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10-22-2004 Headlines for: Taxes |  |
Tax Talk: INS vs. IRS on home-sale proceeds
From: www.bankrate.com
"Immigration and IRS officials use different standards to determine nonresident status, so make sure the correct rules are applied when it comes to taxing home sale profits."
'Hummer tax break' hammered
From: www.bankrate.com
"If your business auto is a sport utility vehicle, you can write off most of its cost -- but new tax rules sharply limit the deduction."
Tax Talk: Using home equity to buy CDs
From: www.bankrate.com
"You usually don’t get enough in tax breaks to justify borrowing money for which you don’t have an immediate need."
Tax Talk: Do repair hassles affect a disaster deduction?
From: www.bankrate.com
"If your disaster repairs aren't made until next year, it's not a tax problem. The delay won't affect the deduction for the loss on your upcoming return."
Tax Talk: Taxes and unspent insurance money
From: www.bankrate.com
"If you didn't use your full insurance settlement to make repairs, don't worry. You won't be taxed on that unspent amount. But you will have to take it into account if you file a casualty loss on your return."
Penfield board candidates' goals include saving services, attracting businesses
From: NewsTrove.com
"PENFIELD - Jeff Teglash is concerned about where his town taxes go. He wants to make sure that necessary services are not cut to make ends meet.
"It's not so much that (taxes) are increasing," said Teglash, 42, of Penfield. "It's what they're being used for."
In the race for a seat on the Penfield Town Board, taxes are key issues.
Republican Marcia Rocco is being challenged by Democrat David Meng for a one-year term on the Penfield Town Board. Rocco was appointed in January to fill the vacancy left when Tony LaFountain took a seat on the Monroe County Legislature."
Bush attacks Kerry in stump speech and ad; Kerry camp claims fear-mongering
From: NewsTrove.com
"WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - President George W. Bush said Friday that the choice facing voters in the Nov. 2 election amounts to who can keep Americans safer from terrorists, while John Kerry's campaign accused the president of resorting to fearmongering out of desperation.
"All progress on every other issue depends on the safety of our citizens," Bush told supporters in a sports arena in Wilkes-Barre, delivering a retooled stump speech that portrays Kerry as naive on terror and eager to raise taxes.
Kerry retorted that Bush had him wrong on both counts as the candidates exchanged accusations in key battleground states."
Result for query "palesky"
From: NewsTrove.com
"The News@Ellsworth American.com | Palesky Question
Palesky Plan position on the Palesky Tax Cap is as follows:
by the voters and with Palesky they would be
the Palesky Cap, thus causing them additional
control if Palesky passes.
While I oppose "Palesky,"
of the Palesky Tax Cap initiative "concept" of
intense dissection of the Palesky Plan does not
the passage of the Palesky cap. I believe it is
Palesky tax is 100 percent correct - reduce
Palesky tax cap proposal."
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
From: NewsTrove.com
"Center
Army policy permits tax
assistance to members of the Armed Forces on active duty and to other eligible
individuals such as family members, retirees and their family members, and
survivors of deceased active duty personnel and retirees. Tax assistance is
provided at
NO COST
to you.
Tax assistance is a
privilege, not a right. You may be denied tax assistance for misconduct or
other inappropriate behavior. Highly complex or difficult returns may be
referred to a professional tax preparer to be completed for a fee. These cases
will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the OIC."
Citizen Online News
From: NewsTrove.com
"As they study the impending school referendum, Windom area residents are discovering that they are in a unique situation.
Even if the $440 per pupil unit referendum passes, residents would see only marginal increases on school-related taxes. Charts on this page and on another page inside this edition show what effect the referendum would have on property owners.
That leads to the obvious question, "How can this be possible?"
It all goes back to something called a "Health & Safety" levy.
"When we looked at our operating revenue, we looked at ways we could lessen that impact," said Board Member Rick Frederickson."
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Providence Service Corporation Appoints New Auditor
From: c.moreover.com
"Investors Business Daily Oct 22 2004 8:31PM GMT"
Accountants Have The Skills to Help Save The Planet
From: c.moreover.com
"CSR Wire Oct 22 2004 6:06PM GMT"
EU reviews overseas accounting standards
From: c.moreover.com
"Asian Age Oct 22 2004 5:20PM GMT"
Bush Signs $136 Billion Corporate Tax Cut Bill
From: c.moreover.com
"New York Times Oct 22 2004 4:41PM GMT"
UK economy slows in third quarter
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"The UK's economic growth slows in the third quarter, as recent interest rate rises hit home."
Bush shakes up US corporate taxes
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"President Bush signs a bill to settle a trade war with Europe, which awards some $140bn in new tax breaks over 10 years."
Africa's big plan 'disappointing'
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"One of the architects of Africa's home-grown plan for economic development criticises its lack of achievements."
China's economic boom slows down
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"China's economic growth slows for a third straight quarter as efforts to rein in booming expansion continue to take hold."
'Modern trends' put towns at risk
From: news.bbc.co.uk
"Study finds more than 1,000 small towns have an uncertain future as larger centres and the internet take business away."
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."
Tax Talk: Using home equity to buy CDs
From: www.bankrate.com
"You usually don’t get enough in tax breaks to justify borrowing money for which you don’t have an immediate need."
6 costly mortgage myths
From: www.bankrate.com
"Think you can't get a mortgage if you have some dings on your credit? Or that it's always best to pay off the mortgage early? If so, it's time to dispel some myths."
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."
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