Sentences with phrase «reduced rates based»

You might also qualify for reduced rates based on your age, military status and if you are a student.

Here is what you need to know about Income Replacement Benefits (IRB's): • IRB's are calculated at 70 % of your average gross income based on your employment history o Your income is calculated as the higher of either (i) the 52 weeks before the accident OR (ii) the 4 weeks before the accident multiplied by 13 o Self - employed income is calculated as the higher of either (i) the 52 weeks before the accident OR (ii) the last fiscal year o If you are receiving other income replacement assistance, such as short term or long term disability benefits, those amounts are deductable from the amount of your IRB eligibility • IRB's are capped at $ 400 per week • The first 7 days of your disability are not covered by IRB's • IRB's are payable for a 104 week (2 year) period, but you may be eligible to continue receiving this benefit past the 2 years indefinitely, if after the 2 year mark you are unable to do any occupation for which you are reasonably suited by way of your education, training and experience • The age 65 marks changes in IRB's o If you are already over the age of 65, IRB's are payable up to 208 weeks and gradually reduced over that period o If you reach the age 65 while already receiving benefits, the IRB is converted to a lifetime pension at a reduced rate based on an established formula

If you feel you might qualify for a reduced rate based on financial need, you can find our Fee Reduction Application here.

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Fortune ran numbers to calculate how much extra revenue the U.S. would need to raise, over the next decade, if it lowered the rate of growth in Social Security by one percentage point, reduced increases in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care spending by a proportional amount, and held discretionary spending below growth in GDP (albeit from the higher base established by the new laws).

Among the possible negatives: A combination of higher transaction fees, a tiering of the interest rate based on the size of the account, and reduced funds availability on deposits.

«A sustained 100 - basis - point increase in all interest rates» reduces the budgetary balance by $ 0.5 billion.

If firms act to reduce that tax base in response to an increase in the federal rate, then provincial revenues will fall, even if the provinces haven't changed their rates.

One patent cited in the lawsuit, for example, improves the rate of data flowing to a phone by reducing the amount of information the phone must communicate to a cellular base station.

The more consequential reforms — such as introducing market - based interest rates, reducing excess capacity, subjecting state - owned enterprises to increased competition and financial discipline, enforcing strict environmental laws, and raising prices of natural resources — are expected to depress growth.

In addition, the income is also reduced once again based on depreciation rate of the property.

Sean is a Founding Partner of GrowthX, a Silicon Valley - based venture capital fund, market development training school and corporate advisory firm helping companies bring new products to market and reduce the innovation failure rate through capital, talent and know how.

Nassetta said that, based on tests at «hundreds» of Hilton properties, the company expects the new pricing to reduce last - minute cancellations significantly, maximize guest rooms available and give hoteliers a slight boost in average daily rate and revenue per available room.

Some of the data in the figure comes from DR's table 1 showing the number of basis points (hundredths of a percent, so 100 bps is one percentage point) that the Fed has reduced the main tool it controls — the Federal funds rate — over a number of recessions.

Furthermore, retaining bonus and accelerated depreciation would make it nearly impossible to reduce the corporate tax rate below 30 percent on a revenue - neutral basis without going beyond corporate tax expenditure reductions.

Just as Ronald Reagan's landmark 1986 bipartisan tax reform increased simplicity, fairness and economic efficiency by broadening the tax base and reducing rates, today reform of the system has the potential to help American families and the economy.

Accordingly, the cash rate was reduced by a total of 300 basis points in the four months leading up to the end of 2008.

An increase in the federal rate will reduce the size of a common federal - provincial tax base.

Based on these assumptions, we estimate the amount we expect to indefinitely invest outside the U.S. and the amounts we expect to distribute to the U.S. and provide for the U.S. federal taxes due on amounts expected to be distributed to the U.S. Further, as a result of certain employment actions and capital investments we have undertaken, income from manufacturing activities in certain jurisdictions is subject to reduced tax rates and, in some cases, is wholly exempt from taxes for fiscal years through 2024.

The Company may enter into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR - based floating interest expense.

It is important to recall that the cash rate was reduced by 75 or 100 basis points at each meeting of the Board in late 2008 and early 2009, for a total of 375 basis points in five months after the Lehman failure in September.

One bank has introduced a small business loan secured by commercial property, reducing the interest rate at which such a loan would previously have been available from this bank, while another introduced a «basic» residentially secured term loan for small business at 6.35 per cent, 40 basis points lower than that bank's standard residentially secured term loan.

In contrast, the Bank of Korea reduced interest rates by 25 basis points in November, for the second time in six months, reflecting continued weak domestic demand and a rising exchange rate.

Indonesia reduced its official rate by a total of 75 basis points to 7 per cent in response to further declines in inflation.

In Europe, the European Central Bank reduced its official interest rate in June by 50 basis points to 2 per cent; the Bank of England also lowered its policy rate in July by 25 basis points to 3 1/2 per cent; and official interest rates in Sweden declined by 75 basis points to 2 3/4 per cent in moves of 50 and 25 basis points in June and July.

But even if you are able to qualify based on better than average credit, you could reduce your credit card rate by two to three points, which would result in significant interest cost savings over the term of the loan.

On January 9, 2017, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it was going to reduce the annual mortgage insurance premium rate by 25 basis points, or 0.25 %.

