In an age
when issues of tax morality, transparency, and tax avoidance are grabbing headlines, you'll forgive them if tax lawyers have a little more swagger in their step these days.
Not exact matches
When considering a business sale, a company owner typically faces a daunting intersection
of several planning
issues related to deal structure decisions, legal and regulatory considerations, income -
tax minimization planning, wealth transfer, philanthropic strategies and capital - sufficiency analysis.
When the leaders
of the world's major economies convene in Toronto on June 26, their schedule will be laden with big
issues, from ending stimulus spending to the European debt crisis to the debate over a global bank
tax.
Another curiosity
of the accounting system:
when companies
issue shares to employees exercising their options, the company can take a
tax deduction as compensation expense.
«
When you have contractors, you open a can
of worms to
issues like liability,
taxes and so on,» notes Julian Gleizer, who launched InstaBuggy last year.
Classical economist David Ricardo posited that if citizens observed their government
issuing more bonds, they'd reduce spending in anticipation
of higher subsequent
taxes when those bonds had to be repaid.
As a CPA one
of the top
issues I see every year is
when entrepreneurs get tripped up different kinds
of taxes.
Within hours
of the presidential election, Washington politicians turned to the most urgent
issue facing them: the fiscal cliff looming on Jan. 1,
when more than $ 100 billion in automatic spending cuts and $ 500 billion
of tax increases will be triggered.
You might think it would have been easy to write about news makers and «the news
of the day» but that was not always the case, especially
when I was assigned a low interest, low visual, low emotional story about something like a county drainage proposal, rezoning considerations or
tax easement
issue.
When considering charitable giving, economists are expanding their range
of possible factors beyond traditional
issues like income, price or
tax relief, Smith said.
When the IRS
issues its ruling, it either agrees or disagrees with your interpretation,» explains Don Rocen, a
tax partner in the Washington, D.C., office
of Coopers & Lybrand.
Hatch's concern — that granting
tax holidays on a regular basis incentivizes companies to cheat on (or at least artfully avoid paying) their
taxes — is one I heard from a lot
of Argentine entrepreneurs
when I wrote about the country for this month's
issue of Inc..
When shares
of Capital Stock are to be
issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting
of an Incentive Award, Google shall have the authority to withhold a number
of such shares having a Fair Market Value at the date
of the applicable taxable event determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding
tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations, as determined by Google in its sole discretion.
If that day falls on a weekend or holiday, payments will be
issued on the last business day
of the previous month (except January
when, for
tax purposes, the payment must be
issued on the first business day
of the month).
Aetna made an
issue last year
of its presence in Connecticut
when it joined other businesses lobbying Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the General Assembly to roll back proposed
tax increases.
When a 1099 is
issued, it's important to verify if the distribution code is correct because
of the impact it has on your personal
taxes.
Whatever agencies oversee non-profits, or other kinds
of corporations and companies, and can respond to complaints
when non-profits especially are allegedly not functioning within the public interest, or there are other
issues with governance, conflicts
of interest, inurement (use
of a
tax - exempt non-profit for the private benefit or excessive benefit
of someone with insider relationships), misuse
of funds that were solicited to be spent on a specific designation project, etc..
The president spoke about how his values continue to influence and «motivate» his leadership
when addressing one
of the most divisive
issues between Democrats and Republicans, the elimination
of some
tax breaks for wealthy Americans.
When the Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
issued a circular last May that identified social media platforms as sources
of advertising for the first time, many in the industry were expecting it.
Given their
issues with his on - court fit, the Kings have to be worried about handing Evans a five - year contract for a significant amount
of money that starts before the 2013 - 14,
when luxury -
tax penalties kick in.
Legislative leaders, meanwhile, have been hesitant in speaking with reporters, even
when it comes to providing routine updates on a variety
of issues due to expire in the coming days, including rent control for New York City as well as the 421a
tax abatement.
When pressed by reporters about the lack
of public debate on the
issue, Silver fired back, suggesting there has been more pulic debate over the millionaire's
tax than ever before.
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.
The speaker told me during a «Capital Tonight» interview that aired yesterday that he expects to work well with Cuomo if and
when he's elected even though the two don't see eye - to - eye on a host
of issues — including the
tax cap.
LITRG has now taken this further by highlighting the significant challenges low - income care workers face
when dealing with the
tax and benefits systems, using queries they have received from workers as illustrations
of the
issues.
Every element
of the campaign's online presence should link to a recruitment form, and
when possible individual «landing pages» should be tied to the source: for instance, a Google Ad about a candidate's policy on
taxes should link to a page that both talks about the topic and that invites readers to join the campaign based on that particular
issue.
