Not exact matches
By paying workers as independent contractors when they should be paid as employees, federal, state and local
governments potentially miss
out on
tax revenue they would otherwise collect; this
tax gap was the focus
of a special report to Congress in 2011 and continues to be an area
of focus today.
The companies paid
out $ 77.5 billion (42.1 %) in Total
Tax Contribution (TTC), royalties and other fees to the
government — ahead
of employee payroll (28.3 %) and dividends to shareholders and business reinvestment (28.3 %).
Morneau said nine
out of 10 recipients
of child benefits would do better under the new program than they were previously; a family
of two children earning $ 90,000 per year will get a
tax - free bonus
of $ 5,650 per year from the federal
government, an increase
of $ 2,500 per year compared with Harper's child - subsidy regime.
Out of the data on 56 Canadian
taxes borne and collected by the
governments provided by the surveyed firms, the federal
government collects 61 %
of the $ 68.5 billion TTC, based on 19 federal
taxes.
Reacting to the announcement, the Spanish ministry
of education, culture and sport said the company was making a business decision to pull
out of certain services but that the
government remained open to negotiation about how it implemented what its statement referred to as a «Google
tax».
And this March, as my colleague Alex Paladino mentioned, the spending bill President Trump signed to fund the
government through the end
of September originally had an internet sales
tax attached to it, before it was pulled
out at the last minute.
«A rounding error» Proponents
of legalization have long claimed that taking marijuana
out of the black market and putting it on store shelves would lower prices and at the same time provide
tax opportunities for state and local
governments.
The
government set
out a theory that households earning similar levels
of income should pay the same
taxes.
Last November, British lawmakers called for a
tax on sugary drinks as a means
of tackling childhood obesity but the idea was ruled
out by the
government which said it was not the right course
of action.
These override provisions were at the heart
of the iPod
tax dispute, where the Canadian
government paid
out $ 27 million to electronics importers for improperly collected tariffs.
All
of which, as Salon blogger Andrew Leonard points
out, sounds like basic big -
government,
tax - and - spend Democratic policy.
The federal
government will begin cutting the age pension in three years, reduce disability and other welfare payments immediately, and slash back family
tax payments, while holding
out the prospect
of income
tax cuts within five years, Tony Abbott has pledged.
«He understands,» Poilievre said
of Morneau, «that farmers and local businesses are furious that he and his
government have attacked them with this draconian high -
tax plan, and he's feeling that backlash, his MPs are speaking
out against him.
Tillerson's move into
government has given him a one - time opportunity to diversify his investment portfolio
out of Exxon stock without facing immediate
tax consequences.
Two programs administered by the federal
government and financed
out of general
tax revenues comprise the first pillar: Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).
«One thing is for sure,» the reports says, «state and local
governments face large fiscal uncertainties and state forecasters are struggling to sort
out various impacts
of the TCJA on the state
tax revenues.»
When your entire paychecks derive from other peoples» work, and the
government is always standing in the shadows, ready to bail
out your profits with the
tax dollars
of actual workers, you're not a «risk taker» — you're a parasite!
Fifty - one years later in 2008, the Conservative
government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper rolled
out the
Tax - Free Savings Account.
Untaxed land value is paid to banks, which in turn lend their mortgage receipts
out to bid up property prices all the more — while obliging the
government to
tax labor and sales, raising the cost
of labor and the price
of goods and services.
Your competition will come from those
out of work from radically downsized
governments that can not increase
taxes any further.
Ryan Avent pointed
out that even if we enacted Trump's massive
tax cuts and spending increaes, adding $ 34 trillion in new debt over the next two decades, our ratio
of debt to GDP two decades from now would still be 30 percentage points less than Japan's
government debt ratio is right now... and the market is still buying their negative interest rate long term debt...
CATA recommends that the
Government look closely not only at this concept, but also at the possibility
of extending this approach to a «Commercialization Box» and that consideration be given to providing a commercialization
tax credit for activities carried
out in the box.
Will any
of the five provincial
governments have the spunk to request an opt -
out from this harmonization initiative in order to instead use their share
of the trust to finance targeted
tax measures or other industrial strategies that promote capital investment?
'» Congressional Republicans want a totally different policy in which the
government hands
out a handful
of tax breaks.
Indeed, the B.C.
government has so far balked at calls for a speculation
tax by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and others, claiming it could suck as much as $ 1 billion
out of the local real estate sector without having a meaningful impact on house prices.
For the past week, Trump has blasted Bezos and Amazon for paying «little or no
taxes» to various levels
of government and for using the U.S. postal system as its subsidized «Delivery Boy» to put retailers
out of business.
Also, if indeed foreign buyers (read: mainland Chinese) are shunting their money
out of China and away from the reach
of an increasingly authoritarian
government, might the
tax simply be seen as an unfortunate but necessary fee given the alternative?
