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Nos. 60-101 April 1 -- May 29, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC)
Advanced EITC payments
IRS updates tables for 2009, 87:G5 (5/8/09); notice, 87:TaxCore (5/8/09)
Obama budget plan would eliminate program, 87:GG1 (5/8/09); Treasury Sec'y Geithner responds to House appropriator Serranos (D-NY), 97:G5 (5/22/09) Qualifying taxpayers, IRS posts updates for 2009 tax forms, 75:G1 (4/22/09)
Business inventories
See INVENTORIES
See HOUSING
Manufacturing
See MANUFACTURING
See PRODUCTIVITY
See RETAIL INDUSTRY
See BALANCE OF TRADE
See COMPENSATION
Air transportation industry will suffer temporary slowdown in 2009, but remains on path to extended growth, FAA says in forecast, 60:A22 (4/1/09)
Beige book, March through April 6, Fed report, 71:EE5 (4/16/09) Blue Chip survey or remainder of 2009 and 2010, 66:EE6 (4/9/09); subscriber notice, 67:EE15 (4/10/09); May report, 89:EE2 (5/12/09) Boston FRBank President Rosengren voices concern regarding inflation after slow recovery, 98:EE7 (5/26/09) Business Roundtable survey of CEOs, second and third quarter outlook, 65:EE1 (4/8/09) CBO Dir. Elmendorf says recovery will be tepid and will allow unemployment to peak at around 10.5 percent, 97:EE16 (5/22/09) Chicago FRBank Natl. Activity Index, March, 74:EE3 (4/21/09); April, 99:EE2 (5/27/09) Council of Economic Advisers Chrm. Romer says conditions should level out in second half of year, but consequences of swine flu difficult to gauge, 82:EE14 (5/1/09) Fed Chrm. Bernanke points to signs of recent economic progress, but cautions that financial recovery necessary prerequesite to broader turnaround, 70:EE7 (4/15/09) Fed Vice Chrm. Kohn cites gradual economic recovery as Fed considers more open communication, 74:EE10 (4/21/09) Gross domestic product
See HOUSING
IMF former economists Mussa and Johnson differ on recovery and strong upturn or prolonged weak growth, 65:EE7 (4/8/09); IMF finds recoveries that follow financial crises are weak and drawn out, 72:EE7 (4/17/09); IMF now puts global GDP decline at 1.3 percent in 2009, 76:EE4 (4/23/09); IMF's Strauss-Kahn says recovery likely in 2010, but financial sector cleanup needed, 77:EE9 (4/24/09) NABE industry survey, April, 74:EE2 (4/21/09); May survey, 99:EE6 (5/27/09) Natl. Economic Council Dir. Summers notes positives in economy, but concedes continuing stresses and strains, 67:EE11 (4/10/09) Obama discusses hopeful signs after convening policymakers and regulators, 68:EE3 (4/13/09); Obama cites glimmers of hope for recovery in major address on U.S. economic recovery, 70:EE6 (4/15/09); new foundation for growth will take U.S. past mere recovery, Obama tells town hall meeting in Mo., 81:EE10 (4/30/09) OECD reports that composite leading indicators for Feb. continue to point to deep slowdown for 7 richest economies, 68:EE4 (4/13/09); new OECD data indicate strong downturn continues, but severity easing, 89:EE1 (5/12/09); OECD reports 2.1 percent decline in first-quarter GDP, 99:EE2 (5/27/09) Personal savings rate starting to increase while households reducing debt, San Francisco FRBank report, 94:EE4 (5/19/09) Philadelphia FRBank second-quarter Survey of Professional Forecasters, 93:EE7 (5/18/09); Bank President Plosser voices concern regarding inflation after slow recovery, 98:EE7 (5/26/09) Richmond FRBank President Lacker says recession expected to end later in 2009, citing improvements in consumer spending, housing, and manufacturing, 84:EE6 (5/5/09); Lacker encouraged by easing of job losses in April, other indicators, 88:EE12 (5/11/09) San Francisco FRBank President Yellen expects tepid recovery for U.S. economy later in 2009, but cites basis for optimism, 86:EE4 (5/7/09) Savings rate increase likely outcome of recession, CEA Chrm. Romer says, 60:EE13 (4/1/09) Services sector, March, ISM report, 63:EE3 (4/6/09); April, 85:EE2 (5/6/09); 2009 semiannual forecast, 85:EE13 (5/6/09) Treasury Sec'y Geithner emphasizes need for sustained global response for ongoing recession and financial crisis, 76:EE1 (4/23/09); Geithner says unemployment will continue to increase even as growth becomes positive, 94:EE5 (5/19/09)
2008 rebates, IRS made significant efforts to ensure taxpayers received payments, TIGTA report, 82:G4 (5/1/09)
2009 package
Hazardous waste, Ecuadorian court case against Chevron for dumping billions of gallons of oil waste into Amazon River winding down as lawyers prepare to submit final written arguments, 88:A10 (5/11/09)
See also COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Hazardous air pollutants, EPA to monitor 62 schools near large industrial facilities or in urban areas in 22 states for emissions, 60:A12 (4/1/09) Modernizing, renovating, and repairing public schools with green building techniques School construction projects
See BONDS, TAXABLE
Toxic substances found in and around schools, EPA to release federal school siting guidelines in summer 2009, as it continues to monitor outdoor air quality at 62 schools in 22 states, 81:A17 (4/30/09)
U.S. and Egypt agree to delay launching free trade negotiations, 100:A6 (5/28/09)
See UTILITIES
Ed. Note: This heading covers electronic sales of goods and services and their regulation. All other references to the Web or the Internet are found at INTERNET.
