Not exact matches
Canadian pre-tax profits were US$ 9.1 million, down from US$ 20.9 million the prior
year quarter when it gained US$ 8.1 million from a price
adjustment on the sale
of its stake in the Montreal Canadiens.
«I can at most venture a personal judgment, based on some examination
of the historical evidence, that the initial effects [on employment]
of a higher and unanticipated rate
of inflation last for something like two to five
years; that this initial effect then begins to be reversed; and that a full
adjustment to the new rate
of inflation takes about as long for employment as for interest rates, say, a couple
of decades.»
In the opinion
of the Company's management, a discussion
of loss reserve development is meaningful to users
of the financial statements as it allows them to assess the impact between prior and current
year development on incurred claims and claim
adjustment expenses, net and core income (loss), and changes in claims and claim
adjustment expense reserve levels from period to period.
«If you go back to some
of the threads from
year one or
year two
of League
of Legends and all the Riot [online] forums,» says Steve Arhancet, a former pro gamer and now co-CEO
of LoL team Team Liquid, «you had your developers, your executives, all chiming in to the conversation, listening to the community, making
adjustments based on forum threads.
Once you have reached the target level, annual inflation
adjustments should take care
of increases; but the level should be reviewed every five
years, in case things are getting out
of whack.
¦ Save a little more each
year Over the 20
years before you retire, you would need to stash away an extra $ 500 a
year, plus inflation
adjustments, to compensate for a two -
year delay in OAS (assuming a conservative 5 % return, and inflation
of 2.5 %).
Under the ACHA, their credit rose from $ 9,000 to just $ 9548, reflecting the pre-set, indexed
adjustment of 3 % a
year for two
years, assuming 2 % inflation.
«I had friends and family, but I still had to go through a lot
of the same
adjustments to life outside
of prison after so many
years away.
As my own company has grown, I've had to make continuous
adjustments to strategy and approach every
year based on business development successes and failures and a slew
of other things I couldn't really plan for.
The beginning
of a new
year for many means a new opportunity to review some things your business is currently doing and decide where you can make
adjustments or changes.
As well, the company's gross margins before fair value
adjustments shrunk from 58 per cent
of sales or $ 12.5 million, compared to 64 per cent
of sales or $ 6.2 million in the fiscal third quarter a
year ago.
Perth - based Swick Mining Services says it made a number
of redundancies to minimise costs during the March quarter and plans to make an impairment
adjustment at
year's end, despite an increase in demand for underground drilling from its existing clients.
Approval
of the ICR however presents lucrative benefits, where your payments will drop to either 20 percent
of your discretionary income, or whatever you would pay on a fixed, 12 -
year repayment plan once
adjustments to your income are made.
Traditional financial plans say you can withdraw 4 %
of your initial portfolio value every
year (with inflation
adjustments).
Seasonal
adjustments tend to be more difficult around holidays, and claims remain near a 45 -
year low, indicating a persistent shortage
of qualified workers is keeping employers reluctant to fire staff.
The group at the greatest risk
of a lifestyle
adjustment, in fact, are in the highest - earning category; 41 %
of those aged 55 to 64 with an average income
of $ 140,000 a
year are not saving enough to replace their spending after they stop working.
The ECRI is looking at
year - over-
year growth rates (not impacted by seasonal -
adjustment formulas) and seeing a much weaker picture
of the U.S. economy.
We applied for our green cards in 2006, and it wasn't until about three
years later that my wife and I earned our employment authorization document (or EAD card), which is an «
adjustment of status.»
So even though I didn't earn anything the last two months
of the
year, we only had to make
adjustments for December because November was covered.
There's quite a bit
of research, based on historical returns, that finds if you retire at age 65, you can withdraw 4 % a
year (plus inflation
adjustments) from your nest egg with only a small risk
of outliving your money.
The
adjustments may also be evidence
of a generational transition underway at the 113 -
year - old company.
And after
years of corporate tax cuts, the government continues to wrestle with flagging business innovation, introducing a series
of new
adjustments in an effort to promote manufacturing development.
Total projected revenue includes the impact
of measures and prior -
year and other
adjustments.
Berkshire Hathaway with a few minor accounting
adjustments to account for some derivatives activity is generating north
of $ 20 billion in after - tax profit per
year.
