Taxation refers to the practice of a government collecting money from its citizens to pay for public services. Taxation is the practice of collecting taxes (money) from citizens based on their earnings and property.

Why do people say taxation is illegal?

It has been argued that the imposition of the U.S. federal income tax is illegal because the Sixteenth Amendment, which grants Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration,” was not …

How is the interpretation of tax law done?

The interpretation of legislation in general, and the interpretation of tax legislation in particular, is complex. Legislation is generally interpreted based on the grammatical or ordinary meaning of the words of the statute, unless the literal interpretation leads to absurdity.

How are courts interpreting the wording of legislation?

In the past, if there has been uncertainty, ambiguity or absurdity in the language used in legislation, the courts have departed from the strict literal approach, and instead, have sought to establish the so-called ‘intention of the legislature’.

Why is depreciation used on a straight line tax return?

The tax return will have more depreciation expense in early years, and less in later years. Because the expense is lower in future years, income will be higher, and so will the tax liability. The straight-line method means that the accounting records will use the same dollar amount of depreciation expense each year.

Why does net income not always translate into tax deductions?

The revenue and expenses you report on your income statement don’t always translate into income and deductions for tax purposes. Tax accounting and financial accounting have slightly different rules, which is why your business’s taxable income isn’t always the same as the net income on your financial statements.