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The Personal Holding Company Tax
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9 pages. This paper delves into the history and current use for the little-known personal holding company tax, as well as touching on the legislation initiated to abolish it. The personal holding company tax is one that is rarely invoked. It was a provision that was passed in the 1930's in order to discourage rich families from incorporating assets to shelter their income. Incorporating a small business can in fact turn out to be an intelligent decision; however, some of the tax benefits have been reduced or eliminated by laws passed by Congress since 1982. Generally, only thirty percent of a corporation's dividend income is taxable. Find out more in this research paper. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: JGAphtax.wps

The Political Influences on International Accounting Standards
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This 10 page paper discusses the argument that the successful development of international accounting standards has more to do with political influence and necessity than with the conceptual validity of the standards that have emerged. This is examined with respect to national and international standards concerning accounting practices and goodwill with the countries of China, the UK and the UIS used as examples. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEpolaccis.rtf

The Potential Impact of Margin Trading on a Developing Stock Market; Case Study of Taiwan
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This 23 page paper looks at the potential impact that margin trading could have on a developing economy with the use of a case study looking at the impact that both day trades, and cross day trades have had on the Taiwan stock exchange using data from the period 1996 – 2000. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEMTtaiwan.rtf

The Potential Impact of the EU's Endorsement of IAS 39
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This 5 page paper critically evaluates the potential impact of the movement towards international accounting harmonisation with the European Union's decision in 2004 to partially endorse International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEEUIAS39.rtf

The Power of Financial Information in the Employment Relationship
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This 10 page paper considers how financial accounting information may give power to employers and employers when it is either withheld or shared. The paper discussed this in terms of the way that information may be used with reference to trade unions and collectivism as well as motivation and the use of profit related pay. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEfinpow.rtf

The Private Finance Initiative
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This 12 page paper is a comprehensive look at the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), used by the UK government. The paper consider the advantages and disadvantages as a system such as this, concerns such as control and security as well as the advantages to the government in accounting terms and how this results in the ability of the government to move the capital expenditure of the balance sheet. The writer also looks at how the NRV is increased and other accounting issues, such as FRS 5. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEpfiukg.rtf

The Problem with Focusing on Earnings Per Share
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This 5 page paper examines the concept. The paper concludes that , even if the EPS figure is fully understood, it must be examined in light of many other variables.
Filename: SA840eps.rtf

The Problem With Hedge Funds
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This 15 page paper provides an overview of hedge funds, with attention on George Soros's windfall in 1992 that almost broke the English bank. Also discussed is the Asian monetary crisis and the role of hedge funds in that crisis. The effect of these funds on economies is the focus of the paper. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA221hdg.rtf

The Problem with Public Pensions (Article Analysis)
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This 4 page paper evaluates an article entitled Public Pension Plans Face Billions in Shortage which appears in the New York Times. Implications of this article are discussed. Suggestions are made. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA636pen.rtf

The Problems with Activity Based Costing
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This 3 page paper argues that activity based costing (ABC) may have many perceived advantages, but these will often fail to be realised due to inherent problems within the system of ABC when compared to other costing models such as absorption costing. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEabcpro.rtf