BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Tax Incentive
- a tax reduction afforded to people for particular purposes, for example, sending their children to college
Additional Resources
- New Tax Incentive Likely to Benefit Contractors
- Rajecki, Ron Contracting Business 02-01-2005 New Tax Incentive Likely to Benefit Contractors Byline: Rajecki, Ron Volume: 62 Number: 2 ISSN: 02794071 Publication Date: 02-01-2005 Page: 10 Section: News Type: Periodical Language: English Construction and renovation contractors are eligible for a new 3% domestic production tax incentive on qualifying...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- Ethanol Tax Incentive Program Is Top Priority
- WITH CONGRESS returning to work, the nation's corn farmers say they are making an extension of the federal ethanol tax incentive program a top legislative priority for this year. The National Corn Growers Association, which represents some 30,000 WITH CONGRESS returning to...
- Research articles 1998-02-09
- Jabil Circuit.(city council approves tax incentive)(Brief Article)
- The City Council recently approved a $345,000 tax incentive for Jabil Circuit, which is considering building a technology center that could generate up to 1,150 jobs with starting salaries of $40,000. ... The City Council recently approved a $345,000 tax incentive for Jabil Circuit, which is...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- Congress Passes First Biodiesel Tax Incentive
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS — The first biodiesel tax incentive was approved by the U.S. Senate Monday, to the applause of the American Soybean Association, the National Biodiesel Board, soybean farmers and biodiesel enthusiasts who run their cars on the vegetable based oil. The House passed the bill on Friday....
- Research articles 2004-10-12
- Leading Publisher Appoints TALX Corporation Tax Credit and Incentives Specialist to Tax Incentive Alert Editorial Advisory Board
- ST. LOUIS -- TALX Corporation (NASDAQ: TALX), a leading provider of human resource and payroll-related services, today announced that Angela Lockman, of the Tax Credits and Incentives Division at TALX, has been appointed to Strafford Publications, Inc.'s Tax Incentive Alert Editorial Advisory Board. Strafford is a leading national publisher of...
- Research articles 2007-03-08
- Tax Revenues from Wind Farms More Than Offset Tax Incentive, GE Study Estimates
- NEW YORK -- GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), unveiled today a study estimating that a federal tax incentive set to expire Dec. 31 for wind energy projects more than pays for itself through tax revenues from the projects' income, vendors' profits and individual workers' wages....
- Research articles 2008-06-18
- An Important Tax Incentive for Landowners
- In 1997, for the first time in more than a decade, Congress added to the law significant new tax incentives for voluntary land protection by private landowners. For landowners and land trusts, however, there is more news and good news. The new legislation also included a modified version of The...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Okla. House committee passes tax incentive plan for filmmakers
- A tax incentive plan to lure filmmakers to the Sooner State has passed the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. Senate Bill 674 will provide a 15 percent cash-back incentive on funds spent in Oklahoma for film production. The rebate is perhaps the most enticing in the nation...
- Research articles 2001-03-30
- Ethanol Tax Incentive Program Gaining Support in the House
- FORTY-SEVEN HOUSE members have signed on as co-sponsors of legislation that would extend the ethanol tax incentive program through the year 2007. Advocates are pushing for more co-sponsors and believe they will get most of the 102 representatives who signed a letter supporting the proposed extension...
- Research articles 1998-03-02
- Lisle board backs tax incentive for Heritage Harley dealership.(News)
- Byline: Marni Pyke Daily Herald Staff Writer Lisle officials endorsed a sales tax incentive deal for a Harley Davidson dealership Monday, although some were reluctant to go the whole hog. The owners of Heritage Harley Davidson at 2595 Ogden Ave. intend to...
- Research articles 2001-11-06
- Kansas City, Mo., Approves Tax Incentive Package for Redevelopment.
- By Kevin Collison, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 28--Missouri's tallest apartment building should be ready for residents next year following the approval Thursday of a hefty tax incentive package by the Kansas City Council. ...
- Research articles 2003-03-28
- Thai Government Considers Tax Incentive Programmes for Some Business Assets.
- By Kanana Katharangsiporn, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--Non-performing assets NPA of financial institutions are expected to be sold out within two years if the government extends tax incentive programmes to boost sales, according to Ladavan Tanatanit, ...
- Research articles 2003-12-19
- Harrisburg, Pa., Mall Tax-Incentive Plan Takes Shape.
- By Chris A. Courogen, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--A tax-incentive plan to help revitalize Harrisburg East Mall has been tentatively endorsed by Swatara Twp. commissioners. Under the plan, Feldman E...uities, the Long Island, N.Y., firm ...
- Research articles 2003-08-08
- Officials: Ohio tax ruling won't affect Michigan.(News)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Amy Lane, Robert Ankeny Michigan's single-business-tax incentive program isn't likely to be affected by a U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Sept. 2 that an Ohio tax incentive plan is unconstitutional, said a state official and a tax Byline: Amy Lane,...
- Research articles 2004-09-06
- Tax transitions, opportunistic retroactivity, and the benefits of government precommitment.
- Congress should provide grandfathering and transition relief for tax incentives that may be eliminated as a result of tax reform. Some legislators may be tempted to raise revenues by imposing tax law changes retroactively. When a tax change is reducing or eliminating a tax incentive designed to promote some social...
- Research articles 1996-03-01
- Reformulating the Tax Incentive Program in Jordan: Analysis and Recommendations
- The primary objective of this paper is to assist Jordan's Minister of Industry & Trade and Minister of Finance to formulate a new program of investment incentives, based on international best practice, to be used as the basis for regulations to support "The Investment Law of 2003" (hereafter The Investment...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Tax break wins, places and shows: economic stimulus measure revives horse racing as a shelter.
- The horse industry is looking for investors with a need for speed. The economic stimulus package signed by President Bush in March revived a 15-year-old tax incentive for investing in racehorses--one that the industry hopes will pull in some n ...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- Ruling on tax incentives may head to high court.(News)
- Byline: Amy Lane LANSING - An Ohio legal dispute that could affect Michigan's main business-tax incentive may now head to the nation's highest court. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said recently that the full circuit court ...
- Research articles 2005-01-31
- Coalition Presses Congress for Action On Safety Technology Tax Incentives
- WASHINGTON - A coalition of law enforcement and equipment manufacturers pressed Congress to act on a bill that would give fleets a tax incentive for purchasing safety technology. WASHINGTON - A coalition of law enforcement and equipment manufacturers pressed Congress to act on a bill that would give fleets a...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Congress Mulls Telework Tax Break - Government Activity
- WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MOTIVATE A company to start a formal work at-home program? How about a $500 tax credit toward the purchase of the employee's computer and communications equipment as well as home office furniture? That's how Representative Frank Wolf (R-Va.) hopes to steer stubborn corporations toward telework....
- Research articles 2000-06-01
