Browsing JSSISI: Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1847- by Subject "Income tax"
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Income tax statistics
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1935)In reading this paper I realise that I have to try to make it interesting not only to those who are already well informed on the Income Tax code, but also to those who are possibly not; I have, moreover, to consider not ... -
The inefficiency of the Irish tax system
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1984)Whether the tax system in Ireland is unjust or inequitable is a matter to be determined by government in the final analysis. However, I certainly do believe that the Irish tax system has many inefficient features and in ... -
The liability of married women to income tax
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1899)I desire to call attention to the anomalous state of the law as regards the liability of married women to Income Tax. The statute which regulates this liability is Section 45 of the Income Tax act of 1842(5 & 6 Viet., ... -
On the general principles of taxation, as illustrating the advantages of a perfect income tax
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)Gentlemen?The duties of a government, as enumerated by Adam Smith, are four in number:? 1st?To guard against foreign aggression. 2nd?To secure against internal fraud or violence. 3rd?To maintain public institutions which ... -
On the general principles of taxation, as illustrating the advantages of a perfect income tax
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1856)There are few branches of political economy more interesting in themselves, or of more importance at the present time, than the subject of taxation, and yet there is scarcely any on which greater errors are prevalent. I ... -
The PAYE sector's perspective of taxation and trade union demand for reform
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1984)I would like to thank the Statistical Society for inviting me to speak on the subject of taxation. It is a very broad area and I will take the opportunity to attempt to show the PAYE sector's perspective of taxation, why ... -
The proposal for the abolition of the income tax in Ireland considered
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1899)Sundry remedies have been suggested to relieve the over-taxation of Ireland. I desire to consider one which has lately been advocated in the Press, namely, the abolition of the Income Tax in Ireland, whether it is ... -
Some implications of tax reform
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1984)The present Irish tax system is conceded on all sides to be totally unsatisfactory. It is unfair and complicated. It wastes resources on a grand scale. Reform is long overdue. In this paper I examine the changes in the ... -
Some suggestions for a simpler and more equitable income tax system
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1920)I hope so to deal with the subject for discussion tonight that the Members of this Society who have no first-hand practical knowledge of the existing Income Tax system will be able to study the forthcoming Report of the ... -
Tax reform since the Commission on Taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1994)From an economic perspective the decade of the 1980s was characterised by worldwide tax reform. This movement can be understood when placed in the context of the widespread discontent that surrounded the prevailing tax ... -
What a perfect income tax of ten per cent would produce
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1855)It is the plain duty of every subject of this great empire to contribute any information or suggestion that he may deem of use towards sustaining the contest in which we are now engaged. In discharging this duty, I do ...
