Sentences with phrase «as taxpayers because»

And we all benefit as taxpayers because it pumps money into the economy.

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It in no way helps to promote business as a whole, and only exists because most regular Canadian taxpayers are not aware that it's going on.

Because the corporation is a separate entity, it is viewed as an individual taxpayer by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Tough economic times such as this recession have meant that taxpayers need to pay more attention to these chances because they could affect your finances quite a bit.

The 25 percent tax rate for pass - throughs is particularly galling, because it has no principle at all behind it, and will be the subject of widespread abuse, as taxpayers maneuver to squeeze their incomes into the pass - through business box.

Check Your Withholding: The government estimates that most taxpayers will see a drop in their tax bill when 2019 rolls around, but because the new law has many twists and turns (especially for those who live in high property and income tax states), your best bet is to assume that your tax liability will be at least the same as this year.

And though banks and bank depositors are better compensated for the governments» takings, that compensation comes at taxpayers» expense, because it translates either into an immediate reduction in Fed remittances to the Treasury or (as has been the case in fact) in an enhanced risk of reduced remittances in the future.

McCarthy put it another way — that the low - tax states are subsidizing the high - tax states because the taxpayers in those states can't deduct as much from their taxes.

As my colleague Dylan Matthews points out, it's a bit of a strange argument, because even if a new NAFTA boosted US economic growth, funds for the wall would still come from US taxpayers.

As a doctor, he never accepted a cent of taxpayer money because he believed it was wrong.

The earlier rationale for tax exemption was that nonprofit organizations are simply not part of the tax base to begin with because their members already pay their own share of the costs of government as taxpayers in their own right.

The Sonics left town in 2008 because taxpayers didn't want to pay for renovations to the Key Arena that would have brought it up to par, and the league has said that, as is, it's unsuitable as a long - term home for a club.

Because as an outsider, I had this image of Jeffrey Loria as some sort of disinterested plutocrat, content to collect taxpayer money for his new park and revenue - sharing money — not unlike the way a laundromat owner would be content to show up every week and empty the quarters out of the machines.

Deering is a public high school, and Craig was unsure of the best way to get money to provide the sports hijabs as part of the uniforms, because that would mean using taxpayer money for religious garments.

I also voted for the motion because not only has our relationship with Europe changed since the referendum on our entry into the EEC but I believe the millions of British taxpayers under the age of 50 who contribute to the funding of the EU want a say on our future relationship with Europe — which incidentally should not necessarily be interrupted as wanting to get out of the EU but taking ownership of our relationship with the EU.

As for the GOP gubernatorial primary, Long — a big Rick Lazio supporter — admitted he's «concerned» with the idea of a Carl Paladino victory — but not, as Paladino's camp has insisted, because he fears the Buffalo businessman will try to take out the Conservative Party with his new independent Taxpayers Party linAs for the GOP gubernatorial primary, Long — a big Rick Lazio supporter — admitted he's «concerned» with the idea of a Carl Paladino victory — but not, as Paladino's camp has insisted, because he fears the Buffalo businessman will try to take out the Conservative Party with his new independent Taxpayers Party linas Paladino's camp has insisted, because he fears the Buffalo businessman will try to take out the Conservative Party with his new independent Taxpayers Party line.

As for Fly Boy Joe Bruno, while his self serving trips on taxpayer fueled aircraft buzzed the ethical line, Cuomo declared them legal because they included state business quik stops.

Because failing to act will not only risk jobs and investment now, it will also cost the UK taxpayer in the long - term as we lose revenue from oil that gets left in the ground.

New York taxpayers are second only to California ($ 97 billion) in the total amount claimed as IRS deductions for state and local taxes — mostly because income and property taxes in the two states are generally higher than the rest of the nation.

Because of an «unfit for purpose» system, their claims take years to resolve, wasting untold amounts of taxpayers» money as other bureaucrats and Johnson's hired gun lawyers fight them to the bitter end despite the mountain of evidence that Iraq is a death zone for gays.

«While I was originally skeptical of this because I believe as leaders we should be able to get in the room and make decisions that are best for taxpayers without force, I will use it.

This led to what the state referred to as «taxpayer inequity» because taxpayers residing outside of the Village of Saranac Lake did not receive all the benefit they should have from those revenues.

Deputy County Executive Bill Fisher says this is a good year to start the program, because of the implications of the new federal tax bill, which doesn't allow taxpayers to deduct as much state and local taxes on their federal income taxes.

Because room and board and supplies are paid for by the Police Foundation, and not with taxpayer moneys, the initiative has avoided scrutiny from outside authorities, such as the City Council.

Now critics are saying that the Democrats» pro-Malloy mailings will undo the original promise of the public financing system — because the special - interest money will flow into the state campaign through the party's «federal account» even as taxpayers continue to pay for campaigns that were supposed to be kept «clean» of contractors» money.

«We're going to have a lot more affordable housing than we would have otherwise, and taxpayers are going to get a much better deal, because any time we subsidize a building, there will be affordable housing as part of that.»