Amazon, other retailers required to collect N.Y. sales tax, after ruling other states consider similar legislation, BNA Analysis & Perspective, 80:J1 (4/29/09); Cal. Assemblywoman still looking to enact legislation this year, 82:H1 (5/1/09); N.Y. tax dep't memo clarifies expanded application of Internet sales tax rules, 89:H2 (5/12/09) AOL tax refund lawsuit, dismissal upheld as company failed to pay all taxes, penalties, and interest prior to filing suit (Wash. Ct. App.), 67:K1 (4/10/09); decision text, 67:TaxCore (4/10/09) Cigarette sales Credit card transactions, clarification of reporting requirements for servicers and third-party processors urged, 76:G1 (4/23/09); comment letters on Notice 2009-19, 76:TaxCore (4/23/09) Cybersecurity
Collaborative effort essential in tackling threats, NSA officials say, 75:A16 (4/22/09)
Congress should avoid prescriptive government mandates in crafting national policies, witnesses tell House panel, 83:A19 (5/4/09) Credit card data breaches, industry's self-regulatory standards of questionable strength and effectiveness in preventing, House Homeland Security panel says federal law may be required, 60:A16 (4/1/09) Electricity industry self-regulating organization not aware of attacks yet, but threat deemed real, 66:A15 (4/9/09); Thompson (D-Miss) and Lieberman (I-Conn) to introduce bill giving emergency powers to FERC, 80:A17 (4/29/09); Thompson, Lieberman and King (R-NY) confirm grid vulnerable to attack and has been penetrated by hackers in foreign countries, 82:A1 (5/1/09); Senate Energy panel considers bill to give Energy Sec'y and FERC emergency authority to protect electric infrastructure, 87:A17 (5/8/09) Federal Information Security Management Act must be updated to meet increasing challenges, witnesses tell House panel, 95:A16 (5/20/09) Identity theft
See IDENTITY THEFT
National cyber czar to establish regulations for government and private sector Publicly trade companies that handle personal data, only 62 percent include privacy and data security as risk factor for their business in annual 10-K reports filed with SEC, report says, 74:A5 (4/21/09) Weak economy affecting security budgets as threats increase, surveys find, 76:A8 (4/23/09) Domain names
European Telecoms Comm'r Reding says U.S. should not renew ICANN pact, but support move towards privatized, global group supervised by independent judicial body, 84:A2 (5/5/09)
ICANN potential independence from U.S. government, NTIA seeks public comment on readiness, 78:A18 (4/27/09); new accountability and oversight models debated as ICANN looks to independence, 88:A1 (5/11/09) Trademark-infringing registrations, under new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), WIPO elaborates on proposal for setting up mechanism to revoke, 66:A10 (4/9/09); trademark owners give ICANN specific recommendations for gTLD amendments, 81:A12 (4/30/09) European Comm'n launches online guide to inform consumers about their rights in effort to boost consumer confidence in online shopping across European borders, 85:A3 (5/6/09) Fraud, Internet search engine providers must refuse placement of misleading mortgage relief ads under FTC court order (D.D.C.), 95:A19 (5/20/09) Gambling online
See GAMBLING
Ind. sales tax assessments, 6 online firms appeal (Ind. T.C.), 84:K3 (5/5/09)
Priceline.com motion to dismiss class action denied (M.D. Tenn.), 66:K1 (4/9/09); decision text, 66:TaxCore (4/9/09) San Francisco tax assessments challenged (Cal. Super. Ct.), 92:K2 (5/15/09); Hotwire complaint, 92:TaxCore (5/15/09); Expedia complaint, 92:TaxCore (5/15/09); San Francisco says firms must pay tax before filing complaint, 95:K1 (5/20/09) Privacy
Boucher (D-Va) to move forward with drafting general online privacy bill, 77:A21 (4/24/09)
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, FTC to review regulations implementing in light of changes in mobile marketplace, 76:A13 (4/23/09) Cloud computing, which allows consumers and businesses to store and manage data on remote computer networks operated by third parties, FTC examining privacy and security issues, 85:A30 (5/6/09) European Comm'n warns online companies to develop principles of acceptable behavior in area of online tracking and targeting or regulators will take action, 60:A25 (4/1/09) Peer-to-peer file sharing, House Oversight and Government Reform Comm. launches new investigation into privacy concerns, 76:A29 (4/23/09) Retailer capitalization, IRS invites comment on rule changes needed, consideration of Internet and fax sales, 68:G1 (4/13/09); IRS Notice, 68:TaxCore (4/13/09) Sales tax revenue loss $52B over 6 years, Tenn. professor says estimate conservative, 69:H1 (4/14/09) Sales tax simplification
Certified service providers, SSUTA panel announces new round of selection, 71:H2 (4/16/09)
Compliance of members reviewed at governing board meeting, 67:H1 (4/10/09); Business Advisory Council concerned over board action, urges strict standards, 91:H3 (5/14/09) Congressional authorization, stakeholders help draft federal bills for reintroduction, 75:G3 (4/22/09); lobbying, SSUTA panel makes preparations, 83:G4 (5/4/09) Delivery charges, SSUTA panel recommends amendment to governing board, 60:H2 (4/1/09); board adopts new definition, 91:H2 (5/14/09) Direct mail, SSUTA panel recommends adoption of 2 items at governing board's May meeting, 82:H4 (5/1/09); SSUTA panel forwards rules without comment, 87:H1 (5/8/09); governing board makes breakthrough on issues, 91:H2 (5/14/09) Disaster readiness, SSUTA panel considers definitions for sales tax holiday, 85:H2 (5/6/09) Food and food products, SSUTA panel to consider vitamin firm's request for definition, 97:H1 (5/22/09) Matrix on taxability, industry specific comments sought, 68:H2 (4/13/09); development stalled by entity, use exemptions, 92:H2 (5/15/09) Neb. enacts changes to conform to SSUTA, 84:H2 (5/5/09) Replacement taxes, SSUTA panel seeks comments on draft interpretive rule, 62:H1 (4/3/09); panel fails to reach consensus, 77:H1 (4/24/09); SSUTA panel forwards rules without comment, 87:H1 (5/8/09); work group hears alternative to proposed replacement tax rule, 87:H2 (5/8/09); board adopts new section to SSUTA, 91:H2 (5/14/09) Sourcing, soft drinks, and candy, SSUTA panel agrees to hear 3 interpretation requests, 77:H2 (4/24/09); comment period opens, 79:H2 (4/28/09) Utah legislature makes conformity, other changes, 63:H1 (4/6/09); sponsor discusses new law, 69:H3 (4/14/09) Wash. House panel weighs 2 approaches for digital goods, 60:H1 (4/1/09); changes enacted for direct mail, other clarifications made, 93:H3 (5/18/09); digital goods bill signed, 95:H1 (5/20/09) W.Va. updates sales tax conformity, 98:H3 (5/26/09) Wis. membership, SSUTA panel recommends to governing board, 67:H1 (4/10/09); board approves Wis. as 23rd member, 91:H2 (5/14/09)
