Sentences with phrase «tax opportunity program»

AT&T legal staff has participated in CDEL's Senior Tax Opportunity Program (STOP).

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Ottawa — The federal budget missed an opportunity to recover up to $ 12 billion in tax revenue that could be invested in needed health and social programs, contends...

This program offers many types of medical providers the opportunity to work in underserved communities in exchange for tax - exempt loan repayment.

Opportunity Zones is a new federal program that provides tax incentives for investments in new businesses and commercial projects in low - income communities.

After it got expensive, Gingrich transferred the program to the «Abraham Lincoln Opportunity Foundation,» a tax - exempt group controlled by a GOPAC official named Bo Callaway.

The liberal answer is that if all of us, in the form of taxes, are paying, then contractors» programs must exhibit the government's values of fairness and equal opportunity.

Also at 1 p.m., Rep. Brian Higgins, will be advocating for Western New York neighborhoods to be nominated as federal Opportunity Zones, under a new program that provides tax incentives to encourage investment in designated economically distressed areas, 1021 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Buffalo.

Also at 10 a.m., the state Senate Republicans unveil a 2018 «Jobs and Opportunity Agenda» that would provide significant tax cuts for businesses, cut red tape, reduce regulatory burdens, invest in workforce development, and strengthen New York's economic development programs, Room 124, state Capitol, State Street, Albany.

For a tax code restructuring, New York state is also assessing whether to create new opportunities for charitable contributions to support public programs.

In supporting de Blasio's plan, Klein said hiking the city income tax on those earning at least $ 500,000 will ensure a future funding stream for city prekindergarten programs and «will guarantee 50,000 4 - year - olds the opportunity to enroll in this life changing program.»

Some 50,000 4 - year - olds in New York City would get the opportunity to enroll in the «life changing» prekindergarten program by hiking the income tax on city residents earning at least $ 500,000, Klein said.

Restore New York grants are intended to favor projects in Empire Zones (a tax - breaks - for - job - creation program recently scrapped due to corruption and ineffectiveness) and in «Brownfield Opportunity Areas ¨.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo presenting the first piece of his «2015 Opportunity Agenda,» a $ 1.66 billion property tax credit program in Uniondale, NY.

County Executive Molinaro added, «Our 2016 County Budget not only continues to provide residents with programs they need without an increased tax burden, but it also sets forth a plan to enhance residents» lives and attract more opportunities for them.

The program allows tax credits for companies that rehabilitate unused, contaminated industrial sites to create new business opportunities.

The Syracuse Common Council, which reviews tax breaks awarded by SIDA, also would lose the opportunity to seek specific benefits such as local hiring quotas or job training programs.

I am eagerly looking forward to continuing to lead the fight for toll relief, and to work on important issues like prescription drug abuse and the heroin epidemic and the education tax credit, which expands scholarship and programming opportunities.

In January, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to the state's Tax Credit Scholarship Program, thereby preserving financial aid opportunities for thousands of low - income students to attend private schools.

The Opportunity Zone program was enacted as part of the 2017 tax reform package.

Half of the states now have either a school - voucher program or a similar initiative that uses the tax code to subsidize the opportunity to attend a private school, according to EdChoice.

This includes the Opportunity Choice Scholarship and the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program.

That same year 19,852 students eligible for special education took advantage of the opportunity to use a voucher to attend private schools, and 21,493 students received scholarships averaging $ 3,750 from a tax credit program that opened private schooling to students from low - income families.

Finally, Adam Peshek proposes a way to tackle some of the obstacles to charter - school growth through the Opportunity Zone program (part of the 2017 tax reform package)-- and hopefully create more high - quality public school options for children along the way.

Tucked away in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a little - noticed program called the Investing in Opportunity Act, which...

Scholarship tax credits would expand educational opportunities for Idaho families, building on long - standing state policies encouraging private investments in education, as well as successful school choice programs in other states.

Governor Corbett and Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis outlined four key provisions of their plan: «opportunity scholarships, expanding the Educational Improvement Tax Credits program, improved charter school quality and accountability, and more robust and comprehensive educator evaluations.»

Pennsylvania's Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (48) Tax - Credit Scholarship 17 % of average per - pupil spending in Pennsylvania public schools $ 2,312

On June 30, 2012 House Bill 761 was passed into law expanding the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) and creating the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC).

The bill, which mirrors most of Governor Tom Corbett's educational reform plan, creates an opportunity scholarship program for low - income students, expands the current Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to provide for a variety of options for students and families and contains several charter school reform provisions.

The Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program is giving businesses an opportunity to obtain tax credits in exchange for donating scholarship money for students to leave low - achieving PennsylvanOpportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program is giving businesses an opportunity to obtain tax credits in exchange for donating scholarship money for students to leave low - achieving Pennsylvania schooTax Credit Program is giving businesses an opportunity to obtain tax credits in exchange for donating scholarship money for students to leave low - achieving Pennsylvanopportunity to obtain tax credits in exchange for donating scholarship money for students to leave low - achieving Pennsylvania schootax credits in exchange for donating scholarship money for students to leave low - achieving Pennsylvania schools.

