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Objectives of Non- Revenue Taxes as Basics of Principles for levy Structure of Characteristics of
Taxation Objectives Development Taxation of Tax Taxes Tax Laws
Tax exemptions The Benefit Regressive Tax Enforced
To meet govt. To run the Canons of
in tax free zones Principle Contribution
expenditures govt. Taxation
industry
Citizens Rich at higher Proportional Tax Payable in Cash
Implementation Ability to pay
protection and rate and poor at Equality
of policies principle
welfare lower rate
Collection of Fair High custom The equal Progressive Tax Proportional
Convenience
share of Distribution of duty on luxury distribution Principles
of payment
persons Wealth items principle
To strengthen Tax credits on Economy of Levied for pubic
sick industry donations collection
Tax credits on Levied by law
Protection of donations to making authority
Certainty
local industry educational
institution.
International Tax incentives Fiscal Adequacy
trade for agro industry
To counter Equality
inflation effects
Promotion of Administrative
science and Feasibility
inventions
Elimination of Consistent with
discriminations economic goals
Discouraging
certain
activities
Chapter -3
Legislators Administrators
Ethic
s
Ethics – Think about a Robot (Manufactured by Human) and Human (Created by God). Ethics of Taxation
System
Ethics and Canons of Taxation
Compulsory Contribution
Balance between Tex Payers and Tax Authorities
Canons
Pillar Explanation
Fairness Impartial from race, social or economic circumstances.
Transparency All proceeding against a person must be transparent.
Equity Objective shouldn’t be achieved in an irrational manners.
(Exemptions etc. should be in lined with inflation).
Accountability Wrong doers must be accountable.
d. Un-ethical issues
i. Gift from tax payers
ii. Bribery
iii. Conflict of interest
iv. Selective tax payers for audit
v. Political influence
vi. Leaking secrecy of tax payers
vii. Lack of freedom
viii. Threating the tax payers.
e. Principles for Structuring Discretions
i. Open Plans
ii. Open Policy Statements
iii. Open Rules
iv. Open Findings
v. Open Reasons
vi. Open Precedents
vii. Fair Procedures.
f. Ethics for Implementing Authorities
i. Open Plans
ii. Open Policy Statements
iii. Open Rules
There are three approaches to ethics for tax compliance which are as under:
Utilitarianism, which tells us to aim for the greatest total happiness across the population. In the economic
sphere, we can interpret ‘happiness’ as the satisfaction of our desires; and so utilitarianism as aiming for
maximum satisfaction of desires.
Virtue ethics, which focus on the virtues we should have, and on what constitutes a virtuous life. A broad
conception of the virtues must be used here, encompassing not only virtues such as honesty, but also virtues
such as using one’s talents and leading a fulfilled life