Given that short - term interest rates would be hard - pegged at zero even with a monetary base / nominal GDP ratio a fraction of the current size, it remains important for the FOMC to consider reducing or terminating the reinvestment of proceeds from maturing holdings sooner rather than later.

We are able to operate at a better economy of scale at a reduced - charge rate compared to a for - profit corporation that needs to make the revenue, and our costs of goods sold is typically less than that of a profit based company.»

As the fresh produce industry integrates new technologies throughout the supply chain, China has emerged as a leader in some key areas, especially technologies that reduce friction points for the consumer such as mobile payments (with an estimated 94 % penetration rate in first tier cities), app - based food delivery and, a big buzzword in China right now, «O2O,» or online - to - offline — which describes a range of technologies and strategies for using internet - based tools to facilitate brick - and - mortar sales, and vice versa.

Based in Stamford, Connecticut with 7,500 employees nationwide, Nestle Waters strives to reduce its environmental footprint, improve recycling rates in North America, and create shared value in those communities where it has operations.

• Reducing rates of urinary tract infection later in life (for details, see this evidence - based article about the timing of toilet training) In addition, parents who train early avoid many pitfalls.

Based on data showing that, while youth football players sustained concussions at about the same rate in practice and overall as high school and college athletes, they were injured at a rate 3 to 4 times higher than older players during games, the UPMC researchers predicted that Pop Warner's new rules «may not only have little effect on reducing on reducing concussions but may also actually increase the incidence of concussions in games via reduced time learning proper tackling in practice.»

SH: Julie Abrera at School Nutrition Foundation was a big part of that, and she approached us based on our size and the number of kids who qualified for free / reduced meals, as well as looking at our participation rate at breakfast — it was obvious we could do a better job of getting kids participating in breakfast.

Therefore, in order to reduce rates of behavioural and mental health problems among children and youth, broad based community and family intervention strategies, that encourage breastfeeding amongst other strategies, are likely be the most effective approaches.

A balance of various nutrients especially folic acid, omega 3 fatty acids, iron and calcium are essential for the proper development of the little babyb Overeating must also be avoidede Drinking plenty of water increases the metabolism rate as well as prevents dehydration and water retentiono Regular exercise in the form of a daily swim or a half an hour walk daily are useful in keeping the expectant mother fit and flexible as well as reduces the chances of excessive weight gaini The 4 weeks pregnancy weight gain calculator is beneficial in keeping track of pregnancy weight gain and is based on weight prior to conceptiono A weight gain calculator must be used throughout the term of the pregnancy as it indicates if the expectant mother needs to put on more weight for the wellbeing of her baby or control weight gain to prevent excessive weighth Low weight gain as well as excessive weight gain can prove detrimental to the success of the pregnancyc

Evaluation of the effectiveness of cell phone technology as community based intervention to improve exclusive breastfeeding and reduce infant morbidity rates

New York's 2014 corporate tax reform is an impressive first step toward tackling this problem by broadening bases, lowering rates, reducing burdens, and eliminating needless complexity.

An analysis by the Washington, D.C. - based Tax Foundation found the corporate tax overhaul in the approved $ 138 billion budget is «impressive» given that it reduces complexity, broadens the base and lowers rates.

The Monetary Policy Committee of Bank of Ghana has reduced the policy rate by 200 basis point, the bank announced...

All capital budget items shall include justifications based on return on investment, leverage of other revenue sources, payback period, impact on credit rating, relative value in reducing operating or capital costs, or other such appropriate measures typically utilized to justify and prioritize such expenditures.

It has a permanent tax base, so in theory it can time - shift its debt obligations indefinitely - without even reducing the bond - rating by simply shifting the ratio of revenue spent on debt servicing versus every other obligation.

«New York Corporate Tax Overhaul Broadens Bases, Lowers Rates, and Reduces Complexity.»

«New York Corporate Tax Overhaul Broadens Bases, Lowers Rates, and Reduces Complexity,» April 14, 2014, Tax Foundation

«As part of his drive to improve the revenue base of the state and create more job opportunities for the youths, Governor Ayade graciously established the factory in the area with a view to reducing crime rate in the state and engages the people on meaningful project.

The bill removes the individual mandate to purchase insurance coverage, reduces the level of mandatory coverage, allows insurers to charge different rates based on «health status», cuts Medicaid, swaps mainly income - based subsidies for mainly age - based tax credits for those buying insurance on the individual market, and includes numerous tax cuts.

«Our findings give us a substantial boost in shifting the discussion from expert opinion to a more evidence - based conclusion,» he says, «Additionally, they also offer a pragmatic solution that can be applied right away in order to reduce PJK rates.»

The small study, based on a survey of 236 cardiologists and internal medicine physicians and trainees at a large tertiary academic medical center, found that although physicians rate nutrition to be as important as statins in terms of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, only 13.5 percent agreed or strongly agreed that they were adequately trained to discuss nutrition with patients.

The study, based on work done by Doris Germain of Mt. Sinai Hospital, found that the combination of the drugs bortezomib and fulvestrant — versus fulvestrant alone — doubled the rate of survival at 12 months and reduced the chance of cancer progression overall.

Based on these results, a new study aiming to reduce rates of relapse and complications is currently underway at Maisonneuve - Rosemont Hospital, with still preliminary but very encouraging results.

They are also interested in going beyond their current study, in which they reduced FOV as a simple function of speed and angular velocity, to instead see the effect of reducing FOV based on parameters such as heart rate or optical flow.