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20%***. * This rate was reduced one-half percentage point for 2001 and one-half percentage point for 2002 and beyond. ** There was a two percentage point reduction for capital gains from certain assets held for more than five years, resulting in 8% and 18% rates. *** The gain may also be subject to the 3.8% Medicare tax.
501 (c) (3) organization. [1] A 501 (c) (3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 501 (c) nonprofit organizations [2] in the US.
Status: In force. The Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia introduced by the Howard government. The Act is one of a few statutes used in Australia to calculate income tax assessments. The Act was passed in an attempt to provide a rewritten income tax assessment statute, as the Income Tax Assessment Act ...
The Wealth of Nations. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith (1723–1790).
Median household income and taxes. Most local governments in the United States impose a property tax, also known as a millage rate, as a principal source of revenue. [1] This tax may be imposed on real estate or personal property. The tax is nearly always computed as the fair market value of the property, multiplied by an assessment ratio ...
Special Investigation Team (India) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) in India is a team appointed for investigation of serious crimes when the existing force is insufficient for the probe. The Supreme Court of India, Union Government of India and state government have the power to direct the officials involved in a case. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Television licensing in the United Kingdom. In the British Islands, any household watching or recording television transmissions at the same time they are being broadcast is required by law to hold a television licence. This applies regardless of transmission method, including terrestrial, satellite, cable, or for BBC iPlayer internet streaming.
The 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act is a United States law authored by Representative Christopher Cox and Senator Ron Wyden that established national policy regarding federal and state taxation of the internet, based upon its unique characteristics as a mode of interstate and global commerce uniquely susceptible to multiple and discriminatory ...