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1. Police Power – the power to protect and provide safety and welfare
of society. It refers to the power of a sovereign state to legislate for
the protection of health, welfare and morals of the community. It is
exercised usually to guard against excesses or abuses of individual
liberty.
3. They constitute the three ways by which the state interferes with
private rights and property;
1. FISCAL ADEQUACY
The principle of Fiscal Adequacy states that the
sources of revenue of the government should be sufficient
to meet the demand of public expenditures regardless of
business conditions. The revenue of the government
should be capable of expanding or contracting annually in
response to variations in public expenditures.
PRINCIPLE OF A SOUND TAX SYSTEM
3. ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILTY
Tax laws must be convenient, just, uniform
and effective in their administration – free from
confusion and uncertainty. Their exercise should
be convenient as to the place, time and mode of
payment, and not burdensome or discouraging
to business. Competent public officials must
enforce them uniformly.
SITUS OR PLACE OF TAXATION
SITUS means the place of taxation. It is the state or political unit
which has jurisdiction to impose a particular tax. The state
where the subject to be taxed has a situs may rightfully levy and
collect the tax.
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