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Business Definition for: Double Dipping

  • the practice of receiving income from a government pension as well as social security payments

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Zionist Double Dipping? Hadassah accused of fielding two slates in elections for World Zionist Congress
Ain, Stewart The Jewish Week 12-14-2001 Zionist Double Dipping? Hadassah accused of fielding two slates in elections for World Zionist Congress. Hadassah is illegally trying to field two slates of Hadassah leaders to the World Zionist Congress in June, according...
Tags: slate, U.S. Congress, women
Research articles 2001-12-14
Dividend 'double dipping' alleged in trial of former Westar Energy CEO.
By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--Testimony on Tuesday in the fraud trial of former Westar Energy Inc. chief executive David Wittig focused on alleged dividend "double dipping" by Wittig and his co-defendant, Douglas ...
Tags: Debevoise & Plimpton Llp
Research articles 2004-10-27
Mass. WC bill would allow 'double dipping,' AIA says.(Massachusetts workers' compensation, American Insurance Association)
BOSTON--The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed a bill which would amend the state's workers' compensation law to allow employees to "double-dip" by collecting payments from third parties in addition to insured medical and indemnity coBOSTON--The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed a bill which would...
Tags: American Insurance Association, comp, compensation, worker
Research articles 1996-08-12
Doing some double dipping
After four years of hard work in and out of the classroom, Melonie San Pietro, surrounded by family and friends, signed a letter of intent to attend the Air Force Academy on Wednesday at Doherty High School. By signing for soccer and basketball, San Pietro became Doherty's first...
Tags: Air Force, Leadership
Research articles 1999-11-11
Carriers respond to surcharge proposal.(Board of Surface Transportation)(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.)(Union Pacific Railroad Co.)(Brief article)
By Staff Rail carriers have voiced their concern over the Surface Transportation Board's proposed ruling on railroad's "double dipping" in fuel surcharges. In August, the STB said it wanted railroads to calculate surcharges based on By Staff ...
Tags: board, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., surcharge
Research articles 2006-11-02
Steele's move typifies Illinois' political farce.(Bobbie Steele - President of Cook County Board )(Viewpoint essay)
In Cook County's long history of log-rolling, double-dipping and feather-bedding, few acts of political self-dealing surpass the tour de force pulled off by Bobbie Steele last week. The interim president of the Cook County Board confirmed what had In Cook County's long history...
Research articles 2006-12-04
A New Look at Asset-Based Lending
This approach to asset-based lending detects the presence of likely "double-dipping" and describes a methodology for terming-out such a situation to minimize the risk of double-funding inventory. The borrowing base formula is the asset-based lender's best friend. It defines which assets will be loaned against, the minimum acceptable quality...
Tags: New Look Co.
Research articles 2001-10-01
Freelancing from Your Desk
Dear Conscience,Is it acceptable for me to do freelance work out of the office?Though opinions on this differ, its a genernally good thing when employees take on side work. Why? Because that allows them to gain extra experience, which makes them more valuable to the company in the long term.Of...
Tags: Ethics, Office Life, Desktop publishing, Where's The Line?, freelance work
Blog posts 2007-02-09
Double Dipping In Arbitration Awards?: An Economist Questions
The arbitration award to Karaha Bodas Company KBC, in December 2000, appears to an economist to be excessive. This article addresses the method used by the tribunal to calculate the award for a foreign investment that was 'taken', the possible perverse effects of excessive awards on the behaviour of investors...
Tags: Award, Stanford University, Economist, Arbitration
White papers 2003-09-30
Seven Rules for Closing a Deal in China
If you're outsourcing to Chinese manufacturers for the first time, you're bound to make a few cultural gaffes. Here are some rules of the road. 1. Never criticize the government. In the United States, taking verbal shots at the government is almost...
Tags: Software, Enterprise Software, Vertical Industries, Government, China, Geoffrey James, Outsource, Global Business, BNET Feature
Articles 2008-06-06
IRS regulators put heat on double-dipping health plans
The Internal Revenue Service IRS hopes to trigger the meltdown of a widely marketed health plan design that gives sponsors and employees a tax break by reclassifying premium payments as reimbursements. The Internal Revenue Service IRS hopes to trigger the meltdown of a widely marketed health plan design that...
Tags: health care, Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 2002-03-01
blinkx Survey of TV and Online Video Habits Reveals Surprising User Behavior
Double Dipping, Typers vs. Talkers and Media Multitasking Stand out as Common Activities
Tags: Blinkx, online video, survey, TV, user behavior, video
Research articles 2008-02-28
BUSINESSWorld
Honors program expands NEW YORK NYT -- Hilton Hotels Corp Chief Executive Stephen Bollenbach tells his troops that "the biggest players win the game" when he is talking about the impact of the Hilton Honors frequent- stay program on the chain's bottom line. It's...
Tags: Hilton Hotels Corp., London, NYT, wine
Research articles 1997-02-06
April 1st tax change is no joke.
Oct 21, 2002 (Construction Contractor - ABIX via COMTEX) A so-called "double-dipping" tax policy in Australia has been criticised. This policy will come into effect on 1 April 2003, and could affect the financial security of many Australian construction workers. The details have been...
Tags: Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, Taxes
Research articles 2002-10-22
Campaign targets job expense claims.
Jun 12, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The number of work-related income tax deduction claims in Australia is rising rapidly. The number is so high that the Australian Taxation Office ATO has become alarmed. On 12 June 2003, the ATO signalled that ...
Tags: Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, job, Taxes
Research articles 2003-06-12
Double-dipping auditing practices under scrutiny.
Feb 8, 2002 The Sydney Morning Herald ABIX via COMTEX -- The fallout from the collapse of Enron Corporation in the US is continuing to affect the accounting profession worldwide. In Australia, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has announced it is to split its auditing and...
Tags: accounting, auditing, Australia, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Enron Corp.
Research articles 2002-02-07
Groups warn on tax.
Jul 21, 2002 Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian Taxation Office has been accused of "double dipping". The call comes from Brian Welch, the executive director of the Master Builders Association of Victoria MBAV. He notes that the ATO has ruled that...
Tags: Australia, Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, Taxes
Research articles 2002-07-24
Double dipping.
Sep 01, 2002 (My Business - ABIX via COMTEX) The effect of the downturn on global sharemarkets on Australian businesses should not be underestimated. Four consecutive months of negative returns on the US sharemarket have considerably changed the investment outlook following the Reserve...
Tags: Dow Jones & Company Inc., FINANCE
Research articles 2002-09-02
Trusts: a professional approach.
May 09, 2003 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Taxation Office ATO is cracking down on professional services trusts. There are a number of steps that professional services trusts can take to avoid an adverse finding from the ATO, including the following:...
Tags: Australian Taxation Office
Research articles 2003-05-09
Double dipping.(filing designed to prevent the recording industry from collecting extra royalties from radio stations)
The National Association of Broadcasters last week filed suit to stop the recording industry from seeking extra royalties from radio stations' Web simulcasting. "NAB members may face substantial hardship, in that radio stations may incur considerable copyright liability," the trade association said in a suit filed...
Tags: Copyright Office, MARKETING, radio
Research articles 2000-04-03
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