tax relating to a past period that has not been paid because of the taxpayer's failure to disclose relevant information through negligence or fraud. If back duty is found to be payable, the relevant authorities may instigate an investigation and penalties or interest may be charged on the amount.
"Be sure to bring water with you," my colleague Bob Deans of Cox Newspapers said to me with a stricken look on his face. He had just gotten back from a 12-hour "pool duty" during the G8 summit in Canada last week. I was up next and he was giving...
Plurality of Americans have Attended Jury Duty and One-Quarter Have Served on a Jury ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- One of the civil duties many people dread, or try to get out of, is jury duty. And many do seem to get out of it - while two-thirds (65%) of Americans...
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, Wis., introduced "Heavy Duty Helping," an ongoing charitable endeavor designed to give tradespeople an opportunity to give back to the communities in which they live and work. Heavy Duty Helping will generate both volunteers and financial support for Habitat for Humanity...
This article is about temporary modifications that are called "light duty, limited duty, or modified duty" assignments. Temporary restructuring may include modification of essential or non-essential functions of the job, limitation of working hours, changes in working conditions, or physical modification of the work place. Departments are encouraged to have...
A last ditch battle to save duty-frees in Europe was yesterday launched by MPs. A law-change, imposing the ban in 1999, was tomorrow due to be signed by the European Commission. PM John Major was being urged to intervene personally to stop the move....
Summary: The European Commission is very likely to decide to push back the date set for doing away with duty-free shops. This in any event is the rumour circulating in the EU corridors of power, as the demise of "duty-frees" in sea ports or airports, scheduled for...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 29 -- EU AIRPORTS LOSING DUTY-FREE REVENUES: The business of travel. Flying to Europe? Expect to pay a bit more for your ticket starting next month. That's when the European Union institutes a ban...
As in years past, there are always at least a few medium-duty models with either new skins or new specs. Unlike the heavy-duty commercial-truck sector, which can go years without seeing major changes in many of the Class 8 manufacturers' units, the medium-duty sector always seems to offer...
The Utah Marine who went missing in Iraq and showed up in his native Lebanon has returned to active military duty. It's news that his family welcomed Tuesday after a stressful summer. Medical authorities at Camp Lejeune, N.C., declared Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun fit for full duty late...
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL is bringing together tradespeople and football players to "give back" to communities. It's all part of Milwaukee's Heavy Duty Helping program, an ongoing charitable endeavor designed to help tradespeople give back to the communities in which they live...
Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa) has introduced legislation to extend the 54[cent]-per-gallon ethanol import duty to Jan. 1, 2011. As we reported in the May 20 PF, the duty will expire Oct. 1, 2007. But a peek at where the administration stands came from USDA ...
Byline: Smitha Venkateswaran Mar. 3--PANAJI: The Goan economy, which mainly depends on mining, has been badly hit by the new export duty imposed on iron ore. Six China-bound vessels containing three lakh tonnes of iron ore were held back on Thursday after the duty...
BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation has introduced a charitable endeavor called "Heavy Duty Helping." According to the company, the project was designed to give tradespeople an opportunity to give back to their community. "Heavy Duty Helping" will look to generate both volunteers and financial...
In China, duty free has become a booming business that, unfortunately, has not strongly promoted cosmetics sales. The newly-opened nine duty free centers have increased the number of duty free zones to 96, including airports, duty free shops and maritime In China, duty free has become a booming business that,...
Caribbean duty free shops can look forward to a boost in sales resulting from action recently taken in the U.S. Congress, reports The Barbados Nation (May 5, 2003). The House of Representatives agreed to raise the limit on the value of tax-free items citizens and residents ...
LONDON AFP — Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce insists he won't throw Michael Owen straight back into fray against Chelsea on Saturday despite his side's recent struggles. Owen is close to returning after six weeks out with a hamstring injury sustained on England duty and Allardyce could have been forgiven...
Given the shortage of coke 80+ on the European market, import restrictions on Chinese coke are to be suspended for another 9 months. On December 7, the Council of Ministers agreed to roll over its temporary suspension of an anti-dumping duty imposed by the European Commission...
What the buyers of light-medium-,and heavy-duty trucks want is more roominess and power, with less downtime for service and repairs. And that's what manufacturers are rolling out for 1998. Cabs are getting bigger everything from pickup trucks to trailer-hauling tractors, some of which have sleepers spacious enough to...
Ferry operators and airports are to fight the proposed abolition of duty and tax-free sales in the European Union. The European Commission yesterday accepted a report which recommended that duty free sales within the EU should be scrapped as planned in 1999. Some pounds 4.2bn is generated business by duty...
This C8500 can do a lot of heavy-duty hauling for a medium-duty price-about $55,000, including the steel box Baby 8 is a term describing a heavy-duty truck with a medium-duty power train. Sometimes the truck chassis is a real Class 8 model...
