exemptions
RSS exemptionsIndia edgy about outsourcing newbies?
News Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) argues this is a reflection of nervousness about countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam, where tax exemptions are threatening to beat India on the cost competitiveness that allowed... [06 May 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Gateway Reviews
Cheat Sheet Each request is considered and qualified FOI exemptions can be applied. So what's this all about? Gateway Reviews are what the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) uses to measure the progress of big government and public... [07 Jun 2007]
Treasury denies PC tax plan
News Reversing exemptions on personal use of office computers will do nothing to foster greater IT literacy or to encourage taxpayers to communicate electronically with the Inland Revenue or other government departments. [04 May 2006]
National IT system 'will save farmers £28m per year'
News We hope it won't be too long before farmers can use the Whole Farm Approach to do everything from filling out the farm census and applying for the Single Payment Scheme to registering their animals and acquiring their waste licences... [14 Sep 2005]
US fires up RFID immigration border trial
News The trouble is, generous exemptions for Mexican and Canadian visitors dilute the programme's security benefits, Jessica Vaughan, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Immigration Studies, argued in a paper released... [09 Aug 2005]
Effects of Repealing Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's SEC Exemptions
White Paper Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), established and granted special exemptions and status by federal statute. This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper analyzes the likely economic... [07 Jul 2005]
Federal Subsidies and the Housing GSEs
White Paper Their special legal status as government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which includes tax and regulatory exemptions, enhances the perceived quality of the debt and mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) that they issue or... [05 Jul 2005]
Fair Labor Standards Act: White-Collar Exemptions Need Adjustments for Today's Work Place
White Paper The concerns of employers and employees about the operation of the white-collar exemptions in today's work place involve all aspects of the regulations - the salary-basis test, the salary-test levels, and the duties... [29 Jun 2005]
The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax
White Paper Under the AMT, a parallel tax system was established with a more limited set of tax preferences than those that apply under the regular income tax and with its own set of exemptions and tax-rate schedule. [29 Jun 2005]
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; Final Rule
White Paper These exemptions are often referred to as the "white collar" exemptions. This paper provides the text of final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemption from minimum wage... [24 Jun 2005]
Application of a Flat Tax Rate for Individual Income Tax
White Paper In general, Arizona state income tax is a tax on income derived from all sources less exemptions and deductions. Individual income tax rates are graduated such that rates increase as income is higher. [17 Jun 2005]
Human Capital Management: FAA's Reform Effort Requires a More Strategic Approach
White Paper Yet, more than 7 years after the agency received broad exemptions from laws governing federal civilian personnel management, it is not clear whether and to what extent these flexibilities have helped FAA to do so. [25 May 2005]
Human Capital: Agencies Need Leadership and the Supporting Infrastructure to Take Advantage of New Flexibilities
White Paper Congress, recognizing that the federal human capital management systems designed in the past are outmoded, has provided agencies with exemptions from the old rules and new flexibilities to more strategically manage their... [25 May 2005]
5 years ago... Ford offers staff '$5 per month' PCs
News Bosses get tax exemptions and it's supposed to be an all-round win-win situation but take-up of the scheme is still patchy despite successful use of it by high-profile employers such as the Royal Mail. [04 Feb 2005]
Say good-bye to your Hotmail messages
News Legal experts said there is generally little recourse for consumers in the event of data loss on services such as Hotmail, which are typically covered by terms-of-service agreements that provide broad liability exemptions. [04 Jun 2004]