Advisory panel ETAAC plans June 19 public meeting, 101:G5 (5/29/09); IRS notice, 101:TaxCore (5/29/09)
Automated wage reporting program, Social Security Admin. is revamping, 82:G1 (5/1/09) Credit card payments
Fees for paying income taxes with credit or debit card may be deductible, 65:G1 (4/8/09); IRS news release, 65:TaxCore (4/8/09)
RBS WorldPay confirms IRS contract award for 2010 filing season, expects recertification after security breach, 78:G1 (4/27/09) Excise tax payments, TTB outlines EFT procedure, 73:G4 (4/20/09) Extension requests, e-file by Apr. 15, IRS urges, 65:G6 (4/8/09); news release, 65:TaxCore (4/8/09) Free File Program
CERCA panel concerned about Form 8453-OL elimination and IRS customer service to tax services industry, 82:G5 (5/1/09)
Drop in 2008 returns, ETA director says software industry still ahead of IRS, online fillable tax forms not popular, 83:G9 (5/4/09) IRS wins SIIA innovation award, 82:G8 (5/1/09) Russian arrested for stealing U.S. refunds through similar Web sites (S.D. Cal.), 83:K3 (5/4/09); text of indictment, 83:TaxCore (5/4/09) Me. mandate for monthly taxpayers, new law requires leniency in waiving requirement, 80:H2 (4/29/09) Mandates, Obama administration's budget would reduce thresholds for return preparers, corporations, 89:GG1 (5/12/09) Md. enacts mandate for return preparers, 88:H1 (5/11/09) Neb. authorizes e-filing mandate for tax preparers, 84:H2 (5/5/09) Payment options, installment agreements, IRS issues reminder, 67:G6 (4/10/09); news release, 67:TaxCore (4/10/09) Tax software
Conference for developers set, 78:G7 (4/27/09); IRS notice, 78:TaxCore (4/27/09)
More IRS oversight needed, GAO reports, 62:G5 (4/3/09); IRS in discussions with GAO on its role, CERCA panel told, 82:G6 (5/1/09) Wash. to require all monthly taxpayers to e-file and e-pay, 77:H1 (4/24/09)
Auditor requests that do not conform with ABA's policy, attorneys run risk of violating attorney-client or work-product privilege when commenting, panelists say, 100:EE8 (5/28/09)
Disability plans
See INSURANCE
See HEALTH INSURANCE
See INSURANCE
See INSURANCE
Pension plans
See PENSIONS
Same-sex marriage legalization will have no effect on employers' obligations with respect to federally regulated workplace benefits, BNA Special Report, 79:C1 (4/28/09) Transportation benefit limit increased by ARRA, IRS updates publication, 64:G4 (4/7/09) Wages and salaries
See COMPENSATION
Displaced workers' access to federal and state training programs and financial aid for higher and vocational education, DOL and Education Dep't launch website, 88:A17 (5/11/09)
Foreign workers
See ALIENS
Green jobs, creating, defining, and ensuring they exist throughout variety of industries will be key to nation's economic recovery, witnesses tell House panel, 60:A32 (4/1/09); green jobs creation efforts must consider needs of low-wage workers, speakers say, 75:EE15 (4/22/09); green jobs key part of economic revival and energy self-sufficiency, Senate panel told, 75:EE18 (4/22/09); definition lacking, and industry data limited, BLS officials say, 78:A27 (4/27/09); myth of green jobs will not help economy recovery, Heritage Foundation panelists say, 84:A22 (5/5/09); Mich. identifies kinds of jobs that will be in demand and training workers need, 89:A19 (5/12/09); climate bill needs incentives for creation of green energy jobs, Senate panel told, 95:A10 (5/20/09); Labor Sec'y Solis announces $500M in stimulus funding for green jobs training, 99:A19 (5/27/09) Gross jobs gained, third quarter of 2008, BLS report, 95:EE13 (5/20/09) Help-wanted ads posted online, April, Conference Bd. report, 84:EE15 (5/5/09) Hiring credits
See WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDITS; specific states
Job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS), Feb., BLS report, 65:EE4 (4/8/09); March, 90:EE11 (5/13/09) Layoffs, March, Challenger, Gray & Christmas report, 61:EE8 (4/2/09); April, 86:EE12 (5/7/09) Legal services job growth outpaced that of law offices during 2002-2007 period, Census Bureau report, 100:A16 (5/28/09) Mass layoffs, March, BLS report, 77:EE2 (4/24/09); text of March data, 77:E3 (4/24/09); text of first quarter data, 90:E9 (5/13/09); first quarter, 90:EE3 (5/13/09); text of April data, 98:E10 (5/26/09); April, 98:EE2 (5/26/09) Multinational firms, U.S. share of jobs fell to 68.8 percent in 2007, BEA report, 73:EE8 (4/20/09) OECD reports 0.3 percent rise in unemployment in 30 member countries in Feb., 68:EE2 (4/13/09); area unemployment rises to 7.6 in March, 89:EE2 (5/12/09) Payroll employment, March, BLS report, 63:EE1 (4/6/09); text of March data, 63:E1 (4/6/09); text of March state data, 73:E1 (4/20/09); state data, March, 73:EE1 (4/20/09); text of April data, 88:E1 (5/11/09); April, 88:EE1 (5/11/09); text of April state data, 98:E1 (5/26/09); state data, April, 98:EE1 (5/26/09) Slowdown in hiring by firms that in previous years added larger numbers of workers each quarter accounted for much of moderation in overall job gains since 2001 recession, BLS report, 87:EE13 (5/8/09) State taxes, nonresident workers Trade adjustment assistance program, Commerce Dep't Economic Development Admin. proposes rules to bring into compliance with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 84:A23 (5/5/09) Unemployment insurance
Corrections, new X forms available, 81:G7 (4/30/09); IRS official says Form 941-X guidance to provide examples, 90:G5 (5/13/09)
Failure to pay
Attorney sued over unpaid taxes (E.D.N.Y.), 87:K1 (5/8/09)
Home care firm ordered to comply with tax duties (D. Mass.), 101:K3 (5/29/09) Limited liability company, IRS may proceed with collection from sole LLC member (T.C.), 60:K2 (4/1/09); decision text, 60:TaxCore (4/1/09) Payroll services firm and co-owners indicted for stealing $1.7M from clients (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 82:K2 (5/1/09) Penalties proper although taxpayer did not receive assessment notice (T.C.), 86:K3 (5/7/09); decision text, 86:TaxCore (5/7/09) Temporary workers, personnel company ruled liable for taxes after president's guilty plea (T.C.), 84:K3 (5/5/09); decision text, 84:TaxCore (5/5/09) Legal settlements, IRS set to publish TAM on employment, income tax consequences, 91:G4 (5/14/09) Making Work Pay credit
Extension, tentative budget agreement includes language, 79:G4 (4/28/09)
IRS posts Q&As on Web site, 63:G10 (4/6/09) Withholding changes Self-employed, tax on health care premiums Social Security reform
See SOCIAL SECURITY
Uncollected taxes comprise $25B of annual tax gap, IRS official tells APA forum, 97:G6 (5/22/09) Unemployment taxes W-2 Forms, Social Security Admin. is revamping automated wage reporting program, 82:G1 (5/1/09) Withholding
American pika, Fish and Wildlife Service to review climate change impacts, 86:A21 (5/7/09)
Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Fish and Wildlife Service determination that plan to protect from harm by Everglades water diversion project will not jeopardize endangered hawk upheld (11th Cir.), 88:A26 (5/11/09) Coast Guard regulation of ship traffic not necessarily agency actions that trigger ESA consultation requirements (N.D. Cal.), 61:A31 (4/2/09) Consultation policy under ESA for federal agencies, Bush admin. rule to be revoked, Interior Sec'y Salazar says, 80:A32 (4/29/09); Obama admin. to seek public comment on possible steps to improve way agencies consult with biologists on species, 83:A9 (5/4/09); Fish and Wildlife Service needs better tracking system for making sure that consultations are followed by appropriate actions, GAO report, 98:A6 (5/26/09) Delta smelt, claims by environmental groups that certain 40-year contracts for allocation of Sacramento River water must be rewritten to protect under ESA rejected (E.D. Cal.), 80:A21 (4/29/09) Gray wolves, Wyo. announces intent to sue Fish and Wildlife Service for removing from list in Mont. and Idaho, but not in Wyo., 63:A15 (4/6/09) Pacific walrus, Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to render preliminary decision on listing (D. Alaska), 95:A19 (5/20/09) Peninsular bighorn sheep of Southern Cal., Fish and Wildlife Service issues final rule revising critical habitat designation, 72:A22 (4/17/09) Polar bears, Interior Dep't to retain Bush admin. special rule on protections while anticipating that comprehensive climate change policy will address long-term threats to habitat, 88:A9 (5/11/09) Ribbon seal, advocacy groups threaten to sue NOAA over failure to list under ESA, 65:A18 (4/8/09) Salmon and steelhead
Columbia River and Snake River salmon, federal agencies urged to address flaws in plan for recovery (D. Or.), 95:A25 (5/20/09)
Or. coastal coho salmon, Natl. Marine Fisheries Services begins review of status, 80:A32 (4/29/09) Pesticides carbaryl, carbofuran, and methomyl, Natl. Marine Fisheries Service issues biological opinion saying continued use likely to jeopardize 27 populations on West Coast, 77:A27 (4/24/09) Spotted owl, Interior Dep't seeks negotiation of revised recovery plan (D.D.C.), 62:A20 (4/3/09) Tiger salamander threatened by future habitat loss (9th Cir.), 70:A13 (4/15/09); Center for Biological Diversity announces settlement of lawsuit challenging Bush admin. decision on critical habitat (N.D. Cal.), 87:A14 (5/8/09) Wood, Chinese furniture company, Style Craft Furniture, pleads guilty to smuggling baby cribs made of internationally protected wood (D.N.J.), 84:A6 (5/5/09)
Biofuels
See CLIMATE CHANGE
Comprehensive bill
Cost and scope of renewable electricity standards and expansion of federal authority over siting of high-voltage lines remain as Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm. continues work, 73:A10 (4/20/09)
Efficiency rules considered by Bingaman (D-NM) for inclusion in broader bill, 76:A30 (4/23/09) Governors from 30 states and territories form bipartisan climate coalition to push for passage of broad federal energy policy that they say must include cap on greenhouse gas emissions, 97:A26 (5/22/09) House Energy and Commerce Comm. Dems to meet with Obama to discuss emissions-reduction targets, 84:A17 (5/5/09); Dems reach agreement on short-term targets and mandate for renewables, 90:A27 (5/13/09); renewable energy and utility industries resist compromise standard of as low as 12 percent, 92:A26 (5/15/09) Nuclear power must have role in any new energy and climate change policy that incorporates greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program, McCain (R-Ariz) says, 75:A8 (4/22/09) Nuclear waste, alternatives for managing, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm. to mark up bill to create 11-member commission to study, could become part of comprehensive energy bill, 85:A22 (5/6/09) Reducing cost of complying with renewable electricity standard, Cantwell (D-Wash) to offer amendment to authorize DOE to make low-interest loans to help utilities, 86:A17 (5/7/09) Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm. to continue marking up bill during business meeting, 79:A12 (4/28/09); provision could be included to promote distributed electricity generation from businesses and homes, Cantwell (D-Wash) says, 87:A25 (5/8/09); Dems plan creation of petroleum product reserve to combat gasoline price spikes and shortages, 89:A10 (5/12/09); members consider 15 percent renewable electricity standard that would allow utilities to meet nearly third of goal with efficiency measures, Cantwell says, 89:A17 (5/12/09); committee completes work on transmission title, 92:A8 (5/15/09); committee votes to support mandate for renewable electricity, more work needed to reach consensus, 97:A23 (5/22/09) Domestic policy will be compatible with international trade obligations, USTR Kirk tells GOP lawmakers, 71:A2 (4/16/09); Canadian environment minister says border carbon adjustments would violate principles of multilateral trading system, 91:A15 (5/14/09) Efficiency
Appliances
Energy consumed in producing and distributing power used to operate certain appliances should be considered by DOE when setting efficiency standards, Natl. Research Council says, 100:A21 (5/28/09)
Energy Star requirements for commercial-grade refrigerators and freezers to be increased, EPA announces, 67:A5 (4/10/09) Gas kitchen ranges and ovens without electrical supply cords will no longer be allowed to be manufactured with constant burning pilot lights beginning April 9, 2012, DOE says in final rule, 66:A10 (4/9/09) IRS posts modified energy-efficiency rules, 92:G6 (5/15/09); IRS notice of changes to manufacturers' credit under §45M, 92:TaxCore (5/15/09) Computer servers, EPA announces Energy Star standards, 94:A11 (5/19/09) European Union's eco-design regulatory committee votes to overhaul, and to phase in tighter consumption standards, 62:A4 (4/3/09) Fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps, energy conservation standards would be tightened under proposed rule published by DOE, 70:A14 (4/15/09) G-8 industrialized nations and key emerging countries to launch new international body for discussing efficiency measures and sharing best practices, 81:A11 (4/30/09); oil price stabilization efforts interlinked with environmental issues like climate change, ministers say, 99:A16 (5/27/09) Residential furnaces and boilers, DOE to reconsider standards (2d Cir.), 76:A36 (4/23/09)
See UTILITIES
Global credit crisis means energy project sponsors must reach for all potential sources of funding, and export credit agencies likely to emerge as most sought-after source, speakers say, 97:A14 (5/22/09) Hybrid vehicles
See MOTOR VEHICLES
