and make it look profitable in the eyes of investors. It is not just big organizations but the small ones Continue reading...

TELUS is an innovative telecommunications company of Canada. It began is journey from the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia; going on to become the country’s second largest telecommunications company. Today, they provide a range to internet solutions for home, workplace or on the move. They provide a wide range of communication products and services such as data, Internet Protocol (IP), voice, wireless, entertainment and video.
We would like to provide you with the brief history of TELUS to highlight major landmarks in its recent history. In the year 2009, it acquired Black’s Photography, a chain of Continue reading...

The year 2014 was not well welcomed by the Japanese due to the economic hitch that they experienced. This caused the consumption tax to be raised effective from April 2014. The consumption tax was imposed as the value added tax of 8 percent compared to 5 percent that it was charged. This made the consumers worry about their spending of which this increase of the value added tax shock off their recovery in the sentiments.
In 1997, the same hike caused a negative effect. By then it was as a result of the Asian financial crisis. It led economy Continue reading...

Re: Addressing the negotiation between the Unions and the Management of Zinnia Hotel

I want to announce to you all the agreements put forth during the negotiation meeting. In proposal 1, which indicate that No subcontracting Clause, the union accepted it since it will be able to limit those proposals to subcontract out the union’s roles especially where there is a solemn business need. The union accepts the position of the management that it will not consider the conditions to the CBA, which references to the sub-leasing of the operations. The Union also accepted that a 7 calendar days advance notification will be appropriate for the management to reschedule all replacements Continue reading...

- Cash Equivalents
The company has entered into arrangements with its partnering distribution clients that designated cash accounts to UTIW from receivables from the end clients of its distribution partners. These cash accounts are identified as the company as “cash equivalents”. As of 2013, the company’s cash equivalents were reported as US$ 27.6 million as of January 31, 2013 and US# 37.4 million as of January 31, 2012.
UTIW often acts as a customs broker. When the company does this act in behalf of its clients, it pays in advance for customs duties and taxes. These payments are Continue reading...

English 103

Tobacco has a long history in the America since 600 to 900 A.D. It was used predominantly in medical purposes and the people on that time did not smoke every day (Healthliteracy.worlded.org). Today, smoking has become the major problem in the world since 1950s. According to the cross-section data obtained from 187 countries, nowadays there are more than 967 million of people, who smoke every day compared to 721 million in 1980s (BBC.com). It comprises about 1/10 population in the world and there are more than 480,000 deaths per year that are caused by smoking cigarettes in the Continue reading...

Introduction

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Improving Housing Quality in Canada to Improve Health

REF: IMPROVING HOUSING QUALITY IN CANADA TO IMPROVE HEALTH.
The basic issues that determine the health of Canadians are not medical related or lifestyle choices but rather the conditions they experience in their living. These are primarily the determinants of social health. This is according to the research that has been done over the years in Canada. Most Canadians are not aware that their health is majorly shaped by how the income they earn is distributed. It is also shaped by education about health, race, disability, gender, aboriginal status, healthy services, and housing.
One of the major factors that Continue reading...

There is no denying that there is seemingly unequal access to justice in most legal systems. However, one of the biggest hindrances associated with access to justice is the disparity between the rich and the poor. In addition to the technical, complex, and cumbersome procedure that characterize most legal systems, people have to pay to access to have their issues addressed. The rich and the poor suffer the same fate with regard to largely retrogressive legal procedures. Notably, the poor suffer more injustices that the affluent since they are not able to afford the exorbitant legal fees that are Continue reading...

Introduction

Accounting and finance are two different fields from each other as both of these things require having quantitative data to analyze the things in an effective and well organized manner. Organizations are made to increase the financial belongings with the help of effective accumulation and articulation of data with its utilization at different places and sections in particular. The main perspective of this assignment is to analyze the effectiveness of quantitative data to manage an organization with effectiveness. It is advised to select an organization and the organization which has been selected for the same analysis is General Motors. Continue reading...

- Young women and economic development in the developing nations
First, educating young women increases average personal income in the economy. Studies indicate that young women have higher chances of advancing their personal income by twenty five percent. Secondly, developing nations have high population of women than men. This shows that educated women will initiate fast economic growth rate through increasing per capita income. Similarly, research stipulates that women play an integral part in agriculture, which provides food security and overall agricultural products foreign exchange. In fact, learned women initiate best farming practices, which increase agricultural productivity. Subsequently, women Continue reading...

Business

European socio-economic model is an amalgamation of the wide-ranging welfare systems and powerfully politicized and institutionalized forms of the industrial relations (Grahl and Teague). It comprises of the social security, economic life, educational system and the methods for driving the formation of human capital and for creating and diffusing knowledge. There are several advantages as well as disadvantages of the European socio-economic model. Considering the advantages, the European model is not merely a social model; rather it influences employment, production, growth, objectives and goals of economic policy and the competitiveness (Aiginger and Guger). The European socio-economic model is a Continue reading...

1- What items dominates the budget?

The items that dominate the budget include; education, infrastructural development and private sector initiatives. Other key areas that the budget focus on include creating more jobs for the people and focusing on revenue collection. Domination of items is based on the importance attached to them. Some of the areas that budget focus on are directly related to one another. For instance, in infrastructural development, when the sector is active, a number of jobs can be created as without much of a hustle. The budget focused on critical areas capable of boosting economic stability. In a sense, by looking at Continue reading...

A budget is an integral part of any economy. It outlines the financial plans of a country to facilitate economic growth. Most countries, including the United States of America prepare a budget comprising a one fiscal year financial plan. The US budget has indicated a deficit since 2008; this indicates that the government’s expenditures exceed the amount of revenue collected from the tax revenue. The federal government borrows funds to achieve its expenditure needs, and the interest rate increases annually. The borrowed funds are paid using the tax receipts from the taxpayers; the US government usually pays off Continue reading...