Sentences with phrase «meeting as a taxpayer»

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For instance, Smith said, some taxpayers don't realize that an elderly person in their care could qualify as a dependent if they meet certain conditions imposed by the IRS.

For instance, Smith said, some taxpayers don't realize that an elderly person in their care could qualify as a dependent if they meet certain conditions imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is in Texas at the South by Southwest Conference and the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, as part of a five - day, taxpayer - funded swing through Baltimore, Austin, Tex., and Washington, D.C.

As one Republican insider puts it, the concept of solar panels may poll well among Democrats, but that's an extraordinary risk to put on taxpayers should this business fail to meet expectations.

Liberal Democrats have identified the following problems with Labour's plans to introduce taxpayer - funded meals for primary children: — the Labour Government won't fund a pilot scheme as Islington doesn't meet its criteria so local taxpayers will have to pick up the whole tab.

The county sponsors of the three hospitals included in this amendment, as well as their taxpayers, have a direct interest in financial condition of these institutions and, therefore, the stable pension option is a viable approach to meeting local fiscal demands.

«It's long past time for Rob Astorino to release his schedule as county executive so that the taxpayers of Westchester know who he's been meeting with and when... particularly since they're paying for these meetings with their tax dollars,» said the group's spokesman, Mike Morey.

As taxpayers struggle to make ends meet — including affording the ever - increasing MTA fares — and the governor and legislature are working to control state spending and make our state fiscally solvent, the MTA just disregards reality,» said Rabbitt, who has been a vocal and leading advocate for reforming the MTA, and was a driving force behind the repeal of the MTA payroll tax, having called for a fiscal audit of the authority and its board.

Stony Point townies will no longer be gainfully employed by the taxpayers Charles and James Bruntfield were officially terminated from their jobs as irrigation technicians and groundskeepers at the Stony Point town golf course at a special meeting of the town board on Tuesday morning.

«This deal meets our three goals for preserving Playland by reversing the losses for taxpayers, putting the park in the hands of a top - flight operator, and revitalizing Playland as a must - visit destination for families for years to come.»

This will help when different filing dates or requirements apply for different taxes, for instance VAT obligations and income tax obligations · The ability to claim a reasonable excuse for failing to meet a filing obligation should be maintained · The facility for taxpayers to alert HMRC before the filing deadline that they are going to fail to meet the deadline, as is possible with Self - Assessment and have a reasonable excuse for that failure, should be considered · Penalties must always be subject to a right of appeal.

«As we continue to make progress on a final budget, we expect to pass the emergency extender and meet taxpayers» needs.»

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The proposals are designed to be as cost - effective as possible and, if all were approved, the leaner Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System will be better equipped to meet continued high public demand for service at a cost that would still be LESS THAN THE TAXPAYERS PROVIDED IN THE YEAR 2000!

As taxpayers, you deserve to have your needs met.

Also proposed is a minimum GPA requirement that community college students must meet to be eligible for taxpayer - funded loans, as well as a minimum timeframe for those students to complete their degrees.

BY FRANK GRANDEL President of Clarkstown Taxpayers What an utter disgrace once again by Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack at last week's Clarkstown Town Board meeting, taking the position as he so often does that a career politician's job is a «noble profession.»

Conners presented the county's fiscal figures for 2017 to legislators prior to their regular meeting on Monday, highlighting some of the successes the county saw as well as looking to future items lawmakers could pursue to help save taxpayers money.

Either Success Academy is not meeting its obligation to provide information to the NYSED, taxpayers and parents, or Success is suspending students for incidents that are so trivial they are not even listed as a category on the VADIR report.

As noted, there is no question that parents have the right to send their children to private schools, but we taxpayers don't directly pay the costs associated with parochial and other private schools, and we shouldn't be forced to syphon off scarce taxpayer funds in order to pay for schools like Achievement First, schools that fail to meet the most basic criteria of what makes a public school — public.

In his 2015 - 17 state budget, which currently is being mulled by lawmakers, Walker proposed to eliminate the cap on the number of students who receive taxpayer - funded vouchers to attend private school as long as their families meet income limits.

As Mayor of Stamford Malloy was even one of the original plaintiffs in the critically important CCJEF v. Rell court case, a lawsuit that seeks to throw out the unfair and unconstitutional school funding formula and replace it with one that meets the requirements of Connecticut's Constitution and would be better for Connecticut's schools and taxpayers.

Without the benefit of any public hearing, S.B. 2 would overturn decades of giving priority to funding of neighborhood public schools by adopting the «money follows the child» concept which shifts taxpayer money away from traditional public schools to charter schools without requiring these charter schools to meet the same accountability standards as other public schools.

But Deal repeatedly postponed that pledge after he was elected, and entering his final year in office, he made official what many lawmakers long figured was inevitable: There would be no rewrite of a formula he once assailed as a disservice to students, a drain on taxpayers and not suitable to «meet the needs of a 21st century classroom.»

They often are not subject to accountability and transparency provisions, such as open governing board meetings and records, financial conflict of interest, and financial audit requirements, that apply to other taxpayer - funded schools.

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 policymakers look for ways to further reduce taxpayer risk while ensuring access to affordable mortgage credit, MI can offer additional solutions to meet this objective.

In all of these cases, the CRA has only to declare a «balance of probabilities» burden of proof has been met, leaving the onus on the taxpayer to prove that he or she should not be taxed as a business.

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.

Some will see this as yet another financial responsibility for the state and its taxpayers at a time when the Legislature already must fix funding of K - 12 public education and meet other needs.

This decision is important as it confirms that investments will not meet the Motive Test simply because a taxpayer holds an interest in investment funds in a low - tax jurisdiction.

In light of the IRS's unique role as the federal revenue collector, the National Taxpayer Advocate recommends that Congress develop new budget procedures designed to fund the IRS at a level that will enable it to meet taxpayer needs and maximize tax compliance, with due regard for protecting taxpayer rights and minimizing taxpayer burden.

If a taxpayer files a federal income tax return and reports a transaction as an exchange under Section 1031, based on the expectation that a dwelling unit will meet the qualifying use standards in section 4.02 (2) of this revenue procedure for replacement property, and subsequently determines that the dwelling unit does not meet the qualifying use standards, the taxpayer, if necessary, should file an amended return and not report the transaction as an exchange under Section 1031.