Loan guarantee program, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm. releases draft bill that would revamp, creating Clean Energy Deployment Admin. and investment fund to promote use of green technologies, 74:A16 (4/21/09); Bingaman (D-NM) and Murkowski (R-Alaska) to introduce bill, 80:A20 (4/29/09); further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 949 Nuclear power
See NUCLEAR POWER
See OIL AND GAS
See RENEWABLE ENERGY
Stimulus funding
Carbon capture and storage to get $2.4B, Sec'y Chu announces, 93:A11 (5/18/09)
Efficiency block grants, DOE makes over $2.7B available to states, local governments, and tribes, 71:A13 (4/16/09) EIA prompted to revise 2009 outlook for renewables and carbon emissions, 76:A17 (4/23/09) Environmental Management Program acting head at DOE pledges at Senate hearing to closely monitor and wisely manage $6B in finds, 76:A32 (4/23/09) Geothermal and solar energy projects to receive $467M, Obama announces, 100:A14 (5/28/09) Infrastructure funding favors direct spending by federal government, but there will be role for public-private partnerships after federal funds run out, speakers say, 65:A15 (4/8/09) Weatherization, secretaries of Energy and HUD agree to better coordinate federal funding, 86:A8 (5/7/09)
FY2010 budget, Obama plan would increase funding for renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, and grid modernization, but decrease spending on nuclear power and fossil fuels, 87:B8 (5/8/09); DOE asks $5.5B for nuclear cleanup, plans shutdown of Yucca Mountain, 87:B10 (5/8/09); correction to 87:B-10, 88:A27 (5/11/09); Senate to work to restore funding for clean coal and nuclear energy, 95:A11 (5/20/09)
Personnel
Deputy secretary, Obama to nominate Poneman, 70:A19 (4/15/09); Senate confirms Poneman, 95:A21 (5/20/09)
Environmental management assistant secretary nominee Triay reiterates her commitment to cleanup of former nuclear weapons production sites, 77:A27 (4/24/09); Senate Energy and Natl. Resources Comm. approves nomination, 82:A30 (5/1/09); Kyl (R-Ariz) places hold on nomination, 95:A21 (5/20/09); Senate confirms Triay, 97:A7 (5/22/09) General counsel, Senate Energy and Natl. Resources Comm. approves nomination of Harris, 82:A30 (5/1/09); Kyl (R-Ariz) places hold on nomination, 95:A21 (5/20/09); Senate approves nomination, 96:A11 (5/21/09) Policy and international affairs assistant secretary, Senate confirms nomination of Sandalow, 95:A21 (5/20/09) Science undersecretary, Senate Energy and Natl. Resources Comm. approves nomination of Koonin, 82:A30 (5/1/09); Kyl (R-Ariz) places hold on nomination, 95:A21 (5/20/09); Senate approves nomination, 96:A11 (5/21/09) Undersecretary, Senate Energy and Natl. Resources Comm. approves nomination of Johnson, 82:A30 (5/1/09); Kyl (R-Ariz) places hold on nomination, 95:A21 (5/20/09); Senate approves nomination, 96:A11 (5/21/09)
Administrator, Obama to nominate Newell, 86:A16 (5/7/09)
See also AIR POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION
Antarctic Treaty parties agree to series of resolutions designed to regulate tourism and shipping and to protect ecosystems, officials say, 73:A21 (4/20/09) Arctic ecosystems, participants in Senate Foreign Relations Comm. roundtable urge U.S. to seek binding international agreements to protect, 85:A30 (5/6/09) Beach erosion law in Fla. that property owners claim amounts to illegal taking (U.S., rev sought), 60:A13 (4/1/09) Brownfields redevelopment
EPA official plans meeting to address redevelopment issues raised in online forum, 94:A7 (5/19/09)
Grants under economic development initiative, $20M available, HUD says, 83:A17 (5/4/09); EPA awarding $111.9M in grants to 252 applicants for new and ongoing cleanup and land-revitalization projects, 88:A13 (5/11/09) Natl. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences offering stimulus funding to train workers to clean up sites, 71:A25 (4/16/09) Construction projects, Army Corps revises notification requirements for discharges of material into upland ditches, 74:A20 (4/21/09) Corporate water tax, lawmakers consider to help create water trust fund, 75:G8 (4/22/09) Drought in Cal, House Natural Resources Comm. discusses needs of wildlife, farmers, industry, and urban dwellers, 60:A34 (4/1/09) Environmental justice considerations, Interior Dep't reaffirms commitment, Deputy Sec'y Hayes says, 101:A19 (5/29/09) Fuels, alternative
See G-8
See CLIMATE CHANGE
Invasive species management projects, more than $38M of stimulus funds to be used, Agriculture Sec'y Vilsack says, 94:A12 (5/19/09) Land conservation, Va. temporarily reduces tax credit, 81:H1 (4/30/09); tax dep't says credit reduction balanced by longer carryover, 87:H1 (5/8/09) Law of the Seas, participants in Senate Foreign Relations Comm. roundtable urge U.S. to ratify, 85:A30 (5/6/09) Mining
See MINING
Performance Track program canceled as EPA review of voluntary programs continues, 91:A24 (5/14/09) Pesticides
See PESTICIDES
See NUCLEAR WASTE
Superfund sites
See SUPERFUND
Water-efficient products, acting assistant administrator for water in EPA defends merits of WaterSense, agency's labeling program, but says more needs to be done to ensure future water needs met, 60:A12 (4/1/09) Weather mitigation research, federal funding Wilderness lands expansion in northern Rocky Mountain region
FY2010 budget, water programs dominate proposal, funds sought for land, air, and climate change, 87:B13 (5/8/09); Boxer (D-Cal) says proposal would reduce number of superfund cleanups, 90:A14 (5/13/09)
Guidelines on conducting agency business in open and transparent manner, Adm'r Jackson sends memo to employees, 77:A16 (4/24/09) Peer review selection process compares favorably to that used by other science-based organizations, but stronger measures needed to define impartiality and address conflicts of interest, OIG report, 82:A9 (5/1/09) Personnel
Administration and resources management assistant administrator, Obama to nominate Hooks, 90:A24 (5/13/09)
