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Why a Financial Transactions Tax Makes Sense
Support is growing for a tax on trading stocks, bonds and other securities as a way to avert another financial crisis. by Alain Sherter
Tags: Financial, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Alain Sherter
Blog posts 2009-11-30
F Telecom loses state aid appeal case
France Telecom, Europe's third-largest telecoms group, yesterday lost its court appeal against a European Commission order to repay about ?1bn ($1.5bn) of state aid to the French government that Brussels had deemed illegal.The European Commission's competition department ruled in 2004 that tax concessions enjoyed by the telecoms group a...
Tags: Commission, France Telecom, Telecommunications, F Telecom, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Force Management, Telephony, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Networking, Company News, European Union Government, Government Grants & Subsidies, Government News, Financial Times
News items 2009-11-30
Home Buyer Tax Credit: How to Cash In
The new extension of the home-buyer tax credit gives buyers more time and more opportunity to take advantage. Income limits have changed, for instance, and you no longer have to be a first-time home buyer. Here?s how to grab the newly expanded tax break. Here’s what you need to...
Tags: Tax Credit, Income, Credit, Home, MoneyWatch, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, _cbsn, Housing, Real Estate, Homebuyer, Home Buyer, Ilyce Glink, Home Equity
Articles 2009-11-09
Lower Your Taxes: 10 Moves to Make Now
Don?t wait until December to look for ways to trim your 2009 taxes. That will be too late to take advantage of some key tax breaks that require a little time to implement. So start making these moves now ? before it?s too late to claim the write-offs on your...
Tags: Income, Deduction, Point, MoneyWatch, Schlesinger, Julian Block, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, _cbsn, Miscellaneous Deductions, Sales Taxes, Unreimbursed Expenses, Points, Refinancing, Income Splitting, Tax Losses, Rental Income, Write-offs
Articles 2009-11-02
Barclays Gets $15.2 Billion BGI Deal
LONDON (Reuters UK) - Barclays completed the sale of its asset management arm to U.S. fund manager BlackRock on Tuesday for $15.2 billion (9.1 billion pounds), or $1.7 billion more than when it struck the deal in June after a jump in BlackRock's share price.Barclays said it would book a...
Tags: Barclays Plc., Asset Management, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Corporate Governance
News items 2009-12-01
Tax Preparer Job Description
The Tax Preparer job description template includes the following job summary: To prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses under guidance of a certified public accountant. To assist accountant in preparing returns for more complex business organizations, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional...
Tags: Job, Business & Legal Reports Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Finance
Tools & templates 2007-09-09
Pfizer-Wyeth: Credit Markets Have Doubts About the Deal; Patent Cliff Problem NOT Solved
Some housekeeping notes on the Pfizer-Wyeth merger: The patent cliff remains unfilled, the WSJ reports: ... between 2010 and 2015, the combined company's revenues will drop by $11 billion to $62 billion. Health-care analysis firm Datamonitor estimates that products accounting for 38.5% of Pfizer's 2007 sales will...
Tags: Wyeth, Patent, Pfizer Inc., Sales Strategy, Taxes, Research & Development, Operational Accounting, Free Trade, Sales Force Management, Personal Finance, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-01-27
FPL Group, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from John Kiani - Deutsche Bank. John Kiani - Deutsche Bank Regarding Slides 23 and 24 in your presentation, on Slide 23 and also it looks like on Slide 24 as well, where you show your expected equivalent gross margin,...
Tags: Asset, FPL Group Inc., Call Transcript, Business, Earnings, Asset Management, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-27
Lexmark International, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Eric Garfunkel - Sanford Bernstein. Eric Garfunkel - Sanford Bernstein My question is according to our checks, HP pushed through another 5% supplies price increase in the U.S. effective January 1st and that all other...
Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Finance, Financial Planning, Free Trade, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Lexmark International Inc., Personal Finance, Price Increase, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Seeking Alpha, Taxes, U.S.
