Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is direct tax?
Tax demanded by government for the very person to whom the tax applies
What are the four objectives of taxation?
- To maximize the growth of output of goods and services that are in the public interest
- To redistribute wealth equitably
- To protect the liberty and rights of the individual
- To strengthen federal and provincial relations
What is indirect tax?
Text demanded from one person in the expectation that he’ll reimburse himself at the expense of another
What is value added tax?
Tax levied on the increase in the value of a commodity that’s been created by the tax payers stage of the production or distribution cycle
What is consumption tax GST?
Tax levied on the consumption of some products or services
What is user tax!
Tax levied on the user of some facility
What is head tax?
Tax levied on the existence of a classified group
What is a tariff?
Tax imposed on the importation exportation of certain goods and/or services
What is transfer tax?
Tax imposed on the transfer of property from one owner to another
What is property tax
Tax imposed on the ownership of some particular set of goods
What is income tax
Tax imposed on the income of individuals corporations and trusts
What is tax planning
A legitimate way to decrease taxable money to build your wealth
- Shifting income from one time to another
- Transfer income to another entity such as trusts
- converting income from one type to another to get lower taxes for example capital gains
Who pays tax
And income tax shall be paid as hereinafter required upon the taxable income for each taxation year of every person resident in Canada at any time in the year
Who is a resident
Residents where they normally live, everyone is a resident of same country, some persons can be deemed to be resident of more than one country.
Text on world income for the entire year.
What is a nonresident
- Didn’t leave dwelling in Canada available to return to
- Didn’t leaves a spouse or other dependents in Canada
- Didn’t leave personal property in Canada
Somebody who has money the house or property in Canada is text 25% withheld outsource only some profits in Canada.