Air and radiation assistant administrator, experience in establishment of RGGI in Northeast cited as key qualification for McCarthy, 62:A19 (4/3/09); Senate Environment and Public Works Comm. schedules vote, 75:A14 (4/22/09); committee approves nomination, GOP threatens to block floor vote, 77:A3 (4/24/09); Barrasso (R-Wyo) puts hold on nomination, seeks answers on scope of climate regulation, 82:A5 (5/1/09); Senate schedules June 2 vote on nomination, 98:A9 (5/26/09) Deputy administrator, Obama to nominate Perciasepe, 95:A33 (5/20/09) Enforcement and compliance assurance assistant administrator, Giles faces few questions at Senate Environment and Public Works Comm. hearing, 80:A11 (4/29/09); committee approves nomination, 87:A6 (5/8/09); Senate confirms nomination, 100:A21 (5/28/09) General counsel, Obama to nominate Fulton, 95:A33 (5/20/09) International affairs assistant administrator, DePass faces few questions at Senate Environment and Public Works Comm. hearing, 80:A11 (4/29/09); committee approves nomination, 87:A6 (5/8/09); Senate confirms nomination, 100:A21 (5/28/09) Prevention, pesticides, and toxic substances assistant administrator, Obama to nominate Owens, 62:A22 (4/3/09); Owens testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Comm., 90:A25 (5/13/09) Research and development assistant administrator, Obama nominates Anastas, 98:A20 (5/26/09) Solid waste and emergency response assistant administrator, Obama to nominate Stanislaus, 60:A36 (4/1/09); Stanislaus faces few questions at Senate Environment and Public Works Comm. hearing, 80:A11 (4/29/09); committee approves nomination, 87:A6 (5/8/09); Senate confirms nomination, 100:A21 (5/28/09) Water assistant administrator, Obama to nominate Silva, 63:A23 (4/6/09); Silva testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Comm., 90:A25 (5/13/09)
Disability benefits, Great-West Life & Annuity employees can continue their claim that company violated ERISA when it stopped providing medical coverage for employees on disability leave (8th Cir.), 69:A7 (4/14/09)
Health insurance, Simpson Paper retirees have standing to pursue claim that company violated ERISA by terminating benefits (9th Cir.), 97:EE15 (5/22/09) Pensions
Benefit accrual formula, Hilton Hotels violated ERISA by failing to comply in calculating participants' benefits (D.D.C.), 94:A13 (5/19/09)
Breaches of fiduciary duties
Merrill Lynch and firm's employees who invested in Merrill stock, $75M settlement receives preliminary approval (S.D.N.Y.), 65:A2 (4/8/09)
NovaStar Financial former employee alleges company breached duties by offering NovaStar stock as investment option during time company involved with subprime mortgages, class certified (W.D. Mo.), 65:A3 (4/8/09) TRW Automotive parts manufacturer did not illegally interfere with employees' right to benefits when it closed underutilized facility (6th Cir.), 60:A4 (4/1/09) Downsizing employers, PBGC developing regulatory proposal under ERISA §4062(e) on liability, 92:EE10 (5/15/09)
See also GIFT TAX; TRUSTS
Annuities, valuation rules
See INSURANCE
Marital deduction calculation, government denied summary judgment, stock valuation key (D. Neb.), 97:K2 (5/22/09); decision text, 97:TaxCore (5/22/09) Ponzi scheme investments, questions remain on distributions, IRS official tells ABA forum, 92:G4 (5/15/09) Reform, Obama plan to modify tax rules may set up battle with small businesses, 92:GG1 (5/15/09) Relief Will's tax provision not applicable to witness beneficiary (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 87:K1 (5/8/09); decision text, 87:TaxCore (5/8/09)
Retained corporate profits, OECD advises Estonia to reconsider policy of not taxing undistributed profits, 77:I1 (4/24/09)
See also specific member nations
Accounting
Chemical industry safety standard, IFRIC declines to develop guidance on REACH scheme's compliance costs, 87:I2 (5/8/09)
Commitment to IFRS, EU member states wrestle with use of international standards, retreat to EU accounting regime, 99:I1 (5/27/09) Fair-market value, EU finance ministers want IASB to adopt recent FASB mark-to-market rule changes, 63:I3 (4/6/09); tension between EU and IASB flares with rejection of immediate changes after FASB revisions, 79:I4 (4/28/09); finance ministers delay response until June meeting, 85:I4 (5/6/09); pressure on IASB continues, 88:I1 (5/11/09) IASCF monitoring board, EC to consult European Parliament on trustee selection, Comm'r McCreevy says, 61:I3 (4/2/09); EU funds 3 standards groups, requires report on IFRS roadmaps, 88:I1 (5/11/09)
Airport slots, EU rules that require airlines flying in and out of the 27 member states to relinquish if they are not used to be suspended until end of Aug., 87:A8 (5/8/09)
Cooperation agreements between U.S. and EU airlines, antitrust regulator launches 2 separate competition investigations, 74:A4 (4/21/09) Antidumping
Continuing Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (Byrd Amendment), EU to reduce amount of retaliatory duties applied to U.S. imports stemming from WTO dispute, 74:A2 (4/21/09); EU reduces by half U.S. imports targeted for duties, 82:A1 (5/1/09)
Zeroing use by U.S.
Air transportation, EU regulator launches 2 separate competition investigations into current and future cooperation agreements between U.S. and EU airlines, 74:A4 (4/21/09)
Banking, antitrust regulator raises doubts about $22B paid by Dutch government when it nationalized Dutch operations of Fortis Bank and its subsidiary ABN AMRO, 66:EE3 (4/9/09) Central processing units that drive computers, antitrust regulator to impose record fine against Intel for allegedly abusing its dominant position in European market, 89:A2 (5/12/09); Intel fined about $1.45B, 91:A10 (5/14/09) Credit cards, regulator drops case after MasterCard agrees to significantly reduce various fees charged to banks and retailers, case against Visa continues, 61:A4 (4/2/09); regulator issues competition complaint against Visa Europe, 64:A7 (4/7/09) Modifications to EC Treaty rules on restrictive business practices under Article 81 and abuse of dominant market positions under Article 82 contributed to stronger enforcement, EC says, 82:A5 (5/1/09) Motor vehicles, Italian officials warn that Fiat's plan to merge with Chrysler could mean that Fiat's possible acquisition of GM's European subsidiary or GM's Opel could present antitrust risks, 84:A4 (5/5/09) Online music distribution, leading musical collection societies signal willingness to agree to pan European licensing system, EC says, 100:A5 (5/28/09) Pharmacy ownership confined to licensed pharmacists, Italian and German laws upheld (ECJ), 95:A3 (5/20/09) Software trade group joins EC challenge to way Microsoft packages Internet Explorer with Windows operating system, 71:A8 (4/16/09); EU gives Microsoft 3-week extension to answer charges, Ass'n for Competitive Technologies may intervene on Microsoft's behalf, 74:A4 (4/21/09); EU expects decision by Nov. on sanctions in Microsoft browser case, 99:A9 (5/27/09) Banking
Cross-border banking, EPA approves plan to tighten supervision, 86:EE5 (5/7/09)
IMF urges European governments to be more proactive in financial sector to speed recovery, 90:EE4 (5/13/09) Regulation
Basel Comm. on Banking Supervision efforts to improve may be undermined by continuous lax regulatory oversight of other financial sectors, Chrm. Wellink warns, 60:EE23 (4/1/09)
