BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Bona Fide
- used to describe a sale or purchase that has been conducted in good faith, without collusion or fraud
Wiktionary Definition for: Bona Fide
- sincere; carried out in good faith
- genuine or authentic; not counterfeit
Additional Resources
- 'Bona fide' offer includes tanks, pumps. (Legal Tips For Marketers; service station sale case) (column)
- 'Bona Fide' Offer Includes Tanks, Pumps When a supplier excludes gasoline dispensers, underground storage tanks, piping and other equipment from its offer to sell a service station to the dealer, is still considered a "bona fide" offer under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act? ...
- Research articles 1986-09-01
- 'Sunshine' pair in Warner family.(Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Independent Pictures inks deal with Bona Fide Productions)(Brief article)
- Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa's Bona Fide Prods. has signed a two-year, first-look deal with Warner Independent Pictures. Bona Fide--which produced indie hit "Little Miss Sunshine"--will collaborate with the studio specialty arm in working with strong filmmakers on films with a...
- Research articles 2007-04-18
- Morality in Media: FCC Can Still Find 'Howard Stern Show' is 'Indecent,' Even if it's a 'Bona Fide News Program'
- NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Robert Peters, president of Morality in Media, had the following comment in response to the FCC's ruling that the Howard Stern radio program is a "bona fide news interview program." NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Robert Peters, president of Morality in...
- Research articles 2003-09-10
- Osgoode Hall seminar series; New Canada-US border strategy "Lacolle Project" will shut out bona fide refugees York U. law professor warns.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 August 2000-YORK UNIVERSITY: Osgoode Hall seminar series; New Canada-US border strategy "Lacolle Project" will shut out bona fide refugees York U. law professor warns C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14082000 TORONTO -- A new collaboration between Canada and...
- Research articles 2000-08-15
- ADA Accommodation Requests Should Not Violate Bona Fide Seniority Systems
- A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court addresses the conflicts that sometimes occur between a seniority system and a disabled employee's request for "reasonable" accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Court held that employers are entitled to a rebuttable presumption that an accommodation is unreasonable if...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- [1237] Tax-free bona fide redundancy payment: ATO Decision Impact Statement.
- Byline: Lisa Mak Jul 09, 2007 (Weekly Tax Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Taxation Office ATO has published a Decision Impact Statement in relation to the decision in "Long and FCT [2007] AATA 1269". The case concerned the question of whether...
- Research articles 2007-07-09
- Partnership interest for services regs. offer estate planners a "bona fide" solution.
- The IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-105346-03, 5/24/05) that clarify years of uncertainty as to how a partnership interest granted for services should be taxed under Sec. 83 and subchapter K. Granting partnership interests for services is a stranger to the estate planner's toolkit. However, the clarification...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- Yahoo Shareholder Pushes for Microsoft Search Deal
- Updated: Ivory Investment Management, a hedge fund that owns about 1.5 percent of Yahoo, is pushing the company to do a search deal with Microsoft, but the sticking point is valuation. Analysts say that Ivory’s assumptions sound optimistic. In a letter reported earlier by CNBC, Ivory urges...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- FCC OK's Stern interview.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
- Responding to a request from Infinity Broadcasting, the FCC's Media Bureau last week said that interviews with political candidates on Howard Stern's radio show qualify as bona fide news and are exempt from equal-time requirements, paving the way f Responding to a request from...
- Research articles 2003-09-15
- Market Makers Under Short Sale Scrutiny
- The NASD, detecting abuse, is warning market makers not to circumvent its short-sale rules. The regulator issued a notice in September reminding members that its rules permit shorting on a down tick only when engaged in "bona fide" market-making activitie The NASD, detecting abuse, is warning market makers not to...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- 8 Mile: going too far? (Cable).(Baudy flick about rapper)(Brief Article)
- Eminem is a bona fide box-office hit, but his semiautobiographical flick 8 Mile could be a tough sell on basic cable. Universal Studios is glowing over the opening, which grossed $54 million the first weekend. But, when Universal looks to sell 8 Mi Eminem...
- Research articles 2002-11-18
- Disney"s Shopping "Housewives".(Walt Disney Co.'s price for Desperate Housewives)
- By John M. Higgins/Jim Benson Walt Disney Co. is hoping cable networks will be desperate for a bona fide hit. It is asking a rich price for cable rights to ABC hit Desperate Housewives : $1.2 million per episode. ...
- Research articles 2006-03-06
- TCI will bail from 10 state associations. (Tele-Communications Inc.)_
- Tele-Communications Inc. last week said it will sever its ties to 10 state trade associations Jan. 1 - a bona fide threat to the existence of industry groups located primarily in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions. The news was no s...
- Research articles 1996-12-16
- Comedy at Work.(workplace sitcom trends)
- By Jim Benson With The Office a bona fide hit, workplace sitcoms abound NBC's translation of Britain's The Office may rank only third among broadcast-network sitcoms this season, but its impact on the television business extends...
- Research articles 2007-02-19
- In Demand: Hot Movies.
- By Wayne Friedman VOD looks for big ideas and more hits The video-on-demand VOD business could use a good ring of pirates these days. Not a high-tech band of cable thieves, but a bona fide blockbuster...
- Research articles 2006-07-17
- OK Senate rejects bill on third-party viewpoint for employee/
- The Senate voted Tuesday to keep the rights of employers who have a bona fide disagreement with an employee over payment of wages. Senate Bill 722, by Sen. Randy Bass, D-Lawton, would have required employers to have an objective third-party viewpoint in all bona fide disagreements over employee payment.
- Research articles 2005-03-16
- The reality is off-net is thinning: only a handful of scripted shows are available for syndication.(Syndication: filling in the holes)(Industry Overview)
- With it getting harder and harder to launch a bona fide scripted hit on network prime time because of time taken by reality shows, the off-net business is getting tougher. There's not much material in the pipeline for the future. Syndicators...
- Research articles 2003-08-18
- Kmart, Wal-Mart Plan Big Square-Off in Gainesville, Ga. (Originated from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution)
- Atlanta--Aug. 13--Coming next yiar to Gainesville: a bona fide battle of Kmart and Wal-Mart superstores, a retail face-off that's the first of its kind in the country. Atlanta--Aug. 13--Coming next yiar to Gainesville: a bona fide battle of Kmart and Wal-Mart superstores, a retail face-off that's...
- Research articles 1993-08-12
- IRS targets independent contractors
- IF YOU CAN'T PROVE YOU'RE USING A BONA FIDE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, THE IRS TAX AX COULD FALL. IF YOU CAN'T PROVE YOU'RE USING A BONA FIDE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, THE IRS TAX AX COULD FALL.
- Research articles 1990-04-01
- Monster.com: Best of Show ; Mullen spot 'When I grow up...' hits the nerve to become a defiant manifesto.(Brief Article)(Column)(Statistical Data Included)
- It was clever. It was funny. It was poignant. It was inspirational. It was motivating. It was surprising. It was daring. It was a Web site-hit megahit and a bona fide publicity phenomenon. It was clever. It was funny. It was poignant. It was inspirational....
- Research articles 2000-05-29
