BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Eligible Service Period
- the amount of time an employee works for one employer or contributes to a particular retirement plan.
- Abbr. ESP
Additional Resources
- You may be in for a super surprise.
- Dec 31, 2002 (Personal Investor - ABIX via COMTEX) Members of Australian do-it-yourself superannuation funds should try to extend their eligible service period. This relates to the period they have been involved in saving for superannuation. If this can be extended back to pre-1983,...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- IRS updates automatic approval procedures for accounting-period changes.
- In Rev. Proc. 2006-45, the Service updated its automatic consent procedures for certain eligible corporations to change their annual accounting periods. The procedure clarifies, modifies, amplifies and supersedes Rev. Proc. 2002-37, and is generally In Rev. Proc. 2006-45, the Service updated its automatic consent ...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- U.S. AIR FORCE: Operation Provide Comfort participants eligible for medal
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 July 1998-U.S. AIR FORCE: Operation Provide Comfort participants eligible for medal C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:300798 The Armed Forces Service Medal has been approved for U.S. military members who participated in Operation Provide Comfort, according to officials at the Air Force Personnel Center...
- Research articles 1998-07-30
- National Defense Service Medal issued
- The Pentagon announced May 1 that all active-duty troops serving on or after Sept. 11, 2001, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. The dosing date for the medal's eligibility period was left open indefinitely. "The sacrifices and contributions made by the armed forces in direct response to...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- Calling High School Seniors! Application Period for Cumberland Farms Believe and Achieve Scholarship Opens in October
- Company kicks off second year initiative to benefit college-bound students CANTON, Mass. -- Cumberland Farms today announced the second year of its Believe and Achieve Scholarship will begin October 1, 2007. The program provides individual $1,000 scholarships to eligible graduating high school seniors living in the company's service areas....
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- Help an Elderly Parent Without Going Broke
- There’s a name for the Hoffas and the growing number of people facing the same challenge: the Sandwich Generation. Not only are they raising children, but they are also caring for elderly parents. In the Hoffas’ case, the good news is that their children are through college, and the...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Broadband economics: Competition lowers prices
- It's a simple principle of economics: competition and more customer choice results in lower prices.And so it is true of broadband services. With about 65 percent of the U.S. population now subscribing to broadband, cable operators and telephone companies are duking it out for new customers. The companies are offering...
- News items 2009-11-19
- JetBlue Airways Corporation Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Now we will begin the 30-minute question and answer session for investors and analysts. We'd like to ask everyone to please limit themselves to one or two questions with a brief follow up so that we can accommodate as many as possible. Thank you. Your first...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-23
- Family-Friendly Policies from Family-Friendly Companies
- Flexible parental-leave programs are one of the keys to employee retention. These exemplary companies have policies in place that rank high with working parents. Ernst & Young Tax, accounting, and financial services New York, NY Leave Policy: Six weeks of fully paid parental leave...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- Weighing Your Career-Break Options
- If you're thinking of taking a break from your job or career, you'd be well advised to do some advance planning. As with most things in life, you will get the most out of this endeavor if you give it careful consideration. While some career breaks are dictated by circumstance—such...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- The Code Sec. 179 election to expense business property
- Small or medium-sized businesses, like yours, can elect, under Code Sec. 179, to "expense" the cost of eligible depreciable business property. Under the election, you are allowed to deduct the full cost of eligible property in the year in which it is placed in service, instead of deducting the cost...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Dell to pay $3.8M in settlement with states
- January 12, 2009 IDG News Service Dell will pay US$3.85 million to 46 U.S. states under a settlement agreement involving allegations that the company used deceptive practices to sell its products. As part of the settlement, Dell will provide restitution to customers who experienced problems with the company's financing promotions,...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Planning Financing for Your Career Break
- A career break can be expensive, and money may well be the biggest impediment to following through with your plans. For example:How will you pay for living expenses during your break?Will you need a loan to afford retraining or travel costs?Will you need to take another job to bring in...
- Articles 2007-10-05
- Innovative Employee Solutions Case Study: Investment And Loan Company
- Identifying a company to outsource payroll and HR administrative services associated with hiring employees. The key factors: A service provider who would monitor and assist with Federal and State regulations and compliance, pay the quarterly payroll taxes, administer the selected benefits and offer a 401K plan. Innovative Employee Solutions IES...
- Case studies
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Q3 FY07 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Glenn Schorr with UBS. Please go ahead. Glenn Schorr - UBS Hey guys. Robert P. Kelly - Chief Executive Officer Good morning Glenn. Glenn Schorr - UBS so I guess it's...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
- Bailout a Double-Edged Sword for Community Banks
- Community banks and credit unions are finding themselves in a strange situation these days. They stand to benefit greatly from the financial meltdown of their much bigger brothers as customers look for safer harbors for their money. Yet they don't necessarily want to participate in the $250 billion federal infusion...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Why It Can Pay to Volunteer To Do the "Dirty Work" At Your Firm
- Dear Ron, I've been with my company a long time and I'm afraid my job is on the chopping block. I'm about a year of service away from being there long enough to qualify for a very generous pension; do you think there's any way I can convince my...
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- The Senate Bill: Medicare And Much Else
- Editor's Note: In the post below, Tim Jost looks at provisions of the Senate Democratic health reform bill dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, and many other significant topics. In earlier posts, Jost took a first look at the Senate bill, provided a detailed look at several issues that arise under the bill's insurance reforms, and discussed...
- News items 2009-11-21
- 4 Work-Arounds to the H1B Problem
- CEOs, especially those involved in high tech, see the same pattern year after year. They desperately need high-level, foreign workers since universities in the U.S. are not turning out enough software writers and computer engineers. Yet nothing ever seems to get done in Congress to boost the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Traumatic injury protection implemented
- DOD announced the implementation of traumatic injury protection insurance under the Servicemembers' Group Life insurance SGLI program as enacted by Section 1032 of Public Law 109-13. The program, which will be known as TSGLI, is designed to provide financial assistance to service members during their recovery period from a...
- Research articles 2006-02-01
