Sentences with phrase «only on the taxpayer»

Roads are actually a burden not only on taxpayers but on anyone that has to buy and maintain a car.

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The IRS audited only 0.84 % of taxpayers in 2015, the lowest level since 2004, and the agency is on track to audit even fewer people this year.

When Lewis testified before the House of Representatives» Committee on Small Business last summer, he said that only 37 percent of calls the IRS received from taxpayers in the 2015 tax season were answered.

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.

Separately, some Republican senators were questioning the repeal of a 40 percent inheritance tax levied on estates worth more than $ 5.5 million, or $ 11 million for married couples — a tax paid only by the wealthiest American taxpayers, or about 0.2 percent of Americans, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research and policy institute.

Replace the mortgage interest deduction with a 12 percent nonrefundable credit for all taxpayers for mortgages on principal residence only.

There is only one taxpayer and it is extremely important that Parliamentarians and Canadians fully comprehend the implications of federal actions, not only on federal finances, but on the provincial finances as well.

Kansas allows itemized deductions, but only for taxpayers who claim itemized deductions on their federal tax return.

He lost that job and has only worked on a commission basis since then, including a contract with the Canadian Taxpayers» Federation.

But Luscombe noted that taxpayers should keep in mind that «business expense deductions can only be taken once, either on your individual income - tax return or a separate business tax return — but not on both.»

Starting in 2018, interest paid on home equity debt can be deducted only if the money is used «to buy, build or substantially improve the taxpayer's home that secures the loan,» according to the IRS.

Taxpayers who previously paid only the 1.45 percent Medicare tax on income between $ 118,501 and $ 127,200 now will pay the full 7.65 percent — for both Social Security and Medicare — on that amount.

Given his financial experience, Mr. Paulson had to know how deceptive his promise was in placing such emphasis on the government's stock options, the sweetener that has made so many executives fabulously wealthy: «taxpayers will not only own shares that should be paid back with a reasonable return, but also will receive warrants for common shares in participating institutions,» he explained.

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.

«Federal taxpayer subsidies are helping pay for over 1,000 health plans that cover abortion on demand, and [last week's] Supreme Court decision underscores that only Congress can put a stop to that,» said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).

Not only are they spending taxpayer money to pay for advertising, consulting, billboards, etc in their attack on cosleeping, effectively shifting the limelight away from the real issue, but they also blamed smoking and maternal obesity for the extreme numbers of deaths due to stillbirth and prematurity.

Talk of a Visa - only Olympic village and bans on Pepsi T - shirts led many of us to write off the Games as a corporate jolly paid for by taxpayers.

Under the proposed reform, campaigns would be financed by taxpayers only and candidates would spend less on their campaigns than they currently do.

«Not only is the badger cull a disastrous failure on scientific and animal welfare grounds, it is also becoming an unacceptable burden on the taxpayer,» Dominic Dyer, CEO of the Badger Trust, said.

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

The Dormitory Authority is on pace to dispense thousands of these grants over the next five years — and the only thing taxpayers are now sure to see is the bill, with interest.

While city lawmakers are only beginning to review the budget, they too are discussing how to cover the cost of maintaining and protecting public events while lessening the burden on city taxpayers.

«The whole model on which the privatisation was predicated has failed and the government is in such a state over it, the only option it seems to have at the minute is to plough more taxpayers» cash into it.»

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.

«All claims are robustly defended, and would only be settled on the basis of strong legal advice, and in order to seek the best value for the taxpayer.»

Standing in front of a large orange - and - black «Paladino for Governor» banner, Golombek joked that he wasn't the only Democrat in the room, noting Rus Thompson, a WNY Tea Party activist and state comptroller candidate on Paladino's Taxpayers Party line, is, too.

But if he did, I would have told him to stop wasting taxpayer's money on phony self - promotional schemes that only benefit his friends and donors.»

The only way that this will be stopped is if more and more residents and taxpayers demand a total ban on fracking.

