Concepts in Federal Taxation 2019 (with Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 and RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
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ISBN: 9781337702621
Author: Kevin E. Murphy, Mark Higgins
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 76DC
You work for the firm that prepares Joe’s tax return and advises him on managing his finances. The tax partner of your firm asks you to prepare a memorandum discussing the merits and deficiencies of the two proposals as they apply to Joe and Tom. In your memorandum, you are directed to specifically consider the following and provide a response:
- a. What is a value-added tax, and how does it work?
- b. Evaluate the rate structures of the two proposed taxes. Are they proportional, progressive, or regressive?
- c. What, if anything, is wrong with Tom’s and/or Joe’s point of view? Be sure to explain this part in depth.
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