Taxation
Taxation
Taxation
Processes of Income
and Business
Taxation
OBJECTIVES
Define income and Business
taxation and, its principles and
process
Explain the distinction between
income & business taxation
Differentiate the kinds of
income and business taxation
TAXATION
. It is the process which
our government, through
our lawmakers, raises
income to pay its
necessary expenses
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PURPOSES OF TAXATION
These can be classified into primary and secondary purposes
The Primary Purpose of taxation is to provide the proper funding needed to run the
government. The money collected from taxes will finance the projects that will
promote the general welfare of our people.
Secondary purposes of taxation
By Imposing high customs duties or taxes on imported
goods, local products made in the Philippines would
remain competitive.
By Imposing progressive taxes, It will reduce inequalities
between the wealth and income of our people.
By increasing taxes, The government may mitigate the
effect of an impending inflation.
BASIC PRINCIPLE OF SOUND TAX
SYSTEM
Theoretical Justice Administrative Fiscal Adequacy
The tax burden should be
Feasibility The sources of revenue
proportionate to the Administrative feasibility must be sufficient to meet
taxpayer's ability to pay. means tax laws and government
regulations must be expenditures. and other
capable of being. public needs.
THREE INHERENT POWERS OF THE
GOVERNMENT
Eminent Domain
This is the power of the government to take private property, upon payment of just
compensation, to be used for public purposes.
Police Power
This is the power of our government to make laws that will promote public health,
morals, safety and welfare of the people.
Taxation
The power of government to collect taxes that will be used to finance the
different people needed by the people.
The two biggest classification of
INCOME TAXATION income taxpayers are the:
. Individuals
. Corporation
For income tax purposes,
individuals can be further classified
into four namely