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09-17-2004 Headlines for: Taxes |  |
Tax Talk: No joint filing for civil unions
From: www.bankrate.com
"Your state's rules on same-sex marriage don't matter to the Internal Revenue Service."
Tax Talk: IRA rollover rules
From: www.bankrate.com
"Transfer your individual retirement account money according to IRS rules and timetable, or you'll owe penalties in addition to taxes."
IRS offers tax relief to disaster victims
From: www.bankrate.com
"Having where you live declared a federal disaster area is never a good thing. But such a designation could help you get much-needed cash a bit more quickly."
Tax Talk: Required IRA distributions
From: www.bankrate.com
"When you turn 70 , the IRS demands that you start taking money from your individual retirement account."
It's tax time again
From: www.bankrate.com
"If you file quarterly estimated taxes, your next installment is due Sept. 15."
Top 20% income error
From: NewsTrove.com
"[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ FundAlarm Discussion Board ]
Posted by Sr
on September 12, 2004 at 21:14:02:
In Reply to: MSN Money: How Social Security cheats you to pay the rich posted by Nords (not rich and only expecting $9K SS/year) on September 12, 2004 at 18:59:16:
: OK, perhaps MSN Money isn't on the same level as The Economist or Alan Greenspan, but the writer makes some interesting points.
: If you're counting on SS for your retirement income, you might want to cut your assumptions by 10% and consider investing a higher % in stock mutual funds (or whatever has a higher return over the next few decades)."
Charleston Daily Mail
From: NewsTrove.com
"Thursday September 16, 2004
Shareholders approve merger of two banks
Shareholders of SunTrust Banks Inc. and National Commerce Financial Corp., at separate meetings, have approved the merger of the two companies.
Following the meetings Wednesday in Atlanta and Memphis, the companies said the merger is expected to be completed in early October. The nearly $7 billion cash-and-stock deal was announced in May.
The merger gives SunTrust its first presence in the West Virginia market."
News - Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana)
From: NewsTrove.com
"East Chicago city officials discovered Wednesday they owe the county more than
$3 million in tax money they have already spent.
The news came two days after Mayor Robert Pastrick announced 4 percent pay raises in 2005 for municipal employees.
The county advanced East Chicago $3,121,504 more than was collected in the city for the 2002 property taxes, according to Auditor's office tax distribution records.
East Chicago City Controller Ed Maldonado said the city expected to receive more than 90 percent of the $86,112,449 due in personal and real estate taxes for 2002.
In the end, only 80 percent - $69,233,543 - came in, records state."
Charleston Daily Mail
From: NewsTrove.com
"Under the current Social Security system, most workers lose control of 10.6 percent of their wages. About 80 percent of Americans, mostly low and moderate-income earners, pay more in payroll taxes than they do in federal income taxes.
The system disproportionately cuts the income of low-wage workers. Worse, since it restricts their ability to save, it helps to keep poor people poor.
Today's Social Security system further hurts poor people by paying them, in their retirement years, a low rate of return on the investment they are forced to make all those years."
Judge John Dietz's remarks
From: NewsTrove.com
"I have kept this yellow sticky on my computer monitor and it is a quote
from Edgewood IV, it says: "The people of Texas have themselves set the
standards for their schools. The court's responsibility is to decide
whether that standard has been satisfied, not to judge the wisdom of the
policy choices of the Legislature, or to impose a different policy of
our choosing." To the best of my ability, I have tried to follow the
Supreme Court's admonition of judicial restraint.
Texas has experienced phenomenal growth of population over the past
decade and a half. We are now the second most populous state in the
country."
Mortgage Rates Just Got Lower
From: www.kanoodle.com
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International Accounting Standards Help Investors Make Economic Decisions
From: c.moreover.com
"Mondaq Sep 16 2004 10:22PM GMT"
Kurt Andersen returns to New York magazine
From: c.moreover.com
"Crains NY Business Sep 16 2004 9:26PM GMT"
Netopia sinks on restatement plans, auditor resignation
From: c.moreover.com
"Investors Business Daily Sep 16 2004 5:29PM GMT"
Tech firms' option proposal gets cool response from FASB
From: c.moreover.com
"SiliconValley.com Sep 16 2004 5:14PM GMT"
Iraq rebuilding efforts 'pitiful'
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"US lawmakers criticise progress on the rebuilding of Iraq - saying only $1bn out of a $18bn fund has been spent."
Surprise rise in UK retail sales
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"UK High Street sales confound market expectations and rise by 0.6% in August, increasing the likelihood of another interest rate rise this year."
National strike hits South Africa
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"Hundreds of thousands of South African public sector workers go on strike, closing many schools."
Oil prices up on new storm fears
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"Oil prices rise on worries over production shut by Hurricane Ivan and a new storm that may delay imports from entering the Gulf of Mexico."
UK's jobless rate drops to 4.7%
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July, taking the unemployment rate to the lowest rate since records began 20 years ago, official figures show."
Dr. Don: Use equity to pay off car loan
From: www.bankrate.com
"Paying off the car will open up room in your back end ratio for the mortgage."
8 ways to consolidate your debts
From: www.bankrate.com
"Always worried about the debt you're carrying? Consider these 8 ways to dig yourself out of that hole."
Interest Rate Roundup
From: www.bankrate.com
"Check out the latest interest rate trends and national averages on the five most common consumer banking products."
Interest Rate Roundup
From: www.bankrate.com
"Check out the latest interest rate trends and national averages on the five most common consumer banking products."
Interest Rate Roundup
From: www.bankrate.com
"Check out the latest interest rate trends and national averages on the five most common consumer banking products: mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, home equity products and certificates of deposit."
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