Sentences with phrase «tax issues are raised»

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But the issue of raising taxes on the rich is most controversial in the U.S., where supply - side economics has over 30 years achieved the status of economic gospel, at least on the right of the political spectrum.

Be it the Conservatives» call to cut $ 11 billion in government expenditures or the Liberals» plan to raise corporate taxes by 1.5 percentage points back to 2010 levels, these are issues of substance.

Bonds get their «tax - free» status because the money raised by the bond issue is usually for a «public good or service» such as schools or roads.

debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctitax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury AuctiTax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions

The Fed is expected to continue raising rates, while Congress needs to wrestle with big - ticket issues such as tax reform, the debt ceiling, and the federal budget.

The government is called on to bail them out by issuing bonds, and to pay the interest charges either by raising taxes or cutting back spending programs.

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) offer blockchain - based companies a whole new way to raise capital — but such companies need to be aware of tax issues.

Whether to raise taxes on the rich is one of the thorniest issues in tax reform.

Also, some have raised the issue that the last two dividends were not tax efficient and that they should have been set as liquidating dividends and not taxable.

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The nation's largest auto retailer is among the companies nationwide that have been issuing bonuses to employees, boosting company contributions to retirement, raising the minimum wage, or contributing extra to charity since Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the tax code overhaul in December.

Since Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the tax code overhaul in December, companies nationwide have been issuing bonuses to employees, boosting company contributions to retirement, raising the minimum wage, or contributing extra to charity in the name of the new tax law.

Grayslake Mayor Pat Carey was «dumbfounded» last November when a proposal to issue $ 6.8 million in alternate revenue bonds to build a swimming pool and community center was rejected by voters, even though it would not have raised taxes.

At the briefings Monday, union officials also discussed issues like tax increment finance district reform, charter schools and merit pay, another thorny issue that will be raised when contract negotiations start soon.

Tom Chapman, executive vice president and director of municipal securities at Everen Securities of Chicago and manager of bond issues for the district, said the district is able to sell bonds without raising taxes because they are replacing retired bonds.

Other issues that will receive the same treatment include legislation that would allow NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to raise income taxes on the rich to fund pre-K, the public campaign finance bill and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act (assuming that it includes the abortion - rights plank, which is the piece the right finds most offensive).

Lawmakers indicated on Thursday after meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo they are inching toward a final agreement on the state budget, but key issues on funding education and raising revenue for taxes remain unresolved.

As Clegg was happy to point out, it was «gutsy» of Johnson to have raised the issue when Labour's London mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone, has some «very exotic tax arrangements» of his own.

If Mike Long considers Wendy Long «more decisive on the issues,» then Ms. Long must be anti-choice, anti-marriage equality, pro-cutting taxes for the rich and raising them on the middle and working classes, anti-Medicare and Social Security, etc..

That «pledge to not raise taxes line» is a dig directed at Turner, who caught heat today from Americans for Tax Reform President Gover Norquist for telling CapTon's Nick Reisman that Republicans «can't continue to uniformly oppose tax increases in order to solve the debt issue» and «compromises» — including tax increases — should be on the tabTax Reform President Gover Norquist for telling CapTon's Nick Reisman that Republicans «can't continue to uniformly oppose tax increases in order to solve the debt issue» and «compromises» — including tax increases — should be on the tabtax increases in order to solve the debt issue» and «compromises» — including tax increases — should be on the tabtax increases — should be on the table.

Republican Senate hopeful Wendy Long said in an interview that she was «surprised» and «saddened» that Rep. Bob Turner had suggested a broader compromise on the nation's debt and deficit issues that may include raising taxes.

Asked to explain, Skelos went a step further saying, «I think the governor has clearly indicated that you don't have to raise taxes in New York City, this isn't just a home rule issue.»

One option to make the situation fairer for consumers is to raise the cash ISA limit to enable all other providers to offer tax exempt savings accounts for deposits of up to # 15,000, as was available in the NS&I's latest index - linked bond issue.

That affordability / priorities debate is a separate issue from arguments for and against the proposition «raising the basic rate threshold until it is at least # 10k» [or more] should be the top priority for future tax changes.

A new 527 - type group — the number refers to a section of the federal tax code — would be able to raise money from business organizations and pour the funding into «issues ads» that would attack specific candidates as anti-business, without the funding being counted as a contribution to the opposing candidate.

