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Joint tax returnA tax return completed and signed by two people, usually a husband and wife. They have equal responsibility for taxes due. Filing a joint tax return can result in lower taxes than filing individually.Joint tax returnTax return filed by two people, usually spouses.Joint tax return Similar MatchesSimple rate of returnSimple rate of returnThe return from investments figured by dividing income plus capital gains by the amount of capital invested. The effect of compounding is not taken into account. Increasing And Diminishing ReturnsIncreasing And Diminishing ReturnsAn economic theory that an increase in capital or manpower will not increase production proportionately (five workers may do less than five times the work of one worker; and two workers may do more than twice the work of one worker). When the increase in production is proportionately greater than the addition, there is an increasing return, when production is proportionately less than the addition. the return diminishes. Interim rate of returnInterim rate of returnThe rate of return earned between cash flows. Annual returnAnnual returnThe total annual return on an investment which includes dividend payments and capital gains/losses. Not included are transaction costs and taxes.An obligatory return, submitted annually to the Registrar of Companies, detailing information about a company's operations including business description, details of directors and company secretary, and share capital etc. Total returnTotal returnThe gain or loss on an investment which is made up of two components:Income: dividends or interestCapital growth: increase in the share price or bond priceThe investment trust and unit trust industry devises creates funds which aim either for income, or for growth, or for a balance of the two. As a private investor who is considering investing money in these funds, it is very important to find out beforehand what the stated objectives of the fund are, and how successful it has been in the past in meeting them. Further SuggestionsSeparate tax returnsRate of return ratios Excess return on the market portfolio Total return internal rate of return return on total assets Total dollar return Economic rate of return return on equity Total return for calendar year Systematic Return return on investment Return if Exercised Return on equity (ROE) Return to maturity expectations Increasing returns to scale real return Riskless rate of return Mean return Inheritance tax return Realized return Compound Annual Return "Static" Return tax return Expected future return |
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