Two main
issues: you need reasonably good assessment
of the property's value and, since it also affects locals, it can be seen as an unfair
tax in that it may also affect (not necessarily well off) retirees who purchased their property
when prices were much lower.
Congressman Pete King (R - Seaford)
issued a statement condemning the fees, saying: «At a time
when the cost
of travel teams is prohibitive for so many families and
taxes are too high for everyone, it is unconscionable for the County to be imposing fees which will prevent so many young kids from having the opportunity to play our National Pastime.»
On the
issue of welfare, Labour created an overly complex and expensive
tax - credits system which enabled employers to be subsidised by the
tax payer
when paying low wages.
Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K
when together but express different views
when apart, will the city fund a single year
of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many
of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds
of his proposed income
tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory
issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many
of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations
of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status
of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.
The report said that
when Parliament does engage on
tax issues, most scrutiny focuses on new proposals; there is very little capacity or appetite to look at the effectiveness
of past measures, or the coherence
of the system as a whole.
I think the
issue in Albany can be especially appreciated this time
of year
when residents are our enjoying the amenities that Erie County has to offer that would be threatened if we lost a portion
of sales
tax revenue.
She said the mortgage companies had already begun to process
tax payments for Suffolk
when Cuomo's executive order was
issued, prompting a flood
of residents to mail in or drop off their payments in person and thus double - pay the bill.
When asked what
issues he would focus on to serve specifically the town / village
of Harrison, Buchwald said that he would continue to push for the passage
of a local hotel occupancy
tax, attempt to relieve some
of the property
tax burden specific to Harrison, seek funding to repave the state roads within the town, and continue his support
of the «great Harrison Central School District.»
When the veto was announced late on Friday, Cuomo referenced worries
of jeopardizing the 2013 settlement agreement between the state, the Oneida Indian Nation, Madison County, and Oneida County, that settled years
of litigation over property
tax, land and reservation
issues, as the driving factor for his rejection
of the bill.
When the new state budget for fiscal year 2019 passed early Saturday morning in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo had successfully implemented several
of his top policy priorities on
issues like workplace sexual harassment,
taxes, gun control, and public housing in New York City.
The
tax cap and the state's assumption
of growth in Medicaid costs were never linked
when they were initially proposed, Doulis said, calling the emergence
of the idea as the defining
issue of de Blasio's hearing «really unexpected.»
Representatives
of local governments in Albany weren't pleased
when it was suggested by Gov. Andrew Cuomo late last month they have been late to tackle to the
issue of property
taxes and sharing services.
Their position on
issues is now similar to their position at the end
of last summer
when they enjoyed a much larger lead in voting intentions (The Conservatives are ahead by 20 on law and order, 24 on immigration, 7 on education, 10 on
tax, 4 on unemployment (traditionally a «Labour
issue»), 8 on the economy.
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.
Topics in the Q&A included the source
of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number
of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income
tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost
of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget,
when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success
of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond
issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a
tax break included in the state budget that provides millions
of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.
When the report by the Empire Center was
issued, Cuomo
issued a statement saying, in part, that the «
tax cap has successfully broken the cycle
of skyrocketing property
tax increases,» and that the report illustrates why the cap should become permanent.
«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.»
Earlier this summer, Cahill forced the
issue when he blocked a home rule request renewing the 1 percent extension
of the sales
tax unless county lawmakers and Hein committed legislatively, to an earlier proposal from Hein for the county to take over Safety Net gradually over the next three years.
Because
of an editing error, an article on Sunday about the influence
of the real - estate industry on
tax issues referred incorrectly to the makeup
of Congress
when it approved a 1986
tax overhaul.
However, there is a problem with stock options that is sometimes overlooked, as was demonstrated in one
of the above examples
of things that can go wrong:
When you exercise nonqualified stock options — the type
of options ordinarily
issued to consultants — federal
tax law requires you to pay
tax on the difference between the fair market value
of the stock and the price you paid to exercise the options.
Offshore employment The
issue of ensuring that the correct income
tax and NICs are paid by employees and employers
when offshore employment intermediaries are used was addressed.
When Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland used his State
of the State Address to call for
tax breaks for parents with children in private schools, a coalition
of education groups
issued a quick response: Them's fightin» words!
«But
when I became an academic and hit the 40 per cent
tax bracket, I stopped marking because it makes you a lot less tolerant
of any
issues that come with it.»
This becomes an
issue in a given state or district
when the wishes
of wealthy taxpayers (those who owe enough state
taxes to make STO donations and get the resulting
tax credit) are not aligned with the wishes
of parents.