National Tax Association
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The The National Tax Association (NTA) is a non-profit organization
committed to the education of tax
issues to all people. NTA was first founded in 1907, and has since then strived to understand and address issues in the taxation system. Since its first founding, the NTA has become the leading association in research and understanding of public financing. The organization educates government officials, tax professionals, and the general public.
s, taxpayer representatives, and anyone in the general public interested in the understanding of taxation and fiscal policy
.
al officials. The NTA have also created publications, such as the National tax journal, which has made it possible for all people to keep up on recent taxation research
. The journal also gives insight on the implications of present and future fiscal and taxation policies.
people can become more knowledgeable of taxation issues, which in turn will help create a strong and reliable public financial system
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
committed to the education of tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
issues to all people. NTA was first founded in 1907, and has since then strived to understand and address issues in the taxation system. Since its first founding, the NTA has become the leading association in research and understanding of public financing. The organization educates government officials, tax professionals, and the general public.
Organization Members
The NTA is a very open organization that brings in various groups in its pursuit to advance the understanding of Taxation. Members range from government, corporate, independent tax professionals, tax lawyers, accountantAccountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
s, taxpayer representatives, and anyone in the general public interested in the understanding of taxation and fiscal policy
Fiscal policy
In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue collection to influence the economy....
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Works and Contributions
The NTA has made sound contributions to the understanding and practice of taxation since its founding. Members of the NTA on various occasions have been analysts and advisors for high ranking governmentGovernment
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
al officials. The NTA have also created publications, such as the National tax journal, which has made it possible for all people to keep up on recent taxation research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
. The journal also gives insight on the implications of present and future fiscal and taxation policies.
Goals
The top priority of the NTA is to educate and research on the issues of taxation and government expenditures. The NTA believe that through educationEducation
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
people can become more knowledgeable of taxation issues, which in turn will help create a strong and reliable public financial system
Public finance
Public finance is the revenue and expenditure of public authoritiesThe purview of public finance is considered to be threefold: governmental effects on efficient allocation of resources, distribution of income, and macroeconomic stabilization.-Overview:The proper role of government provides a...
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