Sentence examples for functioning tax from inspiring English sources
It has a functioning tax system, albeit a clumsy one, so has something to lose from uprooting its tax system and starting again.
He needed them to run a still largely functioning tax system, which continued, in part, to pay for the army, though the latter was now entirely Ostrogothic.
The theoretical framework behind this observation relies on the concept of 'rentier state', whereby governments in a capacity to rule in the absence of a functioning tax system are less accountable for misallocation of resources and poor governance.
" 'I'm not paying my taxes because of torture at Guantánamo.' 'I'm not paying my taxes because of drones.' "People can't pick and choose their taxes, because you couldn't have a functioning tax system".
Those who support the cap on the tax deferral say that large retirement plans function like tax shelters, and they cite Mitt Romney's multimillion-dollar retirement plan.
An "intergovernmental United Nations body that fights for tax justice" would provide countries with a forum to challenge the policies of other countries that function as tax havens, Long suggested.
This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it means that income tax filing really combines two functions: taxes and transfers.
Above all, they were having to create the institutions of modern governance right down to the basics of a functioning central bank, tax administration and treasury from scratch.
But, without order, donors will withhold large-scale aid, businesses will not function and taxes will stay uncollected.
"Situations like this threaten to defeat the whole purpose of the gift ban," Allison told The Huffington Post, noting that the academy's corporate donations essentially function as tax-deductible support for advocacy work, while the university's nonprofit status means that donor money can be spent entertaining lawmakers.
Fraser, the most senior official within Treasury, said in February that fairness was an important criterion for a well-functioning tax system.