[42] As deficits continued to be an issue, Reagan signed another bill that raised taxes, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

At issue is the Conservatives» plan to raise the inheritance tax threshold to # 1m, which both Mr Clegg and Gordon Brown says would reward the richest 3,000 people with an extra # 200,000.

But the issues that Corbyn raised today - tax credit cuts and the NHS (rising waiting lists and deficits)- are hazardous territory for the government.

However, Brown argued taxes would have to be raised in Scotland if they gained full financial independence and that the UK has been successful in tackling issues like inequality together.

The ad comes as Astorino's supporters have been raising the issue reported last month in The Journal News that the home owned by Latimer's late mother - in - law has a $ 46,000 tax lien on it.

Chancellor George Osborne says tax credits defeat «raises constitutional issues that need to be dealt with» https://t.co/fIOOMZKZ5S

Whyland also said Heastie would not allow the tax credit to be linked to passage of any other legislation — like, say, mayoral control of the New York City school system, which some are suggesting could be linked to raising the charter school cap, another issue pushed without success by Cuomo during the budget battle.

The power behind the FFaC clause is that it, can promise repayment of debt securities they issue because they can raise money through taxes.

Two other issues that have been popular with New Yorkers, raising the minimum wage, supported in the Assembly, and small businesses tax breaks, advocated by the Senate, are not likely to happen.

Lawmakers plan on leaving for the summer on June 21st, but they continue to be gridlocked on the issues of raising the state's minimum wage from $ 7.25 an hour to $ 8.50 an hour, and offering tax breaks to small businesses as an incentive to create more jobs.

There is no fairness in having to raise taxes to unbearable levels to deal with these issues when FEMA has a $ 14 billion budget, presumably to deal with disasters.

«Every time we raise the issue (with state legislators) their response is the same: no new taxes,» said St. Lawrence County Administrator Karen St. Hilaire.

«We see on the issue of taxes he's talking now about raising taxes, but just three years ago he stood in the room full of business people and said he would never raise taxes because it's bad for business.»

Saratoga County officials were also turned away by Capital Region Sens. Roy McDonald and Hugh Farley, also Republicans, in November when they raised the issue of a possible sales tax increase from 3 percent to 4 percent.

«People will tell us that the projects have great merit and were evaluated on those merits, and have solid public benefit, but when you have that kind of a coincidental correlation it raises real issues in the minds of the public and undercuts their confidence in the objectivity of how their tax dollars are being spent.»

But with those issues off the table — and a coming push to raise income taxes — it seems Cuomo is reverting to his normal course.

Brodsky says if you look at Cuomo's policies, he's fiscally conservative on issues like curbing state spending and capping property taxes, but socially liberal on items like raising the minimum age, defending women's reproductive rights, and offering free tuition at public colleges, an idea first proposed by 2016 Democratic presidential challenger Bernie Sanders.

The principal culprit was a series of complicated policy issues — several of which seemingly had little relation to the actual budget — that had been promoted by Mr. Cuomo, including raising the age of criminal responsibility and 421 - a, a lapsed tax - cut program that encourages developers to build housing.

Without raise the age, Assembly Democrats are less willing to sign off on issues key to the Senate Republicans, such as the reestablishment of the affordable - housing tax credit and reforms to the workers» compensation system, sources say.

Therefore, this raises a crucial issue — the moral free riders who evade the cost associated with moral judgment (e.g. by not paying taxes for police and court) are better off than those who shoulder the cost.

So long as the economy perks along and no one wants to cut Social Security or raise taxes on more than a few, then health care and education will be the top domestic issues.

Editorial Projects in Education is a nonprofit organization, exempt from taxes under Section 501 (c)(3), dedicated to raising the level of understanding and discourse on critical issues in American education.

I later learned they were discussing raising property taxes to boost the school budget, a critical issue local voters and parents needed to understand.

A story in the Oct. 25, 1995, issue of Education Week about school board elections in Wilkinsburg, Pa., misstated the size of a tax increase that a board member said would be needed to offset a pay raise sought by the district's teachers.

But while the Sentinel series can be forgiven for raising legitimate problems with a handful of facilities — issues that certainly merit discussion — the series also blatantly ignores facts that do not support its confirmation bias against the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and its member schools.