Not exact matches
A much - maligned report from the Treasury Department said the
tax bill would need to be coupled with other economic policies to
make up for the new
debt.
«We
made a grand, bipartisan bargain in Simpson - Bowles to reform entitlements and raise
taxes,» Cote tells Fortune, noting that prior to the Great Recession, the ratio of
debt to GDP was 35 %.
With that said, there are a string of phone scams taking place, asking people to
make payments for things such as
taxes, hospital bills, bail money,
debt collection and utility bills.
Trump could also
make it harder to pass lasting
tax reform, since any policy that increases the
debt above its baseline either requires Democratic support or — if passed by a slim majority of Republicans in the Senate — would expire in a decade.
They want the government to
make decisions on a variety of issues, including the
debt ceiling, spending and
taxes.
If you are the executor of an estate, you'll have a number of obligations, which include
making any distributions to beneficiaries and ensuring that
debts and
taxes on the estate are paid on time.
In addition to the
tax measures outlined in Chapter V: A Fair and Efficient Tax System, the 2014 Budget measures include net revenue gains of asset optimization (discussed in Chapter I, Section E: Making Every Dollar Count) totalling $ 0.9 billion in 2014 — 15 and $ 1.0 billion in 2015 — 16, and the revenue implications of the proposed removal of the electricity Debt Retirement Charge cost from residential users» bills (discussed in Chapter I, Section D: Fostering a Fair Societ
tax measures outlined in Chapter V: A Fair and Efficient
Tax System, the 2014 Budget measures include net revenue gains of asset optimization (discussed in Chapter I, Section E: Making Every Dollar Count) totalling $ 0.9 billion in 2014 — 15 and $ 1.0 billion in 2015 — 16, and the revenue implications of the proposed removal of the electricity Debt Retirement Charge cost from residential users» bills (discussed in Chapter I, Section D: Fostering a Fair Societ
Tax System, the 2014 Budget measures include net revenue gains of asset optimization (discussed in Chapter I, Section E:
Making Every Dollar Count) totalling $ 0.9 billion in 2014 — 15 and $ 1.0 billion in 2015 — 16, and the revenue implications of the proposed removal of the electricity
Debt Retirement Charge cost from residential users» bills (discussed in Chapter I, Section D: Fostering a Fair Society).
So most of the
debts were owed to the rulers themselves, or to their palace (
tax) collectors who gradually became independent creditors by the wealth they
made.
It is that «U.S. policymakers will prevent the drastic automatic
tax increases and spending cutbacks (the fiscal cliff) implied by existing budget law, raise the federal
debt ceiling in a timely manner, and
make good progress toward a comprehensive plan to restore fiscal sustainability.»
We suspect that much of the projected growth benefit from corporate
tax reform comes from enacting expensing of equipment, which reduces the entity - level effective
tax rate to zero on equity - financed investment and
makes it negative if financed in part with
debt.
And to subsidize
debt leveraging, interest is
made tax - deductible.
It's easier for them simply to swap their junk mortgages to the Treasury or Federal Reserve for full - value U.S. Treasury bonds, and
make the government take the loss — and presumably levy
taxes to cover the interest charges on the augmented
debt!
Whether it's from a
tax refund, inheritance, bonus, or something else,
making a one - time, lump sum extra payment towards your
debt can help you save money.
But this time the government has tried to keep the
debt overhead on the books — and to
tax the population to give banks enough to
make sure that the rich don't lose money.
Even absent an agreement, the United States would not necessarily default on Aug. 2 because there would be enough
tax revenue to
make some payments on its current
debt.
One third of U.S. real estate already is reported to have sunk into negative equity, squeezing state and local
tax collection, forcing a choice to be
made between bankruptcy,
debt default, or shifting the losses onto the shoulders of labor, off those of the wealthy creditor layer of the economy responsible for loading it down with
debt.
Short - term
debt is used to finance assets that can be
made liquid quickly (turned back into cash)-- examples include accounts receivable amounts,
tax credits, newly signed contracts and inventory.
«This year's budget
makes remarkable progress on reducing the
debt - to - GDP ratio, and announced focused investment in areas that are important to the long - term economic success of the province, while holding steady on already very competitive business and personal
tax rates.»
Either you raise adequate
tax revenue, or you denominate the
debt in long - term bonds and devalue them through inflation, or you default, or you violate the social contract
made with those who don't hold paper claims (e.g. Social Security beneficiaries) in preference for those who do.
Not only are the interest costs potentially enormous depending upon your credit rating, but they aren't
tax deductible,
making their true cost relative to other forms of
debt substantially more expensive.
We expect that the New Credit Facility will contain a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict SSE Holdings» ability to, subject to specified exceptions, incur additional
debt; incur additional liens and contingent liabilities; sell or dispose of assets; merge with or acquire other companies; liquidate or dissolve itself, engage in businesses that are not in a related line of business;
make loans, advances or guarantees; pay dividends or
make other distributions (with certain exceptions, including
tax distributions and repurchases of management equity); engage in transactions with affiliates; and
make investments.
Saving is
making even more sense now because savings accounts will have fairly higher interest rates, so if you have no
debt, my recommendation is to start with capping your Registered Education Savings Plan contributions first because that brings you
tax savings.
Debt - financed
tax cuts may well push up interest rates in the U.S., which attracts more foreign investment, which raises the value of the dollar, which
makes exports less competitive and imports cheaper, which increases the trade deficit.
