会计 外文翻译 外文文献 英文文献 税务会计Tax Accounting(From: Sun Kun. English Langusge in Accounting. Dongbei University of Finance & Economics Press, 2006.)Tax accounting is a branch of accounting that involves determining the correct liability-that is, the amount owed-for taxes, and preparing the necessary tax-return forms.Income taxes are a major concern to businesses as well as to individuals. Unfortunately, businessmen themselves often do not understand the tax laws, and they must therefore depend on the advice of tax accountants and lawyers. A tax accountant must have a thorough knowledge of the tax code of his or her country and of any divisions within it that have the power to levy, or impose, taxes.It is easy to appreciate the impact of income taxes on business. Careful planning designed to decrease the tax liability to the lowest level is thus a major concern of business. This planning is made possible by various provisions in the tax laws that offer alternative methods for handling particular transactions or accounting procedures. One alternative may thus have a significant tax advantage over another, resulting in either a tax saving, or postponement of the tax liability.A business can pay substantially more taxes than necessary if the wrong financial decision is made. Among these potentially significant decisions might be included the form of business under which to organize, whether or not to set up multiple corporations, and which accounting methods should be used to deal with inventory and depreciation.CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORM OF ORGANIZATION . There are three major forms of business ownership: the single proprietorship, thepartnership, and the corporation. Tax laws vary considerably for each ofthese. In the case of both the individual proprietorship and partnershipforms of business, income is taxed to the individual proprietor orpartners. The owners of these businesses therefore pay the progressiveincome tax rate for individuals on their business income. A progressiveincome tax is one that charges a higher rate for higher earnings.Corporations, on the other hand, are subject to a tax on theirprofits, while the stockholders of a corporation are also taxed at the individual rates on the dividends they receive from these profits.Dividends are paid out of the corporations earnings. The corporation isnot allowed a deduction for the dividends it pays out when its taxableincome is computed. This results in double taxation of the corporations1income.In certain eases, the double tax is eliminated or reduced underspecial provisions of the tax laws. Under one provision, the taxpayer receives a dividend exemption (income not subject to taxation) up to $100 for dividends received during the tax year. Another provision allows a corporation to be taxed as partnership if it meets the following requirements for a small business:(a)It is a domestic, rather than a foreign corporation.(b)It has no more than fifteen stockholders.(c)All the stockholders are didferent people.(d)No stockholder is a nonresident alien.(e)There is only one class of stock.While the small-business corporation can save a great deal in taxes by being taxed as partnership, it keeps the other nontax advantages, such as limited liability.Other income tax advantages often encourage the corporate form of organization. One of these is the possibility of selling the business or liquidating it; that is, of going out of business and disposing of the assets. When this occurs, it is possible to obtain long-term capitalgains treatment. A long-term capital gain is a profit on the sale of a capital asset that has been owned for a specified period. Long-term capital gains get preferential tax treatment-that is, half the rate applied to other kinds of income. A second possible tax advantage of the corporate structure is the deferral or postponement of double taxation by simply not paying dividends. A third is the flexibility that comes from being able to time the distribution of earnings so that they occur during the years in which the owners have the lowest tax liability. A fourth advantage is income splitting. This is a provision of the tax laws that allows the owner of a corporation to divide dividend payments from the corporation among members of his family by having each one own some of the stock. A fifth possible advantage is related to fringebenefits, such as group life insurance, medical payment plans, and wage continuation plans, that provide for full or partial payment of wages and salary to the employees during sickness. Many of these fringe benefits are encouraged in the tax laws by allowing deferred tax payments.CHOOSING THE RIGHT ACCOUNTING METHODS. The choice of one method or procedure over the possible alternatives can lead to a tax advantage.Some methods of accounting for depreciation offer a tax advantage.For example, in the declining-balance method, a greater percentage of the cost of