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What Is a Value-Added Tax? Where Is This Type of Tax

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What is a value-added tax? Where is this type of tax in wide usage? Why do you suppose this form of taxation has NOT been widely accepted in the United States?


Definitions:

Fair Value

An estimated market value of an asset or liability, based on current prices in an active market or valuation techniques.

GAAP

Widely Recognized Accounting Standards; a set of standard accounting practices and rules routinely adhered to for financial reporting purposes.

Fair Value Accounting

An accounting approach where assets and liabilities are recorded at their current market value, not just historical cost.

Valuation Allowance

An allowance against deferred tax assets indicating that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

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