Sentences with phrase «uses federal taxpayer»

Although the school mainly relies on internal expertise for its professional development, Amsel also uses federal taxpayer money given to private schools that enroll low - income students to pay an outside consultant, Australian United States Services in Education.

Christie, who's running for re-election this year, makes a cameo in the 30 - second spot, prompting some critics to say the potential 2016 presidential contender is using federal taxpayer dollars to boost his political image.

Not exact matches

Keep in mind, the majority of education tax breaks are designed for taxpayers who are single filers or who use the «married filing jointly» filing status on their Federal return.

Taxpayers would lose the ability to deduct their state and local property and other taxes from their federal taxes, a break used by about 44 million people (or 30 percent of tax filers.)

«Whether or not an insurance exchange is established by the federal or state government,» Charmaine Yoest, AUL Action president, said, «it receives taxpayer dollars, which should not be used to pay for abortions and life - ending drugs and devices.»

I'm not sure a poll of federal taxpayers and parents would find the time and effort spent by these employees on the journal article — which I personally viewed purely as a form of reputational damage control — to be a worthy use of these funds when other aspects of our meal program are in clear need of improvement.

But if Congress increases reimbursement rates without reforming the use of federal funds in school food budgets, the end result could be significant costs to taxpayers coupled with little improvement in the quality of meals served.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Aaron Schock, R - Ill., has repeatedly spent taxpayer and campaign funds to rent aircraft that are not certified charter services, despite House rules and federal law that generally prohibit the use of private aircraft for official and campaign use.

The campaign in Oregon drew a lot of national attention over accusations that federal taxpayer money was being used to fund anti-legalization events.

Opening arguments began this week in the federal corruption trial of Pedro Espada, Jr., and his son Pedro Gautier Espada, who are accused of using the Soundview Healthcare Network as «their own taxpayer - funded piggy bank» by funneling more than $ 500,000 from the organization and spending it on cars, spa treatments, and other personal luxuries.

«The federal government has come out pretty strongly against using taxpayer funds, too.

But then, he's got bigger troubles: He's awaiting trial on separate corruption charges in Manhattan federal court, where he's charged with illegally using a nonprofit group — one that he had supported with taxpayer contributions as a City Council member — in his political campaigns.

As a federal prosecutor representing Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, and as Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section, Todd took down corrupt elected officials who used taxpayer dollars to fund lavish lifestyles, as well as drug kingpins and other major felons.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

Two state - affiliated development corporations at the center of a federal corruption probe operated for years without rules commonly used by government agencies to promote competition, discourage favoritism and get the best deal for taxpayers when choosing companies to do business -LSB-...]

Two state - affiliated development corporations at the center of a federal corruption probe operated for years without rules commonly used by government agencies to promote competition, discourage favoritism and get the best deal for taxpayers when choosing companies to do business with.

At both the state and federal level, media reports have indicated it is common practice for governments to use taxpayer funded slush funds and confidentiality agreements to hide workplace harassment and sexual harassment from the public eye.

Doyle also urged the Wisconsin congressional delegation to lead the fight to repeal a federal law that bars the use of federal taxpayer money for experiments that destroy human embryos.

Currently, such experiments can not be done with federal funding in the United States because of a congressional prohibition on using taxpayer funds for research that destroys human embryos.

Federal research agencies have an obligation to explain to American taxpayers why their money is being used on such research instead of on more worthy projects.»

For one, officials said last week, they are looking to deemphasize federal performance benchmarks as part of the evaluation parents, students, teachers and taxpayers should use in analyzing schools and districts.

The statement concludes: «There is no reasonable rationale for using taxpayer funds to build more charter schools until and unless the federal government provides resources to build and renovate our traditional public schools, especially in underfunded and overcrowded urban districts, proportional to the number of students currently enrolled in them.»

However, this state deduction was rarely used by taxpayers because federal taxes did not similarly allow the deduction.

• There is no reasonable rationale for using taxpayer funds to build more charter schools until and unless the federal government provides resources to build and renovate our traditional public schools, especially in underfunded and overcrowded urban districts, proportional to the number of students currently enrolled in them.

An even more important, but unresolved issue, is how Perry can even replicate Capital Prep Magnet School in Bridgeport and Harlem when federal copyright laws and Hartford Board of Education policies appear to make it clear that the concepts, materials, curriculum, policies and procedures that Perry has said he will be using in his charter schools actually belong to the Hartford Board of Education and the taxpayers of Hartford and do not belong to Perry or Perry's private company as he claimed in his Bridgeport and Harlem charter school proposals.