Rep. Brian Higgins, a Buffalo Democrat, said he opposed the compromise on the SALT deduction because it merely serves as a protective cover for a regressive tax plan that will hurt most taxpayers.

Under the proposed NIH policy, taxpayer funds would be allowed for experiments in which human cells are added to early - stage embryos of all animals except nonhuman primates, such as chimpanzees and monkeys, because they are so similar to humans.

And since education is a «public good» as well as a «private good» — because kids» lives literally hang in the balance and so does the future of the society whose taxpayers are underwriting these costs — we can't just look the other way.

It is noteworthy to consider these instances because Trinity Christian School is the state's largest recipient of taxpayer - funded private school vouchers, known as «Opportunity Scholarships.»

I had to file a Freedom of Information request in order to get a copy of the paperwork on the Gates grant and what I received was only the partial information, because as Connecticut taxpayers will have learned from the Jumoke / FUSE fiasco, while charter schools consistently argue they are «public» when it comes to accepting money from the state, they are quick to claim that they are private institutions when it comes to transparency and accountability.

The court said charter schools were unconstitutional because they were being funded out of the same pot of money as regular public schools but without taxpayer control since they're not overseen by elected school boards.

That means that the Levy Credits need to be part of the discussion, because as Reshovsky explains MMSD taxpayers benefit greatly from the Credits:

We support this bill because it is the right thing to do for our students, as well as a smart investment in our state's future that will cost taxpayers nothing.

Because MI selection is currently handled by the lender as part of the primary market process, the IMAGIN program sets a precedent of allowing the GSEs to participate in primary market activities while also putting the taxpayer at greater risk by circumventing the high capital and regulatory standards that MIs are held to today.

Taxpayers in the highest tax brackets are also ineligible for any of the tax credits and deductions associated with higher education expenses — as well as for the generous tax advantages that lower income taxpayers receive from contributing to traditional and Roth IRAs — because of the income caps set by the federal goTaxpayers in the highest tax brackets are also ineligible for any of the tax credits and deductions associated with higher education expenses — as well as for the generous tax advantages that lower income taxpayers receive from contributing to traditional and Roth IRAs — because of the income caps set by the federal gotaxpayers receive from contributing to traditional and Roth IRAs — because of the income caps set by the federal government.

The effect of this rule is that a taxpayer who purchases a tax - exempt bond subsequent to its original issuance at a price less than its stated redemption price at maturity (or, if issued with OID, at a price less than its accreted value), either because interest rates have risen or the obligor's credit has declined since the bond was issued, and who thereafter recognizes gain on the disposition of such bond will have part or all of the «gain» treated as ordinary income.

That's because at that time, approximately 170,000 taxpayers were allegedly dodging tax by claiming as much as $ 5 billion in dubious donations to not - so - legitimate charitable organizations.

In this scenario, the taxpayers DO qualify for the exclusion, because the spouse who's under age 55 received the income as a result of being a beneficiary of someone who met the «over age 55» requirements for the exclusion.

As a result, the taxpayer can claim the full pass - through deduction of $ 16,000 because that is less than 20 % of the couple's taxable income.

The International Monetary Fund report suggested that the federal government get out of the business of mortgage insurance because it exposes the government and taxpayers to risk and might distort the lending market as a whole in favour of mortgages over entrepreneurship.

You know, the big banks, mortgage lenders and even private lenders can lend as much as they want at very low interest rates to less than perfectly qualified borrowers because if there are any losses, the taxpayer's going to cover them.

And Revenue Canada doesn't have much sympathy for taxpayers like that, because they just see the situation as, «You were trying to avoid tax.»

If you're concerned about paying other people's debts as a taxpayer, you should advocate for income - based plans because they help a lot.

But because the AMT was never indexed to inflation — as the regular income tax is — each year, more and more middle - income taxpayers are snared by a tax originally targeted at the rich.

If a taxpayer amends because of something related to being married, such as having been taxed on their spouse's health insurance premiums, would that amended return need to be filed as married?

This (dependent) requirement is also met if they are not your dependent solely because you can be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's tax return for the year.

They are in shock, because they feel entitled to taxpayers» money as they were «saving the world.»

That, says Elgie, is because B.C.'s tax on fossil fuels was designed from the start to go as unnoticed as possible by being «revenue neutral» — most of the money it collects from taxpayers is given back in the form of lower income and corporate taxes.

Meanwhile, these four types of damage caused by the problem are getting worse: (1) to the population in that there are many thousands of people whose lives have been damaged for lack of legal services; (2) to the courts in that they are being clogged, as judges have warned, by high percentages of self - represented litigants, because their cases move much more slowly than those that have lawyers; (3) to the legal profession in that it is shrinking and is predicted to have a very negative future of contracting and of law firms failing; and, (4) to legal aid organizations because it is politically very unwise for governments to fund them better with taxpayers» money, to enable them to provide free legal services to more poor people, while the majority of the taxpayers can not obtain legal services for themselves at reasonable cost.