EC to outline plan for new council to monitor banking and financial services, 98:EE4 (5/26/09); EC outlines plan to revamp financial services supervision, 100:EE2 (5/28/09) EU efforts to move forward with 2-tiered plan delayed as some member countries say it is too ambitious and others say it is not ambitious enough, 64:EE2 (4/7/09) Stress tests to be conducted amid member state questions about utility, 91:EE6 (5/14/09) Benchmark interest rate cut by quarter point to 1.25 percent, ECB announces, 62:EE3 (4/3/09) Biotechnology, Germany joins list of EU countries banning legally approved MON810 corn seed, 70:A3 (4/15/09) Budget deficits, France, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and UK given decree finding them in violation of Stability and Growth Pact, 64:EE3 (4/7/09) Canada and EU launch negotiations on free trade agreement, including free movement of workers, 79:A7 (4/28/09) Chemical regulatory framework REACH
China Chamber of Commerce helps more than 500 Chinese chemical makers and exporters preregister 560 chemicals in EU, 69:A10 (4/14/09)
Compliance, industry representatives share methods with Green Chemistry and Commerce Council, and Design for Environment, 88:A7 (5/11/09) Enforcement agencies in member states coordinate program to verify that importers and manufacturers of chemical substances in compliance with REACH, 85:A31 (5/6/09) Nanomaterials, EP Environment Comm. calls for management within clear regulatory framework, saying REACH should be amended, 61:A5 (4/2/09); EP says EU should take precautionary approach, and should review how substances covered by REACH, 78:A2 (4/27/09); EU to reconsider ways REACH applies to regulation of nanomaterials, official says, 101:A7 (5/29/09) Phased-out or restricted substances, ECHA to formally submit to EC list of 7, 101:A3 (5/29/09) Registration of chemical substances, ECHA very worried about slow progress companies have made, 100:A12 (5/28/09) Safety standard, IFRIC declines to develop guidance on REACH scheme's compliance costs, 87:I2 (5/8/09) Software that manufacturers can use to check completeness and technical accuracy of registration dossiers and notifications they submit to be released by European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), 62:A31 (4/3/09) Trade unions call for expansion of list of substances subject to restrictions, 60:A9 (4/1/09) Worldwide regulation of chemicals can be based on REACH, EU officials say, 101:A5 (5/29/09)
Adapting to effects of global warming, EC publishes action plan, 61:A11 (4/2/09)
Carbon sequestration and wind energy projects, EP supports EC proposals to spend about $2.1B, 87:A9 (5/8/09) Emission Trading System, EC publishes spreadsheet showing unconfirmed emissions data from 2008 for about 85 percent of covered industrial and power-generating plants, 61:A12 (4/2/09); EU publishes procedures for airlines, 82:A6 (5/1/09); emissions from participating facilities drop 3 percent in 2008, EC says, 93:A5 (5/18/09) Energy taxation directive, EC to propose adding CO2 element, 60:I4 (4/1/09); EC official warns border-adjustment taxes on carbon would lead to trade retaliation, 87:I1 (5/8/09) U.S. House Energy and Commerce Comm. bill praised by EU Environment Comm'r Dimas, 61:A22 (4/2/09) Economic contraction expected to measure 4 percent of gross domestic product in 2009, EC reports, 84:EE4 (5/5/09); first quarter GDP falls by 2.5 percent, Eurostat report, 93:EE8 (5/18/09) Economic Sentiment Indicator, April, EC report, 81:EE3 (4/30/09); May, 101:EE3 (5/29/09) Economic stimulus
Bank bailouts
Bayern LB of Germany to be subject to in-depth inquiry concerning $40B government bailout it received, EC announces, 90:EE6 (5/13/09)
Commerzbank, EC approves German government plan to give further rescue aid, 87:EE7 (5/8/09) Economic integration of EU not threatened by bailouts, EC says, 76:EE2 (4/23/09) Hypo Bank in Germany, which is targeted for nationalization, EC launches illegal state aid inquiry, 87:EE7 (5/8/09); EC approves German plan for nationalization of Hypo Real Estate Holding, 93:EE6 (5/18/09) Member states authorize $4T, 67:EE7 (4/10/09) Northern Rock bank, EC launches state aid inquiry into British government rescue plan, 87:EE7 (5/8/09) Renewals, EC faces controversial decisions on which ones should be approved, 97:EE3 (5/22/09) WestLB bank of Germany, which has received $30B in guarantees, forced by EC to halve its assets and restricted to core activities, 90:EE6 (5/13/09) Mortgage-backed securities, EC approves UK plan to reinvigorate market and help housing market by offering $72.5B in guarantees to banks providing loans to homeowners, 75:EE2 (4/22/09) Noneuro zone member states, EU formally agrees to double bailout fund, 94:EE6 (5/19/09) Romania, EC proposes rescue plan totaling $6.4B, with reform package, 75:EE4 (4/22/09) UK banking recapitalization and credit guarantee scheme, EU competition authority gives approval for extension, 71:EE5 (4/16/09)
Consumer protection, EC launches online guide to inform consumers about their rights in effort to boost confidence in online shopping across European borders, 85:A3 (5/6/09)
eBay Europe's right to terminate, without warning, accounts of company it suspected of trying to get around user agreement upheld by France's highest court of appeals, 101:A6 (5/29/09) Energy
Carbon sequestration and wind energy projects, EP supports EC proposals to spend about $2.1B, 87:A9 (5/8/09); EC calls for proposals relating to financial support for 18 specific projects, 94:A16 (5/19/09)
Efficiency labeling of appliances, eco-design regulatory committee votes to overhaul, and to phase in tighter consumption standards, 62:A4 (4/3/09) Natural gas
Lack of unity among member states on forging comprehensive plan to reduce dependency on Russian exports surfaces in advance of summit with Russia, 95:A8 (5/20/09)
Nabucco Pipeline that will allow imports from Central Asia without having to pass through Russia, EU signs series of agreements, but faces opposition from Turkey and supplier anxiety, 89:A3 (5/12/09) Taxation, EC to propose adding CO2 element to directive, 60:I4 (4/1/09); EC official warns border-adjustment taxes on carbon would lead to trade retaliation, 87:I1 (5/8/09) Euro zone
Inflation, March, Eurostat report, 60:EE12 (4/1/09); April estimate, 82:EE9 (5/1/09)
Trade surplus, March, Eurostat report, 94:EE7 (5/19/09) Government operations, EC to formally refute charges that its international trade division has instituted policy restricting public access to Commission documents in violation of European law, 101:A22 (5/29/09) Health insurance paid in another state, deductions should not be restricted, ECJ rules, 78:I4 (4/27/09) Hedge funds and private equity groups, EC to propose world's first set of regulations, 80:EE2 (4/29/09); EC proposes bill, 81:EE3 (4/30/09) High-tech products, U.S. accuses EU of undermining WTO IT agreement through its restrictive interpretation of accord, that has resulted in imposition of tariffs, 90:A5 (5/13/09) Intellectual property
