Sentences with phrase «well as taxpayers»

The New York Times published a fascinating article about risky investments made by life insurance companies that can put their insureds, as well as taxpayers, at financial risk.

Yet, proponents have refused to acknowledge that an appropriation will be required to fund offices, salaries and benefits for inspectors and office staff; equipment and the like for a new bureaucracy at a time when the recession has left the state as well as taxpayers strapped for funds.

Both parties are to blame, as well as taxpayers who have failed to demand more responsible conduct of their legislators.

«FitzPatrick is a major employer and the effect of Entergy's decision will be felt by hundreds of hardworking employees and their families, as well as taxpayers, small businesses and communities across Oswego County and Central New York.»

The county sponsors of the three hospitals included in this amendment, as well as their taxpayers, have a direct interest in financial condition of these institutions and, therefore, the stable pension option is a viable approach to meeting local fiscal demands.

With news of the widening federal probe, it's looking like Cuomo's political future, as well as taxpayer funds, are at risk.

The findings, from Channel 4 News, come despite the fact that housing associations have received # 62 billion in funding as well as taxpayer - funded rent drawn from housing benefit.

«We are grateful to Avista for providing opportunities that allow the school district to save energy, as well as taxpayer dollars.»

You will need the appropriate banking information as well as your taxpayer ID number (this can be your social security number, your DBAs EIN, etc).

Her findings can help lead the way for future improvements in other cities and countries, and help save the feral cat population as well as taxpayer money.

At the present time, New York law does not recognize or distinguish qualified animal rescue organizations as a unique resource capable of saving lives as well as taxpayer money.

Not exact matches

If there isn't a good business case, then offering them would be just as much an affront to shareholders as it would be to taxpayers.

Like the others, it is geared toward taxpayers filing federal 1040A or 1040EZ returns, as well as state returns.

Admittedly, it takes a rather mundane $ 135,055 of individual annual income to make it into the top federal tax bracket in Canada, as opposed to more than US$ 400,000 in the U.S. Taxpayers who fall below that U.S. threshold are, generally speaking, better off south of the border.

[32] Most importantly, the IRS administers the premium tax credits to help millions of near - poor and middle - income taxpayers afford coverage in the health insurance marketplaces as well as assistance with health insurance deductibles and co-payments for taxpayers with modest incomes.

The system could be expanded to include taxpayers with income from dividends, interest, pensions, individual retirement account distributions, and unemployment insurance benefits, as well as low - income earners qualifying for the earned income tax credit (EITC).

Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns can deduct state and local real estate and personal property taxes as well as either income taxes or general sales taxes.

Several changes Congress mandated for the 2008 tax year will change the way many taxpayers fill out Internal Revenue Service exemption forms 6251, 8917, 8859 and 5695 as well as how they use the exemptions available on the standard tax return From 1040a.

It is in your best interest as a taxpayer to use it.

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.

In addition, cities, states, and taxpayers have concerns about the costs of bonds and borrowing, how to get the best return on banked or invested public money, and an interest in finding innovative ways to fund public spending without surrendering public control, as is often the case with public - private partnerships.

Check Your Withholding: The government estimates that most taxpayers will see a drop in their tax bill when 2019 rolls around, but because the new law has many twists and turns (especially for those who live in high property and income tax states), your best bet is to assume that your tax liability will be at least the same as this year.

Investors have been concerned about lingering liabilities from the Option One subprime mortgage business that Block shut down in 2007, as well as regulatory efforts to stop refund anticipation loans (RALs) and the growing trend of taxpayers preparing their returns online.

And though banks and bank depositors are better compensated for the governments» takings, that compensation comes at taxpayers» expense, because it translates either into an immediate reduction in Fed remittances to the Treasury or (as has been the case in fact) in an enhanced risk of reduced remittances in the future.

The defined - benefit pension system threatens the retirement security of government workers, as well as the pocketbooks of overburdened taxpayers.

In other words, Quebec and federal taxpayers are being asked to pony up to protect the financial well - being of the family, which, incidentally, received approximately $ 150 million in dividend payments from Bombardier over the last decade, even as the company has yet to repay all the money its borrowed from the federal government in the past.

As North American taxpayers take a look at the gleaming new models on display at Detroit's auto show this week, they might well ask themselves just why they poured billions of dollars into saving GM and Chrysler when no one else would.

Furthermore, taxpayers who knowingly file a false tax return may face up to three years in prison, as well as pay a $ 250,000 fine.

There are lots of myths... flying saucers, Santa, etc.... but people that believe in those, don't preach hatred and intolerance of others... as well as trying to deprive them of equal rights that other taxpayers in this country (and elsewhere) have access to.

He was as startled as anybody else at the way the election went, and it looks to him as if we are in for a lot more government spending and waste of the taxpayer's good money.

However, this may be compensated for by higher output prices as well as lower input costs, and many European organic farmers also receive additional taxpayer - funded subsidies.

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.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

Park District officials defend privatization as a good deal for the district and the taxpayer.

To simply take the property taxes levied today and add a debt service figure to it, as has been suggested by a local taxpayer watch group, ignores both the issuance over several years, as well as the debt that is scheduled to be retired in the coming few years, on which that tax will no longer be collected.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has proposed package of sexual harassment reforms for state government, including an end to confidential settlements, as long as the identity of the victim is kept secure, as well as an end to taxpayer - funded settlements.

To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some of the long - term structural issues: a. capping of the statutory funds at 25 percent of government tax revenues b. operationalization of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government funds at the Bank of Ghana c. tightening of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement of the PFM Act, as well as the Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.

Further, Tesla, Elon Musk's OTHER huge corporate gravy train welfare cyclone of pretend tech «success» hasn't earned a single DIME in over ten years it's been around but as long as the taxpayers foot your «success» it; s all good right?

As one Republican insider puts it, the concept of solar panels may poll well among Democrats, but that's an extraordinary risk to put on taxpayers should this business fail to meet expectations.

As a taxpayer I am sick of paying for the unchecked growth of charters.I even got a flyer today offering a $ 100 incentive for those referring students to enroll in a local charter school.The charter school industry seems well funded enough to pay for all these ads — how about donating the funds for these ads to reduce local taxes — listen to local taxpayers!.

He said new taxes would have to be imposed on middle - class taxpayers as well, with an average increase of 10 percent, something he views as unacceptable.

In a statement, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said that middle - class taxpayers are «struggling under the crushing weight» of various taxes, as well as the «skyrocketing» costs of higher education.

«I firmly believe that continued hiring as our city is facing this budget shortfall, before we even have a budget plan for the coming fiscal year, is not in the best interests of the City and our taxpayers.

The state faces an over $ 4.4 billion budget gap, as well as funding cuts and policy changes from Washington that could cost New York and some of its taxpayers billions of dollars.

The State Assembly has passed legislation that would strip taxpayer - funded pensions from public officers convicted of corruption, as well as a resolution aimed at preventing conflicts of interest with regard to legislators» outside income.

The report finds some programs are better than others and don't leave taxpayers on the hook as much if a venture goes bust.

The federal tax overhaul proposals also would adversely affect the state budget, as well as many taxpayers.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage today refused to answer claims that he has employed his wife as well as his «former mistress» at taxpayers» expense.

As any good researcher will tell you, that isn't quite what taxpayers» money should be used for.

12) Ditto the last for all neighborhood associations everywhere who hustle taxpayer jacked real estate and housing deals instead of concentrating on things such as crime, clean streets, good government and putting the heat on ghetto grocery stores.