Indiana uses the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income to calculate the amount of state tax owed.

Without this rule (the «interest disallowance rule»), taxpayers would realize a double tax benefit from using borrowed funds to purchase or carry tax - exempt bonds, since the interest expense would be deductible, while the interest income would escape federal tax.

The IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen, admitted that 100,000 taxpayers were put at risk when they used the IRS tool to apply for federal aid because of the hackers.

Additionally, eligible taxpayers who filed a tax extension this year, can still use Free File to prepare and submit their Federal tax return through October 15, 2013.

It stated, ``... the IRS will not assert that any taxpayer has understated his federal tax liability by reason of the receipt or personal use of frequent flyer miles or other in - kind promotional benefits attributable to the taxpayer's business or official travel... This relief does not apply to travel or other promotional benefits that are converted to cash, to compensation that is paid in the form of travel or other promotional benefits, or in other circumstances where these benefits are used for tax avoidance purposes.»

When everything works well, that can simplify things for taxpayers, as it avoids having to use two completely different sets of rules to calculate tax liability for federal and state purposes.

Nebraska's revenue statutes say taxpayers must use the same filing status on their Nebraska return as they used on their federal return.

Some states force taxpayers to use the same method on their state taxes that they do federally, taking away the right to itemize for state purposes if you take the standard deduction on your federal return.

Trump campaigned on a platform of increasing jobs and fighting systems that were rigged, so we hope he will keep important protections in place ensuring that when schools rig the game and use students to line their pockets with federal student aid, students and taxpayers aren't left holding the bag.

If the taxpayer sells this property for $ 210,000 and does not use a 1031 Exchange, the gain of $ 110,000 will require the payment of $ 16,500 in federal taxes alone.

The IRS made its last official tax ruling on rewards points in 2002, when it said that «the IRS will not assert that any taxpayer has understated his federal tax liability» by using miles earned on business trips for personal use.

An editorial at Investors Business Daily put it this way: «Taxpayers pay for this research, which is being used to justify massive new federal spending and regulation.

The conclusions challenge a cornerstone of Labor's climate change policy as the federal government pours taxpayer funds into wind projects using direct subsidies, a planned $ 10 billion investment fund and renewable energy targets.

White House and Climate Change Science Program officials have never offered an honest public explanation of why the terms of that dismissal would have legally required (as distinct from an unofficial, secret political agreement) that the White House and the federal agencies suppress a taxpayer - funded, scientifically based assessment sponsored by the federal global change research program, even for purposes of using it as a scientific document or in program planning for research and future assessments.

A closed circle of EPA and IPCC reviewers — accompanied by a massive taxpayer - funded public relations and propaganda campaign — must no longer be allowed to rubberstamp junk science that is used to justify federal diktats.

But the essential problem is identical: an enforced «consensus» causing billions upon billions of federal taxpayer dollars to be spent on worthless research that is then used as a basis for coercive government policy.

IRS regulations require me to advise you that, unless otherwise specifically noted, any federal tax advice in this communication was not intended or written to be used, and it can not be used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties; furthermore, this communication was not intended or written to support the promotion or marketing of any of the transactions or matters it addresses.

There are other federal laws than PIPEDA that provide for the use of electronic communications, at least between the citizen / taxpayer and the federal government itself.

This material is not intended to be used, nor can it be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding U.S. federal, state or local tax penalties.

In accordance with IRS CIRCULAR 230, we inform you that any U.S. Federal tax advice contained in this communication (including attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and can not be used by a taxpayer, for the purpose of (a) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or that may otherwise be imposed on the taxpayer by any government taxing authority or agency, or (b) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.

Helped taxpayers by using their federal, state and local codes and see to it that clients receive the maximum benefit permitted under the law of government

The federal tax court has considered whether taxpayer entered into legitimate 1031 transactions when taxpayer used a qualified intermediary in transactions involving third parties as well as two related corporations.

An Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 exchange allows the taxpayer to defer the federal and state capital gain and depreciation recapture when selling real or personal property held in the productive use of a business or investment when exchanged for property to be held in the productive use of a business or investment.

A 1031 exchange enables a taxpayer subject to US federal capital gains to defer the tax when selling and replacing real and personal property held in the productive use of a business or for investment.

A 1031 exchange allows the taxpayer to defer federal and state capital gain and depreciation recapture taxes when selling and replacing property held in the productive use of a business, trade or for investment.