Upstate Citizens for Equality to Renew Campaign to Impeach New York Governor George E. Pataki
Previously Upstate Citizens for Equality had called for the impeachment of Governor Pataki due to his policy of non-enforcement of the Tax Laws on Indian land. Our organization pulled back from this position in reliance on the introduction and passage of Bill S6822 which would remove all discretion in this area from the Governor. Absent immediate action on the part of our state legislature to deliver this bill, which had passed with an overwhelming majority, our organization will have no choice but to move forward on this campaign to remove the governor and those in office that support this policy.Recently Erie County Executive Joel Giambra has asked state legislative representatives for support in increasing Erie County's sales tax rate by 1%. His justification for this increase is that the county's funding of state mandated Medicaid has increased to the point that it is equivalent to the revenue generated by property taxes in the county. Mr.
Giambra also stated that an increase in sales tax would be fairer than an increase in property taxes.The state has steadily increased the taxes imposed on cigarettes under the rubric of defraying Medicaid related expenses. The current tax imposed on cigarettes is $1.50 per pack plus the sales tax rate of 8.25%.Earlier this year a study was released by F.A.C.T. (Fair Application of Cigarette Taxes website: http://www.factalliance.org) that addressed the lost revenue by the State's failure to collect taxes from non-members on Indian land. (This includes people of Indian descent who are not a member of the Indian nation or tribe whose land the purchase takes place.) The study concluded:* collecting taxes on Native American sales would reduce total cigarette consumption by 5 percent and save 1,250 lives a year in New York. The state would collect $410 million in additional cigarette taxes per year and save $215 million in annual Medicaid costs;* shift 24 million cartons of local consumption from tax-avoiding sources to tax-paying sources;* reduce Internet sales, including out-of-state sales;* and reduce smoking in the state by 2.5 million to 3 million cartons;These changes in market conditions would create a direct net increase of 1,300 to 1,400 jobs in the retail cigarette market, with higher labor earnings of $35 million to $40 million.
Indirect effects - from industries that supply or service cigarette retailers - combined with direct impacts would bring total job expansion to between 1,900 and 2,000, with a total net gain of $55 million to $60 million in taxable wages.Although there is little doubt that major reform is needed in this state, this state should not increase the taxes on law-abiding citizens to benefit a few favored by the governor.Absent coercive action on the part of the legislature to protect its constitutional position and remain a co-equal branch to the governor the citizens of the State of New York will no longer have a republican form of government, we will have a totalitarian one. As the late United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Franfurter said "If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process."Sincerely,Daniel T. WarrenChairNiagara Frontier Chapter of Upstate Citizens for Equalityhttp://www.upstate-citizens.org.
Tax Time Uncovers Investor Abuse
Tax time brings out the fraud. Whether discovered by preparers or the taxpayer, individual investors who may have been abused by their stockbroker or firm typically find out now, when they are preparing tax filings, that they may have been burned in the prior year. Why? Monthly and year end statements are being reviewed. The investor or preparer may see securities never authorized, a pattern of active buying/selling that was not discussed or that was not consistent with goals and objectives. A concentration in one stock or sector may appear where it did not before.
So, it is now, at this time of year, that potential victims of Wall Street learn or suspect that they may have been abused.What to do? That's the big question. It is the story not often told. The true story of something great for burned Main Streeters: Securities arbitration. With it, investors can take their grievances before a panel who will determine if their claim is valid and to what extent Wall Street should recompense...
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Gowealthy.com Leading Website for Dubai Freehold Properties Becomes the Online Media Partner for Smart International Property Expos 2006 to be Held in Singapore
Dubai, UAE, (ContentDesk) February 1, 2006 -- Gowealthy.com with more than 300,000 visitors a month to its credit, becomes the online media partner for Smart International Property Expos 2006 to be held in Singapore. The SMART International Property Expo attracts quality investors with a genuinely strong interest in the overseas property market. Smart expo promises high traffic, and brings you the right traffic. The exchange between Smart exhibitors and Smart visitors brings more opportunity for quality sales leads and closing contracts. Smart Singapore will be held at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on 6th and 7th May, 2006.
www.gowealthy.com is the leading website for Dubai properties and occupies the top ranking positions in all major search engines. The site features latest property offerings from various developers in Dubai and provides with up to date information in the form of Dubai real estate news, and free listing area for international...
Gowealthy.com Leading Website for Dubai Freehold Properties Becomes the Online Media Partner for Smart International Property Expos 2006 to be Held in Singapore
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Business Tax Deductions
As we enter mid-March, taxpayers begin to become very interested in deductions. Following are a few that you may be entitled to claim.
Deductible Expenses
- Office expenses
- Rent or lease payments
- Advertising
- Costs of goods sold
- Insurance costs
- Utilities
- Payments to independent contractors [file form 1099]
- Accounting fees
- Legal fees
- Communication expenses
- Credit Card Interest for business charges
- Travel expenses
- Vehicle expenses
- Business-related meals and entertainment
- Uncollected receivables
- Bank fees on business accounts
- Interest payments on notes
- Excise and fuel taxes
- Employment taxes
- Real estate tax paid on business property
- Special local assessments for repairs or maintenance to business property
- Promotional costs that create goodwill such as sponsoring a youth team
- Business association dues
- Business-related...
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Corporate Profits Are Moving Offshore
Corporate Profits Are Moving OffshoreByPublished September 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]According to a study published in Tax Notes [http://www.taxanalysts.com/], between 1999 and 2002, American companies increased their profits taken in low tax countries by 68%. This means that American companies earned US$149 billion in profits that they took in eighteen tax haven countries. Taking profits in tax havens is a consequence of the increasing mobility of capital and the existence of sovereign nations with different tax systems. To do this study, Tax Notes analyzed the most recently available U.S. Commerce Department data.Most American companies try to lower their taxes by setting up foreign subsidiaries and using internal lending so profits are taken primarily in tax havens and costs are incurred in high-tax countries.
Techniques that shift profits to tax havens involve pushing...
Corporate Profits Are Moving Offshore
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Business Tax Deductions
As we enter mid-March, taxpayers begin to become very interested in deductions. Following are a few that you may be entitled to claim.
Deductible Expenses
- Office expenses
- Rent or lease payments
- Advertising
- Costs of goods sold
- Insurance costs
- Utilities
- Payments to independent contractors [file form 1099]
- Accounting fees
- Legal fees
- Communication expenses
- Credit Card Interest for business charges
- Travel expenses
- Vehicle expenses
- Business-related meals and entertainment
- Uncollected receivables
- Bank fees on business accounts
- Interest payments on notes
- Excise and fuel taxes
- Employment taxes
- Real estate tax paid on business property
- Special local assessments for repairs or maintenance to business property
- Promotional costs that create goodwill such as sponsoring a youth team
- Business association dues
- Business-related...
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DISCOVER WHY U.S. OWNERSHIP OF RVs HAS REACHED ?RECORD LEVELS?
Copyright 2006 Karin Manning
DISCOVER WHY U.S. OWNERSHIP OF RVs HAS REACHED "RECORD LEVELS" AND WHY CAMPERS ARE THROWING AWAY THE TENT IN FAVOUR OF POPPING UP!
It's a fact.
Becoming an "rv" family has now reached record levels. According to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) nearly 1 in 12 US vehicle owning households own an RV. That's a staggering 8 million households, in America alone!
The typical RV owner of today is 49 years...
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