• A Tobin tax was originally defined as a tax on all spot conversions of one currency into another. It was suggested by James Tobin, an economist who won...
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  • various financial transaction taxes were considered openly. One non-tax regulatory equivalent of Tobin's narrow tax, to require "non-interest bearing...
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    Outside academia, Tobin was widely known for his suggestion of a tax on foreign exchange transactions, now known as the "Tobin tax." This was designed...
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  • The Tobin tax is a tax on all conversions of money from one currency to another, proposed by Nobel Prize-winning American economist James Tobin. According...
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  • APT tax proposal is a generalization of the Keynes tax and the Tobin tax. The APT tax consists of a small flat tax levied on all transactions. The tax is...
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    suggested the tax could be implemented globally, regionally, or unilaterally by individual nations. Conceptually similar to the Tobin tax (which was proposed...
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  • of tax burden to non-citizens or non-residents). The tourist industry typically campaigns against the taxes. It is separate from value-added tax and...
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  • Tobin tax is a proposed tax on spot conversions between currencies. Robin Hood tax is a campaign to enact a package of financial transaction taxes. Natural...
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    to promote the establishment of a tax on foreign exchange transactions. Originally called "Action for a Tobin Tax to Assist the Citizen", ATTAC was a...
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  • article is a list of all notable reaction to James Tobin's 1972 proposal of what is now known as the Tobin tax. 1994 - In Canada, economist Rodney Schmidt's...
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  • International tax law distinguishes between an estate tax and an inheritance tax. An inheritance tax is a tax paid by a person who inherits money or property...
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    alphabetically, with total tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. The tax percentage for each country...
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    types of taxes: corporate tax, individual income tax, and sales tax, including VAT and GST and capital gains tax, but does not list wealth tax or inheritance...
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  • A capital gains tax (CGT) is the tax on profits realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset. The most common capital gains are realized from the sale...
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  • initial idea for a currency transaction tax is attributed to James Tobin in 1972, a concept now known as a Tobin tax. On 16 June 1995 Spahn, in his analysis...
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  • A church tax is a tax collected by the state from members of some religious denominations to provide financial support of churches, such as the salaries...
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  • The income tax threshold is the income level at which a person begins paying income taxes. The income tax threshold equates to the: Personal allowance...
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  • In economics, a duty is a target-specific form of tax levied by a state or other political entity. It is often associated with customs, in which context...
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    tax on financial transactions after G20 leaders failed to agree on the issue. The following day the European Commission called for Tobin-style taxes on...
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  • of sales taxes levied. These areĀ : Provincial sales taxes (PST), levied by the provinces. Goods and services tax (GST)/harmonized sales tax (HST), a value-added...
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  • Tax amnesty allows taxpayers to voluntarily disclose and pay tax owing in exchange for avoiding tax evasion penalties. It is a limited-time opportunity...
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    Customs (redirect from Customs (tax))
    been the assessment and collection of customs duties, which is a tariff or tax on the importation or, at times, exportation of goods. Commercial goods not...
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  • Tobin may refer to: Tobin (surname) Tobin (given name) Tobin, California Tobin Bridge, near Boston, Massachusetts Tobin Range, a mountain range in Nevada...
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    tax. The employer makes monthly preliminary deductions (PAYE) for income tax and also pays the payroll tax to the Swedish Tax Agency. The income tax is...
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  • impose wealth taxes, inheritance taxes, estate taxes, gift taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, environmental taxes, payroll taxes, duties and/or...
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  • An ad valorem tax (Latin for "according to value") is a tax whose amount is based on the value of a transaction or of a property. It is typically imposed...
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    a threshold, while taxing them on income above that threshold. Together with Friedman, supporters of NIT also included James Tobin, Joseph A. Pechman...
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  • A regressive tax is a tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases. "Regressive" describes a distribution...
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  • Alcohol taxes Sin taxes in general Luxury taxes Tobin tax against speculation in the financial markets Chewing gum tax; with the proceeds going towards street...
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  • Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate...
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