Earnings calls 2009-01-27
Independent Bank Corporation. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Our first question will come from Stephen Geyen from Stifel Nicolaus. Please go ahead Stephen Geyen – Stifel Nicolaus Yes, good morning. Rob just wondering that your deferred tax assets, just curious under what circumstances will that be...
Tags: Asset, Valuation, Call Transcript, Income, Earnings, Independent Bank, Valuation Allowance, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Asset Management, Investment, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha, Independent Bank Corp.
Earnings calls 2009-01-27
Delta Has Substantial Fuel Hedges for 2009
While many carriers have been trying to unwind their hedges like Southwest, Delta has apparently gone with a different approach. They're still heavily hedged for the rest of the year. by Brett Snyder
Tags: Hedge, Delta, Transportation, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2009-01-28
Obama Turns to CEOs for Support on Stimulus
Trying to muster help to break any possible Republican deadlock on his $825 billion stimulus package, President Barack Obama is turning to CEOs for help. Today, he met with a star-studded cast of 13 CEOs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Obama bucked up the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Stimulus, CEO, Tax Cut, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2009-01-28
Notes on Energy in the Stimulus Package
President Obama's stimulus package passed today in the United States House, wrapping up the first step of its journey to passage. Although the bill must make it past Republican opposition in the Senate, it's almost certainly in the clear. Because of its massive size -- at $819...
Tags: Tax Credit, IBM Lotus Notes, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-01-28
Kennametal Inc. F02Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/09)
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Eli Lustgarten of Longbow Securities. Eli Lustgarten - Longbow Securities Good morning, everyone. Carlos Cardoso Hi, Eli. How are you doing? Eli Lustgarten - Longbow Securities Good. I have...
Tags: Rate, Kennametal Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
Teradyne, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Gary Hsueh of Oppenheimer. Gary Hsueh – Oppenheimer Hi, guys. Thanks for taking my question. Question here on HDD. Are you seeing a benefit in terms of HDD already in terms of bookings and the flow through...
Tags: Hard Drive, Call Transcript, Teradyne Inc., Earnings, Booking, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Balance Sheets, Financial Planning, Finance, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
Susquehanna Bancshares Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question and answer session will be conducted electronically. Operator Instructions. And we'll go first to Matthew Clark of KBW. Matthew Clark - KBW Hey, good morning guys. William Reuter Hi, Matt. Drew Hostetter Good morning, Matt. Matthew Clark - KBW Can you first just...
Tags: Call Transcript, Dividend, Equity, Earnings, Goodwill, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Investment, Taxes, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha, Susquehanna Bancshares Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
The Chubb Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Joshua Shanker – Citigroup. Joshua Shanker - Citigroup Could I find out what the AOCI tally is for the quarter? And can we go into a bit of detail on what is embedded in those unrealized losses, which types...
Tags: Security, Depreciation, Call Transcript, Earnings, Citigroup Inc., Reserve, Taxes, Free Trade, Policies And Procedures, Personal Finance, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Seeking Alpha, Chubb Corp.
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
Quality Systems Inc F3Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Charles Rhyee - Oppenheimer & Company. Charles Rhyee - Oppenheimer & Company Oppenheimer & Company. Just a couple of questions here. First, Paul I think you’re talking about the revenues here in the NextGen Division, it looks like...
Tags: Oppenheimer & Co., Call Transcript, Earnings, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Seeking Alpha, Quality Systems Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-01-30
Unsecured Promissory Note
This paper contains a sample unsecured promissory note that can be customized to document a loan to you from a family member, friend, or other private party. The form is designed to help prove that you have established a formal debtor/creditor relationship and that the exchange of money is a...
Tags: Office Depot Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, Finance, Management
Tools & templates 2004-03-01
Royal Caribbean Drops Alaska Instead of Slashing Prices
Did you really think that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. dropped about 20 Alaskan cruises a year because of a local $50 head tax on passengers? No, I didn't either. Alaskan cruises are more expensive than most other cruises in North America -- perhaps slightly because of taxes, but mostly because of...
Tags: Cruise, Alaska, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2009-02-03
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