Sentences with phrase «part of the taxpayer»

Today, for instance, Big Boy came home with a bottle of Nestle «Pure Life» flavored bottled water — part of the taxpayer subsidized school lunch program.
Redwood pointedly remarked that part of the taxpayer - subsidised IFS's brief is «to avoid party political argument».
Donohue also pointed out that it is outrageous that the budget includes a sweetheart deal to NBC to lure the Tonight show back to New York and a luxury suite for Cuomo administration use as part of the taxpayer financed renovation of the Buffalo Bills» stadium — all at the same time he leaves an essential hospital, like Downstate Medical Center at significant risk of closure and struggling localities without relief.
This small part of the taxpayer's dollar is in good hands.
«I am in concert with almost everyone in the room, but we have to be careful not to alienate other people that we need at the table that are part of the community, that are part of our taxpayer base that can help us find a way... I am so proud of our students and their civic engagement,» she said.
Justice Bocock did go on to consider the second part of the taxpayer's argument that the Minutes of Settlement were invalid and should not be imposed.
It reinforces the important principle that a taxpayer, acting in good faith, is entitled to reasonable reliance on his professional adviser, and a distinction must be made when considering the wrongdoing on the part of the taxpayer and his adviser.

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Part of the problem, the study found, is that «existing tax rules effectively create a $ 19,399 reporting tax loophole impacting millions of taxpayers» because of the confusion surrounding the requirements for forms 1099 - K, which is supposed to be filed by companies when they earn more than $ 20,000 through 200 or more credit card transactions, and 1099 - MISC, which covers payments above $ 600 to independent contractors, freelancers and small businesses.
That means, roughly speaking, that about $ 488 million of those costs were borne by taxpayers or absorbed as losses by other parts of the medical sector.
If we ignore this information, and if we don't try to act on it — so our constituents can afford the medications that they need and so that the taxpayers aren't being ripped off — then we become a part of the problem.
But some taxpayers in certain states — including New York and New Jersey — can prepay taxes owed for at least part of 2018.
So did taxpayers: the U.S. government pumped billions of dollars into GM's and Chrysler's financing arms as part of broader efforts to rescue both manufacturers.
Because they aren't responsible for collecting the taxes for these payments, «a provincial government and its voters are incited to always demand more from the centre, shifting a large part of the costs to the taxpayers of other provinces,» argues Université du Québec economist Pierre Lemieux.
As a result, the bank will need further capital, part of which will come from a government loan — meaning that taxpayers» money will be used once again to support the banking system.
«When it comes to showing solidarity with the poorer countries in the Mediterranean, parts of the Middle East and in Africa, they succeed in persuading people that it's all taxpayer money being given to other people who don't deserve it.»
Furthermore, taxpayers should ultimately be made financially whole and better communication with the public should be considered an integral part of any bailout operation.
The Conservative proposals take up a large part of the surplus but puts money in taxpayer's pockets, some more than others.
Income splitting is being done to placate a small part of the Conservative base at the expense of all taxpayers.
The government has not alleged any wrongdoing on the part of Coinbase and its petition is predicated on sweeping statements that taxpayers may use virtual currency to evade taxes.
In addition, many upper - middle - income taxpayers who face the Alternative Minimum Tax — a higher tax than their regular income tax — will not be able to claim deductions that may be allowed on a regular tax return, according to tax analyst Mark Luscombe of CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer.
Despite all the straightforward aspects of the new law, the impact of some parts are still unclear, notably in high - tax states like New York, where taxpayers would be hit by the reduction in deductibility of state and local taxes.
American taxpayers, in large part, would also get cuts, though most of the changes affecting taxpayers would expire after 2025.
Except that this great deal is going to hurt our auto parts manufacturing so much that it's going to cost the taxpayers of Canada another $ 1 billion to compensate them.
Hydro One CEO Mayo Schmidt's paycheque has come under severe scrutiny after Ontario PC leader Doug Ford said he would fire the CEO as part of his greater agenda to find cost savings for taxpayers.
Dreihaus, part of a group of Democrats that supported a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion yet — when this provision failed to pass — still voted in favor of the final health care reform bill, argued that, given his pro-life beliefs, the ad amounted to defamation.