No Participant shall receive Stock Grants or Restricted Stock Units during any Fiscal
Year covering, in the aggregate, in excess
of 7,000,000 Shares (for this purpose, (A) counting such Shares on a 1 - for - 1 basis and (B) for Stock Grants or Restricted Stock Units as to which the number
of Shares earned is dependent on the level
of attainment
of performance vesting conditions, counting in respect thereof the number
of Shares that may be earned at maximum performance), subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 11.
There is a one - time
adjustment for prior
years of — $ 0.6 billion in 2013 — 14, mainly reflecting overestimation
of Sales Tax revenue in the Ontario Public Accounts 2012 — 2013.
Adjustments for Prior
Years of $ 0.3 billion in 2013 — 14 reflect the underestimation
of PIT revenues in the Ontario Public Accounts 2012 — 2013.
Correcting for this would result in significant downward
adjustments over the balance
of the
year, especially in the end -
of -
year accounting period.
I then made some expenditure
adjustments for «living it up» and «living it down» to come up with a range
of 4 - 8
years worth
of living expenses.
The underlying
adjustment of $ 32 billion is carried - forward into the future
years with no increase in the risk factor.
If the
adjustments come at the end
of the fiscal
year, it will be difficult for provinces to manage their budgets accordingly.
The difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value
of the Shares on the exercise date is treated as an
adjustment in computing the optionee's alternative minimum taxable income and may be subject to an alternative minimum tax which is paid if such tax exceeds the regular tax for the
year.
Even with this
adjustment, we believe that the outlook for direct program expenses in the outer
years is understated, putting the achievement
of a balanced budget over the medium term at even greater risk.
The latter includes an accrual
adjustment of $ 1.4 billion which will only be recognized at the end
of the fiscal
year.
In addition, the
year - to - date results do not reflect the regular end -
of -
year adjustments, which include final tax accrual
adjustments as well as estimates
of the cost
of liabilities incurred during the fiscal
year but for which no payment has yet been made.
Of concern is the expectation for another extraordinary large end - of - year personal income tax adjustmen
Of concern is the expectation for another extraordinary large end -
of - year personal income tax adjustmen
of -
year personal income tax
adjustment.
Adjustments of approximately $ 1 billion were made to the previous two fiscal
years as well with no explanation.
Over the past few
years, the government has included a $ 1.5 billion «risk
adjustment factor» in the first
year of their budget plan, given that the fiscal
year is already half over, and $ 3 billion in each thereafter.
Imbalances can persist for many
years if the institutional constraints preventing
adjustment are very strong, but all unbalanced systems tend towards rebalancing, and eventually the institutional sources
of the imbalances are reversed, and they do.
In order to make results comparable from
year to
year, we apply certain
adjustments to our reported results for purposes
of our incentive plans.
Based on the results for 2014 - 15, the Department
of Finance may have adjusted various accrual
adjustment ratios, converting cash to accruals for 2015 - 16, thereby distorting the
year - over-
year comparisons.
Accrual
adjustments include the value
of liabilities incurred during the course
of the fiscal
year for which no settlement has been made.
And there will be plenty
of time to make
adjustments over the next 50
years if it's looking like we're headed in that direction...
The above
adjustments from the «Source
of Authorities» result in the Authorities used in the current
year.
If the deficit was due to «extraordinary developments», the budget could be in balance the following
year, especially if the government maintains its practice
of including a risk
adjustment factor or Contingency Reserve (normally $ 3 billion) in its budget projections.
While there are some signs
of recognition such as the Fed's reduction in its estimated neutral rate from 4.5 percent to 3.0 percent during the last 2
years, the IMF's explicit use
of the term secular stagnation in its World Economic Outlook, ECB president Mario Draghi's call for global coordination and greater use
of fiscal policy, and Japan's indicated interest in fiscal - monetary cooperation, policymakers still have not made sufficiently radical
adjustments in their world view to reflect this new reality
of a world where generating adequate nominal GDP growth is likely to be the primary macroeconomic policy challenge for the next decade.
Still to come are the end -
of -
year accrual
adjustments, including the final estimates for tax revenues and valuations
adjustments for assets and liabilities.
The «Authorities» include the Main and Supplementary Estimates tabled by the President
of the Treasury Board, plus authorities carried over from previous
years and
adjustments, warrants, transfers and other.
In response to this increasing shareholder interest, we provided additional information in the CD&A this
year regarding the goal - setting process and
adjustments made for purposes
of our incentive plans.
(2011 Proxy Statement, at 27) These
adjustments have, in all but one
of the past five
years, resulted in increases in the OI metric used to award performance.