Either increased shipping capacity
out of the Midwest or alternative markets for Canadian production would increase oil production profits for producers and the royalty and
tax inflow for federal and provincial
governments.
Tax credits also have a history
of growing
out of control — and means
governments are continuously making the kinds
of adjustments that could give them sway over the news industry.
The Three Year Attribution Rule applies when the money is taken
out too early and the
government thinks that the spouses are in cahoots to use this retirement - planning tool as a way to lower their
tax bill instead
of saving for retirement.
On Wednesday, a report published by Quebec's interim auditor general said the PQ's goal
of achieving a balanced budget by 2015 - 16 was «to say the least, ambitious,» particularly if it rules
out tax hikes and caps
government - spending increases at two per cent over the next two years.
During this period the
Government of Alberta introduced a $ 15 minimum wage; appointed a gender - balanced Cabinet; replaced a system
of regressive flat
taxes with a progressive income
tax system; laid
out a responsible fiscal plan that rejected austerity; implemented an ambitious jobs plan; reformed the royalty system; ended predatory lending practices while strengthening the credit union system and ATB, Alberta's publicly - owned bank; and implemented a climate change leadership plan — among many other important reforms.
In surging, gold blurted
out the Deep State Central Planners» strategy for dealing with the Great Financial Crisis: the hyperinflation
of bond, equities and real estate prices via the hyperinflation
of both official and totally clandestine, off - the - books money supply, in order to create the hyperinflation
of tax revenues desperately required by the
government to forestall its fiscal collapse.
This Roth IRA account would serve as an insurance towards
government's propensity to
tax hard - working citizens and beat the crap
out of them Thanks to the ballooning budget deficit, I see miles long red ink over there and a small amount in these accounts is highly desirable, and what I call a responsible act to save our skin.
Revenues continue to fall short
of targets, while the
government appears to need to grant hand -
outs or
tax concessions to various categories
of voters every year.
This cutback will accelerate the point at which the program moves into supposed «negative equity» — a calculation that ignores the option
of restoring pension funding to the
government's general budget, where it would be paid
out of progressively levied income
tax and hence borne mainly by the wealthy, not by lower - income wage earners as a «user fee.»
Medusa Mining maybe down because the new
Government is looking to change the
tax regime, NUS is down because the PNG
Government pulled
out of funding.
She should speak
out against the climate change denial rampant in opposition circles and talk about the benefits
of the carbon
tax, the transition to renewable energy and her
government's investments in public services and infrastructure.
«Investing in food producing farmland in the
tax - friendly nation
of the Republic
of Vanuatu with our cluster concept in agriculture Malekula farm lets offers an investment that is
out of reach from being diminished by most currency meltdowns and loss
of value by state and local
government seizure and also provides a cash return.
The sustained economic downturn is a result
of the job killing NDP
government policies (i.e. 50 % increase
of minimum wage; carbon
tax — the biggest hidden
tax in Alberta history; and
out of control spending and borrowing).
In an 11 - website page list
of proposals, finance minister Yanis Varoufakis laid
out programs to monitor
government investing and struggle
tax evasion utilizing students, tourists and housekeepers as undercover
tax inspectors.
Last month, President Trump expressed concern over Amazon, declaring, «Unlike others, they pay little or no
taxes to state & local
governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands
of retailers
out of business!»
Investors» risk appetite appears to be improved by positive economic data
out of China, Japan and other key economies, an agreement between US political parties that avoided a
government shutdown, and progress in
tax reform negotiations in the US, among other things.
Preferred dividends are paid
out of corporate profits that have already been
taxed by the federal
government at the corporate level.
The
government allows you to take money
out of your RRSP, without adding it to your
tax bill, when you decide to buy a house or when you decide to go back to school.
And if Trump sticks to his campaign promises, his administration may very well end up swimming in red ink: according to reputable estimates, if carried
out, Trump's spending and
tax plans, including his plans for infrastructure spending and wall - building, and his promise to retain some
of the most expensive parts
of Obamacare, will boost
government borrowing by roughly a third within a decade, and could double it by 2036.
That is why a number
of struggling taxpayers seek
out a
tax debt relief firm that's knowledgeable in dealing with the
government and navigating IRS channels.
I guess you prefer politicians that lie their way into a second war while we're still fighting the first without bothering to figure
out how to pay for it, give no - bid million dollar
government contracts to their profiteering cronies, then fail to oversee those contracts, leading to BILLIONS
of tax dollars wasted.
Right on — if they want the
government to stay
out of their business then don't accept federal funds and PAY YOUR
TAXES like everyone else!
Another issue is that these people are paid
out of taxes — why should taxpayers cover the cost
of their choice to do something unrelated to their job; it's only
government business because they're encroaching on their employer's time.