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Liquor Laws and Regulations for Retail Dealers
Forward1. General2. Tax on Retail Dealers3. Tax on limited retail dealers4. Stamp not a license5. Time for payment of special tax6. Retail dealers conducting business at more than one location7. Employer identification number8. Computation of tax9 ...
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IRS Holds That Options Are Immediately Taxable in Divorce
The IRS has taken the position that a spouse who transfers incentive or nonqualified stock options as part of a divorce is subject to immediate taxation on the fair market value of the options. Because the market value of the options was a factor in ...
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New Jersey Program Allows Technology Businesses to Sell Tax Losses and Credits
Tax UPDATE New Jersey.s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program allows new or expanding technology and biotechnology businesses to "sell" their unused net operating loss (NOL) carryovers and unused research and development tax credits ...
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Alternative Fueled Vehicles and Alternative Vehicle Fuels
Driving a car fueled by something other than gasoline or diesel fuel is no longer the stuff of science fiction. In addition to conventional gasoline and diesel fuel, reformulated cleaner gasoline and alternative fuels now are sold in many ...
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Managing Stock Options in a Volatile Market
Until recently, few people outside the investment community understood the value of stock options. But the explosion of entrepreneurial companies in the 1990s, spurred by a raging bull market, changed all that. Today, nearly all employees of growing ...
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IRS Physician Recruitment Ruling
On April 22, the IRS released its long-promised revenue ruling dealing with physician recruitment by tax-exempt hospitals. While Revenue Ruling 97-21 contains few surprises, it does include more detailed information than was previously available ...
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How to Effectively Compensate Your Management Team
Recruiting and retaining premier executives to manage developing entrepreneurial and technology companies is a problem that often can be overcome with creative compensation packages. While highly attractive executives often have an entrepreneurial ...
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Hawaii's Tax Climate
Hawaii has a balanced, broad-based tax system. With business tax changes recently enacted, Hawaii tax laws can make business more profitable. Some favorable aspects: ** No personal property tax. One of the few states no longer using tax on ...
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Guidance Provided on Industrial Production Exemption from Sales Tax
The Minnesota Tax Court recently found that certain detachable tools used in manufacturing were exempt from sales tax under the Industrial Production Exemption. American Structural Metals, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue, Minnesota Tax Court Docket ...
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Exempt Organizations: Will Wright Patman Ride Again?
We are advising our friends in the world of private foundations that now is the time to put your house in order. Certain signs precede certain events, and a meaningful Congressional review of certain current practices of private foundations and ...