If we are believers in Ricardian equivalence, delaying
tax hikes alone should
make very little difference — the combination of reflation (and implied fiscal tightening of inflating away
debt)
makes Abe's near - term growth commitment more meaningful.
This means $ 800 billion to $ 1 trillion in excess Treasury
debt in each of the next five years, as a result of Federal Reserve portfolio runoffs and the
tax - cut package
making its way through Congress, he says.
Delaying the corporate -
tax - rate reduction was one of many tough choices Senate leaders
made as they tried to craft a bill that would lower
taxes but also add no more than $ 1.5 trillion to the
debt over 10 years.
More broadly, the lesson is that it's hard to take an inherently flawed concept like a large regressive
tax cut enacted at a time of low unemployment, rising interest rates, and high
debt, and then tack on extra provisions that
make it workable.
The new
tax code and rising interest rates could influence which of your various
debts it
makes sense to focus on repaying faster, especially if you've been prioritizing
debts from most to least expensive.
To qualify for a VA loan, you must prove that you have
made good on previous government - backed
debts, and that you have paid
taxes.
The market «prices in» the
tax - deductible feature on municipal coupon payments, so when you aren't a beneficiary of said
tax treatment, then I (at least) believe it
makes more sense to get
tax - free income on higher yield corporate
debt (of the same credit profile).
This would
make it a low - cost competitive economy — as long as it
taxes the free lunch of the land's site - value rent that has been freed from
debt, as well as natural resource and monopoly rents as a basis for its post-Clean Slate fiscal policy.
The current Senate version of the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would add too much to the
debt, but several improvements could
make the bill both more fiscally responsible and pro-growth.
They failed to take credit or
make the case for the economic upturn, and how their policies have much to do with lower unemployment (5.8 %), significant
debt reduction, healthy corporate balance sheets, greater financial stability (Dodds - Frank), record stock market numbers, as well as reducing the gap between high earners and the middle class through Obamacare and reducing the Bush
tax cuts.
«Sometimes you have to go into a little bit of
debt to
make your business stronger,» Rep. Jim Renacci (R - OH) said when the House was passing the budget, which gave Republicans a green light to go ahead with a partisan
tax bill.
His calls for
debt restructuring, better oversight,
tax and healthcare tweaks
make sense, but risk falling prey to candidate posturing.
But what has most intrigued Europe's ruling class is its
tax favoritism that has created a Bubble Economy (euphemized as a Tiger Economy to
make a
debt - leveraged real estate bubble appear as if it were a road to wealth rather than to
debt peonage).
My hesitation for covering the stock has been a product of the Belgium headquarters which require heavy dividend taxation regardless of whether you
make the investment in a regular brokerage account or a
tax shelter, and the company's staggering
debt load.
It is possible to put your
tax debt behind you once - and - for - all, but you have to be proactive about resolving
tax issues — doing nothing will only
make matters worse.
Now, faced by a huge
debt from the recent French and Indian War, the British determined simultaneously to
make a peaceful settlement with the Indians, to keep a large army intact in order to preserve peace, to pay off past
debts, and to handle future expenses by a series of colonial
taxes.
Unless you don't know about the club's financials, Arsenal has hardly ever
made Profit after
tax of anything near # 100m any year; also note that famed «cash reserves» is almost always matched by the bank
debts, so I am not sure where you get this idea of some profit taking.
Spitzer eventually released just two pages of his
tax returns, which did not reveal any information about his investments, although his Conflict of Interests Board filing shows he
makes millions of dollars from his family real estate business and has no
debts.
In addition to the more high - profile policy issues in the budget talks, the IDC's resolution also includes an elimination of the personal income
tax for New York City residents earning $ 45,000 and less, efforts to
make college more affordable and reduce student
debt and support for a multi-state effort to close a «loophole» in carried interest.
They would accumulate
debts with other nations to fund their military, then use that same military to conquer that nation and absolve their
debts, and then in turn
make their people
tax paying Roman citizens.
The government would need to decide what balance to strike in using these receipts, between reducing future
taxes, paying off national
debt and
making further investment in future economic capacity.
Accordingly, they decisively favour a description of Plan A: «borrowing more will
make matters worse... we have to bring the
debt and the deficit under control even if it has some painful effects for the economy in the short term» over Plan B: «the government's spending cuts and
tax rises are hurting the economy.
These features, combined with the power to dispense billions in federal and state funds, bond for
debt, grant extensive
tax breaks, override local land use laws, and take private property through eminent domain,
makes the ESDC one of New York's most powerful honey pots.
He's reduced
taxes and
debt twice, continued to
make water quality a signature issue, and addressed his long - standing concerns over the lack of affordable housing on the East End by working with developer Georgica Green Ventures and community members to gain town board approval for a 38 - unit workforce housing project in Speonk.
I have to say I think this is all about the Labour Party trying to detract from the point we have been
making about the deal that they would have to do with the SNP, which is going to cost people in this country a lot of money and is not something I think that we want to see - it would result in more
debt, more borrowing, higher
taxes.
The rest of it is
made up of
debt interest payments,
tax credits, benefits for working - age claimants and pensioner welfare.
(i.e. there governmental bond holdings, to
make it possible to compare what they would lose by the government defaulting as compared to what they would gain by not being
taxed to repay the
debt over X years?