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21Flat tax — A flat tax (short for flat rate tax) is a tax system with a constant tax rate. [James, Simon (1998) A Dictionary of Taxation , Edgar Elgar Publishing Limited: Northampton, MA] Usually the term flat tax would refer to household income (and… …
22Negative gearing (Australia) — Negative gearing is a form of financial leverage where an investor borrows money to buy an asset, but the income generated by that asset does not cover the interest on the loan. The investor must fund the shortfall until the asset is sold, at… …
23Food Stamp Program — The US Food Stamp Program is a federal assistance program that provides food to low and no income people living in the United States. Benefits are distributed by the individual states, but the program is administered through the U.S. Department… …
24Engineering economics — Engineering economics, previously known as engineering economy, is a subset of economics for application to engineering projects. Engineers seek solutions to problems, and the economic viability of each potential solution is normally considered… …
25Corporate tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
26Public Policy Limitation on Deduction for Business Expenses — Brief Introduction: Deduction for Business Expenses Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code allows for taxpayers to deduct ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred in carrying on a trade or business from their gross income. [26 U.S.C …
27Estate tax in the United States — This article is about Estate tax in the United States. For other countries, see Inheritance tax. Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …
28Taxation in the United States — is a complex system which may involve payment to at least four different levels of government and many methods of taxation. United States taxation includes local government, possibly including one or more of municipal, township, district and… …
29Housing Benefit — is a means tested social security benefit in the UK that is intended to help meet Housing costs for rented accommodation. The primary legislation governing Housing Benefit is the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.[1]… …
30United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