«AFC would like to thank the Nevada Legislature for passing a $ 20 million one - time increase in funding for the Opportunity Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which allows students from low - to - moderate income families attend the school of their choice.

The Legislature passed SB 555, which allows an additional $ 20 million to be raised for the Nevada Opportunity Tax Credit Scholarship Program.

Both Florida and Pennsylvania tout their tax credit programs as providing an opportunity for minority students to access a better education.

REACH Alliance Applauds Gov. Corbett, State Legislature for their Commitment to School Choice HB 761 Creates Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, Expands EITC (Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code -LSB-...]

The Governor, a former teacher, earlier today introduced his ambitious education reform plan, which will expand school choice in the state via opportunity scholarships, expand the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, establish standards and enforcements for charter schools and peg student achievement to teacher evaluations — all without raising state taxes.

The Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, a product of a law signed by Gov. Tom Corbett earlier this month, may alleviate some stress as parents prepare to send their children to school this fall.

(Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code which also expands the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) and creates the Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (EISC), was passed out of the House and Senate late tonight and is headed to Governor Corbett's desk for his signature.

Support Educators for Excellence through a tax - deductible donation and help teachers identify pressing issues that impact their profession, create solutions to shared challenges, and advocate for policies and programs that give all students an equal opportunity to receive a quality education.

Senate Bill 1 promotes school options for low and middle - income families across Pennsylvania by creating an opportunity scholarship program for low - income families in failing schools and expanding the current Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) for low and middle - income families across the state.

However, donors have not yet come close to hitting the cap because of a legislative effort to repeal the tax - credit law and a legal challenge that put the program's future in doubt during the first two years.21 The only scholarship organization operating at the time, the Network for Educational Opportunity (NEO), raised just shy of $ 130,000 in the first year and less than half that in the second year.

However, if a federal policy encouraged or required states to adopt or expand their own tax credit scholarship programs, the opportunities for double - dipping could multiply.

School choice programs, such as tax - credit scholarships, could greatly expand the number of low - income families who might access vital educational opportunities.

AFC also believes that Congress and the Administration should pursue additional and bold policies to fulfill the President's promise to expand school choice, including: a K - 12 tax credit to leverage private money in support of scholarships for lower income families; vouchers for children of active duty military members so they can attend schools of their parents» choice; Education Savings Accounts for children in Bureau of Indian Education schools; and more funding for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.

To increase the opportunities for choice, the Iowa program could mirror the Alabama tax credit program by increasing the size and value of the credit and making the credit refundable for low - income families.

The Nevada Legislature passed a $ 20 million one - time increase in funding for the state's Opportunity Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which allows students from low - to - moderate income families attend the school of their choice.

Good Morning The Nevada Legislature passed a $ 20 million one - time increase in funding for the state's Opportunity Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which allows students from low - to - moderate income families attend the school of their choice.

The American Federation for Children Young Alumni Network is an effort to recruit young adults who received vouchers or opportunity scholarships, tax credit scholarships, education savings accounts, or attended public charter schools, or participated in online and blended learning programs at any time during grades K - 12.

Enacted in 1997 and the nation's longest running scholarship tax credit program, the Individual Scholarship Tax Credit Program provides all Arizona taxpayers the opportunity to contribute directly to a School Tuition Organization (STO) and receive a dollar - for - dollar tax credit against their Arizona state tax liabilitax credit program, the Individual Scholarship Tax Credit Program provides all Arizona taxpayers the opportunity to contribute directly to a School Tuition Organization (STO) and receive a dollar - for - dollar tax credit against their Arizona state tax liaprogram, the Individual Scholarship Tax Credit Program provides all Arizona taxpayers the opportunity to contribute directly to a School Tuition Organization (STO) and receive a dollar - for - dollar tax credit against their Arizona state tax liabiliTax Credit Program provides all Arizona taxpayers the opportunity to contribute directly to a School Tuition Organization (STO) and receive a dollar - for - dollar tax credit against their Arizona state tax liaProgram provides all Arizona taxpayers the opportunity to contribute directly to a School Tuition Organization (STO) and receive a dollar - for - dollar tax credit against their Arizona state tax liabilitax credit against their Arizona state tax liabilitax liability.

Access to private schools is made possible via opportunity scholarships (most commonly called school vouchers), special needs scholarship programs, and scholarship tax credit programs.

As we have done with other successful defenses of tax credit programs in states like Illinois and Arizona, our primary objective is to remove as quickly as possible the legal cloud that this lawsuit has placed over the program so that the families and others like them can begin reaping the benefits of increased educational opportunities.