Average weekly pay: $1,400 Employment size: 188,100 Future growth: Strong Skill level Bachelor Degree or Higher Accountants provide services relating…
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A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, fat, tallow or another flammable solid substance. They have been used throughout history for light, heat, fragrance, aesthetic value and sometimes to tell the time. The earliest candles originated in Han China around 200 BC and were made from whale fat. By the 13th century, candle…
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Fugitives often use tax havens as a refuge when fleeing from jail, government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. When hiding from law enforcement agencies taking refuge in a different country makes sense. Tax haven countries can be attractive to fugitives as they: Are easy to enter and gain residency. Have…
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Average weekly pay: $700 Employment size: 2,500 Future growth: Decline Skill level Certificate III or IV A blacksmith is a…
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Objectives: Simon Jones operates a metro based private investigator business providing investigatory and surveillance services. When Simon visited his accountant, he said he was concerned about potential legal claims from unhappy individuals they had investigated on behalf of clients. Facts: $260,000 gross fee income. $80,000 business wages, contractors and overheads. Single. Current tax…
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The Plantagenet Kings of England had the medieval right to require Maritime towns and counties to furnish them with ships in times of war. This duty was sometimes commuted for money, which became known as ‘ship money’. Ship money was unique as it was one of the few taxes the Monarchy could levy without the…
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Corruption is a form of dishonest or unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire personal benefit. Government or political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. Corruption creates the opportunity for increased inequality, reduces productivity, growth, investment and…
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This strategy involves employee’s salary sacrificing $1,000 of wages income (which is taxable) for $1,000 of employer provided goods or services (which is tax free). The goods or services provided by the employer must be same ones as they sell to their customers. So a clothing retailer for example, could provide $1,000 of free clothing…
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Average weekly pay: $804 Employment size: 120,000 Future growth: Strong Skill level Certificate II or III Waiters serve food and…
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In ancient times, salt was essential to preserve food and maintain people’s health. Humans require salt in their diet as through sweating their body loses salt every day. If this salt isn’t replaced then the resulting sodium deficiency can cause weakness, fatigue, vomiting, dizziness, shock, and even death. A…
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