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21Tax preparation — is the act of preparing the filing of income tax returns. Because United States income tax laws are considered to be complicated, many people and corporations seek outside assistance with taxes.Tax preparation may be done by the filer, with the… …
22Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 — The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), a United States federal law, rescinded some of the effects of the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA, colloquially known as the Kemp Roth Tax Cut) passed the year before.The scheduled… …
23Tax-free shopping — refers to the opportunity for customers to purchase goods or services without paying any tax normally collected at retail, such as sales tax, Goods and Services Tax, value added tax, or consumption tax.Tax free shopping in the United StatesTax… …
24Tax Reform Act of 1986 — The U.S. Congress passed the Tax Reform Act (TRA) of 1986, (USStatute|99|514|100|2085|1986|10|22) to simplify the income tax code, broaden the tax base and eliminate many tax shelters and other preferences. Although often referred to as the… …
25Tax credit — The term tax credit describes two different concepts:*The first is a recognition of partial payment already made towards taxes due. *The second is a state benefit paid to employees through the tax system, which has the effect of increasing… …
26Tax revenue — is the income that is gained by governments because of taxation of the people.Just as there are different types of tax, the form in which tax revenue is collected also differs; furthermore, the agency that collects the tax may not be part of… …
27Tax bracket — Tax brackets are the divisions at which tax rates change in a progressive tax system (or an explicitly regressive tax system, although this is much rarer). Essentially, they are the cutoff values for taxable income mdash; income past a certain… …
28Office of the Taxpayer Advocate — The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, also called the Taxpayer Advocate Service, is an independent office within the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Government s tax collection agency. It is under the supervision and direction of the… …
29Tax consolidation — is a regime adopted in the tax or revenue legislation of a number of countries which treats a group of wholly owned or majority owned companies and other entities (such as trusts and partnerships) as a single entity for tax purposes. This… …
30office audit — A thorough examination and verification of the tax returns and financial records of an individual or firm by the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE in the office of the agent who is conducting the review. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law …
