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fruit-and-the-tree doctrine

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A quick definition of fruit-and-the-tree doctrine:

The fruit-and-the-tree doctrine is a rule in taxes that says if you make money, you can't give it to someone else to avoid paying taxes on it. It's like if you have an apple tree and you give someone else the apples, you still have to pay taxes on the apples because they came from your tree. The same goes for money you earn - you can't just give it away to avoid paying taxes on it.

A more thorough explanation:

The fruit-and-the-tree doctrine is a tax rule that states that a person who earns income cannot give that income to someone else to avoid paying taxes on it.

For example, let's say that John earns $50,000 in a year. He cannot give that money to his friend Bob and claim that Bob earned the money instead. This is because John is the "tree" that produced the "fruit" (income), and he is responsible for paying taxes on that income.

Another example is if a business owner tries to transfer profits to a family member to avoid paying taxes on them. This is not allowed under the fruit-and-the-tree doctrine.

The fruit-and-the-tree doctrine is important because it prevents people from avoiding taxes by transferring income to someone else. It ensures that everyone pays their fair share of taxes based on their own income.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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