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Business Definition for: Head Tax

  • a tax paid by all inhabitants of a country, regardless of their income

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Canadian Heritage/Application Process for Chinese Head Tax Payers Now in Place.
GATINEAU, ONTARIO, Aug 29, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today announced that Chinese-Head-Tax-payers living as of February 6, 2006, can now apply for ex gratia symbolic payments of $20,000. The...
Tags: Canada, FINANCE, Government of Canada, immigrant, payment, tax
Research articles 2006-08-29
Canadian Heritage: Application Process for Chinese Head Tax Payers now in Place.
GATINEAU, ONTARIO, Aug 30, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today announced that Chinese-Head-Tax-payers living as of February 6, 2006, can now apply for ex gratia symbolic payments of $20,000. The...
Tags: Canada, FINANCE, Government of Canada, immigrant, Taxes
Research articles 2006-08-30
Government of Canada: Oshawa-Area Chinese Head-Tax Payer Receives Redress.
OSHAWA, ONTARIO, Dec 15, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament Oshawa, today presented a cheque for $20,000 to an Oshawa-area resident who had paid the Chinese Head Tax. OSHAWA, ONTARIO, Dec 15, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Colin Carrie, Member...
Tags: Government of Canada
Research articles 2006-12-15
AEGON: Aegon appoints Adri D.J. Verzijl as head tax department
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 1998-AEGON: Aegon appoints Adri D.J. Verzijl as head tax department C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:260698 Mr. Adri D.J, Verzijl (41) has been appointed Senior Vice-President and head of the Group Tax Department, as of September 1998. In this role, Mr. Verzijl will...
Tags: AEGON N.V.
Research articles 1998-06-26
Canadian Heritage: Application Process in Place for Persons in a Conjugal Relationship with a Now-Deceased Chinese Head Tax Payer.
GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Dec 1, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today announced that individuals who were in a conjugal relationship with a Chinese Head-Tax payer who is now deceased may apply for ex-gratia symbolic...
Tags: Canada, FINANCE, Government of Canada, immigrant, payment, tax
Research articles 2006-12-01
Kirkland, Wash., Businesses May Pay $55 Employee 'Head Tax'.
By Nick Perry, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--Kirkland businesses likely will pay a new "head tax" of about $55 per employee next year as part of a package of budget-austerity measures. The city released its preliminary...
Tags: Seattle Times Co.
Research articles 2002-10-26
Southwest Airlines Lowers Estimated Tax Bill.(Originated from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas)
Aug. 15--Southwest Airlines said Thursday that the recent implementation of a revised federal air service tax, which includes a $1 per passenger head tax, will cost it about $10 million less in 1998 than previously forecast. Aug. 15--Southwest Airlines said Thursday...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., tax
Research articles 1997-08-15
TEI files first submission in Singapore on tax treatment of benefits-in-kind provided to employees: February 3, 2006
On February 3, 2006, TEI's Asia Chapter filed comments with Harvey Koenig, Head Tax Policy of the Singapore Ministry of Finance on the tax treatment of certain benefits-in-kind provided to employees. The comments were prepared under the aegis of TEI's Asia Taxes Subcommittee, whose chair is David K. Sutherland of...
Tags: FINANCE, Institute, Internal Revenue Service, reimbursement, Taxes
Research articles 2006-03-01
Glen Kohl to Head Tax Department at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Moves from U.S. Treasury Department
PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 1997--Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the nation's leading law firm specializing in the representation of high technology and life sciences companies, announced today that Glen Arlen Kohl is rejoining the firm as chairman of the Tax Department. Kohl returns to WSG&R following...
Tags: FINANCE, Kohl, Taxes, U.S. Department of Treasury, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Research articles 1997-01-22
Glen Kohl to Head Tax Department at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Moves from U.S. Treasury Department
PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 1997--Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the nation's leading law firm specializing in the representation of high technology and life sciences companies, announced today that Glen Arlen Kohl is rejoining the firm as chairman of the Tax Department.
Tags: tax, U.S. Department of Treasury, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Research articles 1997-01-22
Kirkland, Wash., City Council Adopts Plan for a Two-Tier Business Tax.
The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 5--Kirkland has dropped controversial plans to introduce a business "head tax" in favor of an alternate plan promoted by business leaders. The City Council has agreed upon a new two-tiered system that will...
Tags: Seattle Times Co.
Research articles 2002-12-05
Former OECD tax division head joins KPMG in London.
Jun 07, 2006 (International Tax Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- John Neighbour has been made partner in the global transfer pricing practice of KPMG. Neighbour is the former head of the OECD's tax treaty, transfer pricing and financial transactions div Jun 07, 2006 (International...
Tags: KPMG Consulting Inc., OECD, pricing strategy, tax
Research articles 2006-06-07
Barclays loses head of tax to EY.
Jul 26, 2005 (International Tax Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Ali Kazimi, head of tax for Barclays Global Investors Europe, has moved to Ernst & Young to work in its London office. ...
Tags: Barclays Plc., tax
Research articles 2005-07-26
Senate bill gives head start for farm tax breaks in 2005.(TAXES)
A Senate bill gives a head start for farm tax breaks in 2005. Finance Com. Chm. Chuck Grassley and ranking Democrat Max Baucus, both ag backers, have merged pet tax proposals into a bipartisan bill that includes goodies for farmers and ranchers. It w A Senate...
Tags: farmer, head start, tax, tax break, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2004-09-17
Taxing matters.(tax education from the American Bankers Association)(Brief Article)
If your head is spinning from sorting through increasingly complex tax topics, ABA's new Center for Community Bank Tax may be able to help. The Center expands ABA's tax work on both the legislative and ... If your head is spinning from sorting through increasingly complex...
Tags: American Bankers Association, tax
Research articles 2001-09-01
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 ...
Tags: incentive, Moody's Corp., tax, tax incentive
Research articles 2005-01-31
[1708] Revised lodgement deferral arrangements for head companies.
Oct 17, 2003 (Weekly Tax Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Taxation Office ATO has given extensions of time for head companies on a tax matter. As of 26 September 2003, there are extended lodgement concessions for head companies who are December, January,...
Tags: Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, Taxes
Research articles 2003-10-23
Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC of Little Rock, has added a former U.S. Department of Justice tax litigator, Anton L. Janik Jr., to head a tax controversy practice for the firm, which will provide clients specific expertise in disputed m
Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC of Little Rock, has added a former U.S. Department of Justice tax litigator, Anton L. Janik Jr., to head a tax controversy practice for the firm, which will provide clients specific expertise in disputed matters that arise under state and federal tax laws....
Tags: FINANCE, Taxes, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 2007-11-05
New Tax Consolidation Rules: Implications for Borrowers and Lenders
The aspects of the consolidation rules that will have the biggest potential impact on financing transactions are the introduction of joint and several liability of each member of a consolidated group for tax purposes a consolidated group, for any income tax liabilities that are not paid on time by the...
Tags: Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
White papers 2002-11-01
Levi Strauss & Co. Names Paul Smith as Head of Global Tax Department
Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--May 3, 2004 Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) today announced the appointment of Paul Smith as Vice President and head of the company's Global Tax Department. Smith, 36, was most recently the Director of Tax Accrual Services with the National Tax Department of Ernst...
Tags: Levi Strauss & Co.
Research articles 2004-05-03
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