The earlier rationale for tax exemption was that nonprofit organizations are simply not part of the tax base to begin with because their members already pay their own share of the costs of government as taxpayers in their own right.
I don't call it Christian values when part of your new employee orientation is to show employees how to apply for state benefits for the rest of the taxpayers to subsidize when 4 of the 10 richest Americans are Waltons.
The best part of the «joshing» comes when Rorty, who is a professor at a state university, goes on to distinguish slyly between the liberal intellectuals who are playing this game and the taxpayers, incapable of liberal ironism, who are paying them to play it.
Veeck is also part of a Twin Cities group that has offered $ 80 million to $ 90 million to buy the Twins from Pohlad, the eightysomething billionaire banker who has 1) said he won't sell the team and 2) demanded a $ 200 million ballpark be built with taxpayer money, lest he 3) move his franchise.
Man city which was funded by the taxpayer as part of the commonwealth games, west ham the same as part of the olympics.
As part of their twenty - five - year operator agreement with stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP these invoices will be passed on to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) who are funded by the London Mayor and ultimately the London taxpayer.
Deering is a public high school, and Craig was unsure of the best way to get money to provide the sports hijabs as part of the uniforms, because that would mean using taxpayer money for religious garments.
The Bartlett Park District and the construction manager it chose for the project, Gilbane Building Co., are locked in a dispute over whether the contractor or taxpayers should pay for the delay, which accounts for part of the overrun.
Parents, community businesses, organizations, advocates, and taxpayers are all part of the school district.
And in that context, why shouldn't the federal government make those meals as healthful as practicable, especially since the consequences of poor childhood nutrition — obesity, obesity - related diseases, health care costs, lack of military readiness — are all borne in part by taxpayers?
From supporting taxpayer funding of abortion - inducing drugs under the HHS mandate, to advocating for abortion on - demand for any reason, Senator Gillibrand is part of the all - out assault on Life, conscience, and religious liberty.»
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.
The mayor's decision to pay school - bus workers seniority benefits that are not part of their contract is going to cost taxpayers $ 136 million — and a city lawmaker is calling for an investigation.
Matthew Elliott Chairman, TaxPayers» Alliance Centralising education Neil O'Brien's uninformed dismissal of critics of government education policy, like myself, suggests that the Tory part of the coalition has no awareness of how divisive and unpopular its reforms have become (TP, February).
Below is the testimony that Reinvent Albany submitted to the Empire State Development Authority in which we ask ESD to «Ensure that scoping documents estimate the full cost to state and local taxpayers, and the value to the businesses building the project, of each development scenario and each part of each scenario.»
Part of the goal is to post an online spending report card, or dashboard, which will make it clear what taxpayer funded projects are working and which are failing.
He said in some parts of the state, including upstate New York, most taxpayers will benefit from the federal tax changes and the new, larger standard deduction.
Since the mandates are foisted on taxpayers by NYC state legislators, a separate upstate would undoubtedly vastly scale back these programs and more than make up for any supposed benefit of being part of New York State.
In the poll of 984 Nassau and Suffolk registered voters, 81 percent of respondents said public corruption negatively affected taxpayers and needed to be eliminated, compared with 17 percent of voters who considered corruption an inevitable part of politics.
52 % of the property taxes levied in Erie County go to its 32 individual school districts, but none of these entities were mandated by New York State to participate as part of the 2017 shared services panels, which could potentially save millions more for taxpayers.
De Blasio shouldn't get taxpayer money to pay his legal bills until the city controller certifies he racked them up as part of his job as mayor, according to civil rights attorney Norman Siegel.
The Comptroller's Office promises to investigate every allegation of abuse submitted and will pursue any part that engages in wrongdoing against the County and you, the taxpayer.
Taxpayers will be able to deduct a limited amount of state and local income or sales taxes on their federal returns as part of the deal between Senate and House Republicans to finalize a major tax overhaul, Rep. Kevin Brady, R - Texas, said Thursday.
Under the previous government charities came to rely more and more on taxpayers» money, to the extent that parts of the voluntary sector practically became another arm of the state.
«We are going to have to downsize every part of the government, and the question is can I find ways to maintain or improve the services with less because the taxpayer is not going to spend anymore,» he said.
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