Currently, for non - UK residents CGT only arises if the taxpayer is carrying on a trade, profession or vocation in the UK through a branch or agency.

Not only do lawmakers get to wine, dine and lodge on taxpayers while in Albany, they also are able to find out how it all affects their health without charge.

The County Executive's proposed budget only held the line on taxes but that didn't go far enough for taxpayers.

Filmmaker Steve Cowan posted full transcripts of his interviews with Cuomo and Maffei on the film's website, which include Maffei's observation he supports public campaign finance «because it means the only people we'll have to worry about in our day are the taxpayers and constituents in our district, and that's what we're supposed to do.»

David Willetts» unfortunate comment last week about higher education being a «burden on the taxpayer» suggests that not only will Liberal Democrat ministers have to continue to remind their Conservative colleagues of the importance of social mobility, but they will have to make the economic case for building a learning economy as well.

Mayor de Blasio is the city's only top elected New York official who has declined to reimburse taxpayers for his personal and political use of city vehicles — including an NYPD - helicopter trip to last month's presidential debate on Long Island, The Post has learned.

«Not only is this putting an additional burden on GPs, but the government is having to use taxpayers» money to cover the cost of setting up an interim service which should not have been necessary in the first place.»

The mayor is the city's only top elected New York official who has declined to reimburse taxpayers for his personal and political use of city vehicles — including an NYPD - helicopter trip to last month's presidential debate on Long Island.

Some appointed committee heads, who are charged with determining which candidate goes on the ballot line, have chided Cuomo for only getting a watered down version of a taxpayer - funded public financing system.

He noted that in his 2018 State of the State Address earlier this month, he announced a new policy in which he prohibits the use of taxpayer funds for a sexual harassment payment if it is only based on the individual's behavior.

«Our names don't belong on county signs or forms, and taxpayers need to know their money is being spent only for the public good.»

Energy Secretary Rick Perry is the latest member of Trump's Cabinet who has been caught flying on a private charter plane at taxpayer expense, reportedly taking a flight to Ohio, only a day before Tom Price resigned as health secretary for doing the same.

Day pointed out that unlike Rockland Community College, which only offers an Associate's Degree, FIT offers four year Bachelor's and Master's programs, adding on unfair costs for taxpayers.

One answer is that New York taxpayers would be on the hook for only $ 29 billion of the $ 100 billion in capital projects in Cuomo's budget.

Under the proposal, the state would pick up slight increases on individual taxpayers» property tax bill, but only if the local taxing entities also keep tax growth small and work toward consolidating services.

Tom DiNapoli: «Now that the economy has certainly been in a recovery mode, it's certainly not as strong as we'd like it to be in many parts of the state, I think now is a good time for us to look not only at this program, but at the various economic development dollars that we've spent over the past few years to see what kind of return we've been getting on those taxpayer dollar investments.

The coveted role is one of only four Opposition jobs to come with an extra taxpayer - funded salary: up to # 31,500 a year, on top of MPs» normal # 74,000 annual pay.

Democratic Congressional contender Steve Stern on Monday attacked his primary foe, former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, for in the past backing taxpayer funded «abstinence only» birth control education.

Universal credit is on course to deliver only marginal taxpayer savings despite driving through huge cuts in benefit payments to many claimants, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The United States has «got to protect our rigorous peer review system and ensure that we only fund proposals that promise the biggest bang for taxpayer dollars... [And] make sure that our scientific research does not fall victim to political maneuvers or agendas that in some ways would impact on the integrity of the scientific process.»

Offering his only climate change policy prescription of the evening, he added, «That's why I'm going to push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.»

The Obama administration did indeed place a federal moratorium on all new coal mining leases on public lands across the country in June — but but only out of concern from environmentalists, Congress, and the Department of the Interior that coal companies have spent 30 years cheating taxpayers out of $ 30 billion in royalties.