Sentences with phrase «of special tax breaks»

However, the Conservative government has also chosen to provide a long list of special tax breaks or «preferences» for specific groups of Canadians that the government hopes will vote for them.

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While tech companies dislike paying taxes — just look at Apple, which keeps much of its money offshore to avoid taxes, or Twitter, which once threatened to leave San Francisco unless it received a special tax break — none of them wants to be labeled as an opponent of anything that would provide help for the homeless and those with low incomes.

A provision of the tax cut bill passed and signed last December offers a special break for pass - through business structures: sole proprietorship, partnership, S corporation, LLC, trust and estate, REIT, qualified cooperative, or tiered pass - through (such as one LLC owning another).

Almost immediately, Zynga, the creator of social games like Farmville, as well as other companies with offices outside the special tax zone, tried to broaden the terms of the tax break so that it would include them.

Additional revenues for income tax cuts could also be found by eliminating income splitting for high - income families with children under18 (about $ 2 billion), and by eliminating many of the unfair and unnecessary «special» tax breaks (about $ 1.5 billion) introduced by the Conservatives.

To make matters worse, tax rates are being cut for the rentiers who receive this interest, while their array of special exemptions and tax breaks are widened as they gain control of the political process through campaign contributions and ownership of the media.

This includes the splitting of pension income for seniors, (to make amends for breaking its promise on the taxation of family trusts); special tax preferences to support participation of youth in sports activities, arts and cultural activities; tax breaks for people who take public transit; and, tax breaks to help volunteer firemen.

Obama wants to do away with corporate tax benefits like oil and natural gas industry subsidies, special breaks for the purchase of private jets and certain corporate tax shelters.

In the new tax law, note that the preservation of the despised «carried interest» tax break is an example of a how politics get manipulated by a special interest when the heat of scrutiny is replaced with the sense of political urgency.

The Christian Right wants public money to be used for private religious education (vouchers), buildings and services to be used for private religious purposes (this article), and they want subsidies in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions of other sorts, and they even want to destroy Aid to Needy Families so they can drive people into seeking help at their private religious «missions» where you are not allowed to eat unless you are a Christian, and so on.

I was thinking more of organizations and businesses who receive special treatment from government (usually in the form of tax breaks) because they have political clout.

«The American Frozen Food Institute commends the Senate for rejecting the continuation of a special - interest tax break that saddles food producers with higher costs and drives up prices for consumers in the check - out aisle.»

Murphy is returning fire by accusing Gibson of wanting to preserve tax breaks for special interests, which would boost the country's foreign debt and help China's economy.

At the Oct. 19 Delegate Assembly, the first since the summer break, UFT President Michael Mulgrew reported on principals abusing the teacher evaluation system, the dysfunctional Special Education Student Information System and the need to make the state's richest pay their fair share of taxes.

One of the initiatives was a bill that created a special sales tax break for online - only publications that charge for subscriptions.

Of Glenwood's 26 New York properties, about a third received tax breaks and special financing under the 421a program, according to news reports and public records.

«It means while all of us are struggling to shoulder our share of the Governor's burden, his «special interests» — the wall street bankers, real estate tycoons and ultra rich business owners who make up his Committee to Save New York - will get a great big tax break!»

It subpoenaed five major real estate developers in connection with a bill that granted special tax breaks for some of their projects.

The Democratic ad suggested Fischer supports «special tax breaks for millionaires» and represents the interests of «Washington insiders.»

SAN JUAN, P.R. — State lawmakers said they see no reason to return to the Capitol for a special session to deal with the 421 - a housing tax break, and said they want to pore over details of a recent agreement between developers and building trade unions.

These schemes also include tax breaks for private school participants, a statewide voucher system, special education vouchers, takeover policies that allow unelected czars to control public schools, and an expansion of private charters.

Of course, there are lots of cases where this won't be exactly right, such as if you are on the edge of a marginal tax bracket or when reducing your taxable income will entitle you to special tax breaks (like the child tax creditOf course, there are lots of cases where this won't be exactly right, such as if you are on the edge of a marginal tax bracket or when reducing your taxable income will entitle you to special tax breaks (like the child tax creditof cases where this won't be exactly right, such as if you are on the edge of a marginal tax bracket or when reducing your taxable income will entitle you to special tax breaks (like the child tax creditof a marginal tax bracket or when reducing your taxable income will entitle you to special tax breaks (like the child tax credit).

I've spent most of my professional life advising wealthy clients and money manager firms, these special retirement investing tax breaks are the # 1 strategy the rich use to lower their taxes and make more money on their investments.

property purchase here, I don't expect any special treatment or bail - outs (in the form of tax breaks / uneconomic interest rates)-- similarly had my purchase shot up in value I wouldn't expect a punitive tax on my gains either.

This type of account has no special tax breaks for saving for retirement, but it comes in as Step 5 in our order of operations for funding retirement because it is important to invest versus just saving.

Conventional approaches advanced as «painless alternatives» — a plethora of standards, special - interest technology subsidies, and tax breaks — won't do the job, and will be unnecessarily expensive.

One of the engines of job growth and foreign investment is the maquila or maquiladora industry — manufacturers who enjoy special tax breaks under NAFTA and produce electronics, parts and supplies for American companies in the automotive, aerospace and defense sectors.