Copyright royalties, EP votes in favor of controversial legislative proposal to extend term from 50 years to 70 years, 77:A2 (4/24/09)
Google digital library, member states call for EC to investigate plans because of copyright infringement concerns, 101:A7 (5/29/09) Illegal downloading of copyrighted material on Internet, EC has no plans to launch legal proceedings against France based on approval of 3-strikes-and-you-are-out law, 91:A9 (5/14/09) Pirate Bay website administrators sentenced by Swedish court to jail terms for providing links to illegal files, chairman of Intl. Federation of Phonographic Industry praises decision, 73:A5 (4/20/09) Interest rate trimmed to 1.0 percent, ECB says it will buy bonds to help banks, 87:EE8 (5/8/09) Lobbying, EC and EP agree to set up joint, voluntary register and code of conduct, 77:A3 (4/24/09) Motor vehicles
Fuel-efficient cars, European Investment Bank approves more than $1B in loans for production, 67:EE8 (4/10/09)
GM subsidiary Opel, EC warns German, British, and Italian governments against setting conditions on any plan that involved takeover and restructuring, 90:EE5 (5/13/09); EC to hold emergency meeting as tensions rise over Opel sale, 100:EE5 (5/28/09); negotiations on Opel's future fail after GM demands additional 300 million euros, 101:AA2 (5/29/09)
Behavioral ad technology, EC launches legal action against UK for alleged failure to abide by EU laws regarding consumer privacy rights, 70:A2 (4/15/09)
Data protection directive should be updated to give European authorities greater enforcement powers and to hold companies and agencies more accountable for safeguarding personal data, RAND Europe report, 90:A17 (5/13/09) Intrusive technologies pose undeniable risk to privacy of Europeans, EU official says reform of data protection rule overdue, 71:A21 (4/16/09) Online tracking and targeting, EC warns companies to develop principles of acceptable behavior or regulators will take action, 60:A25 (4/1/09) Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies, EC releases guidelines on privacy protection rules, 92:A3 (5/15/09) Russian biannual summit, EU to challenge initiatives as protectionist trade measures, 96:A10 (5/21/09); EU fails to resolve outstanding trade issues with Russia concerning WTO accession, 99:A8 (5/27/09) Satellite-based navigation program Galileo, USTR seeks comments on U.S. equipment industry's access, 71:A6 (4/16/09) Securities
Credit rating agencies, EP expected to approve compromise agreement to establish regulatory regime, 73:EE2 (4/20/09); EP gives formal approval to world's first set of stringent oversight rules, 77:EE6 (4/24/09); code of conduct still not compliant in areas of conflict-of-interest and transparency principles, regulators say, 99:EE5 (5/27/09)
Market Abuse Directive, EC launches review, focusing on insider trading, market manipulation, and legal framework for intermediated securities, 74:EE3 (4/21/09) Mutual fund regulation to be strengthened after Madoff scandal exposes problems, 101:EE5 (5/29/09) Tax havens
Hedge fund rule stipulates compliance with OECD tax model, 84:I3 (5/5/09)
Information exchange, European Parliament urges member states to adopt pacts, 78:I1 (4/27/09); Tax Comm'r Kovacs says EC to propose new TIEAs between EU, 5 European nations, 80:I2 (4/29/09) OECD gray list, tensions erupt at ECOFIN over inclusion of European countries, 85:I4 (5/6/09) Sanctions needed for noncooperative countries, Tax Comm'r Kovacs suggests principles, 80:I1 (4/29/09)
Mobile phone termination rate fees, EC recommends plan to dramatically lower, 87:A3 (5/8/09)
Regulatory regime overhaul, member states support compromise proposal with EP that resolves lingering dispute over online privacy, 81:A5 (4/30/09); EP derails approval of new regulatory regime, 86:A2 (5/7/09) Toxic substances, EU bans imports of products that contain biocide dimethylfumarate, 85:A10 (5/6/09) Trade policy review of EU released by WTO, 64:A3 (4/7/09) Trans-Atlantic Economic Council, U.S. and EU plan to hold ministerial-level talks aimed at promoting greater trade and investment, 75:A9 (4/22/09); talks will not be held until fall at the earliest, U.S. and European sources say, 84:A1 (5/5/09); senior U.S. and EU officials tentatively agree to seek input for first time from labor movement, 88:A2 (5/11/09) Turkish membership in EU, Obama support criticized by some EU member states, 64:EE4 (4/7/09) Unemployment rate March, Eurostat report, 82:EE9 (5/1/09) Value-added tax, EU finance ministers approve reduced rates for labor-intensive services, 85:I4 (5/6/09) Water pollution, EP supports EC proposal that will require EU countries to criminalize serious discharges from ships, 85:A2 (5/6/09)
Airline taxes
See TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Gasoline tax
See FUEL TAXES
Carried interest
See HEDGE FUNDS
Deduction link to average employee pay Exempt entities, furor over AIG bonuses has spread, EO Dir. Lerner says, 64:G3 (4/7/09) GlobeTel former CFO sentenced to prison for failing to report stock compensation paid corporate officers (S.D. Fla.), 88:K7 (5/11/09) Hospital officials
See HOSPITALS
Reasonable compensation, 10 things you need to know, Viewpoint, 68:J1 (4/13/09) Recession triggers changes in severance and executive pay, ABA tax section panel, 90:G4 (5/13/09) Shareholders' say on pay
See STOCK OPTIONS
TARP recipients
ARRA tax provisions specific to financial sector, Viewpoint, 64:J1 (4/7/09)
Bank of America's disclosures to shareholders on bonuses to be paid to Merrill Lynch executives, SEC to review, 70:EE5 (4/15/09) Bonus recovery Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac retention bonuses of $210M defended by FHFA Dir. Lockhart, but Grassley (R-Iowa) remains unconvinced, 63:EE8 (4/6/09) Goldman Sachs Group did not pay bonuses in 2008, CEO Blankfein calls for basic compensation standards, 65:G3 (4/8/09)
Missing White House e-mails, Office of Administration not covered by FOIA (D.C. Cir.), 95:A21 (5/20/09)
National Security Staff to come under direction of national security adviser and will support all White House policymaking activities related to international, transnational, and homeland security matters, Obama says, 99:A11 (5/27/09) Personnel
Chief performance officer, Obama names Zients, 74:A22 (4/21/09)
Chief technology officer, Obama names Chopra, 74:A22 (4/21/09) Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Obama names members during remarks to Natl. Academy of Sciences, 79:A23 (4/28/09) OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Obama nominates Sunstein to be administrator, 74:A14 (4/21/09); Senate Comm. on Homeland Security and Government Affairs schedules hearing on nomination, 86:A14 (5/7/09); Sunstein pledges to follow pragmatic and empirical approach to regulation, 90:A11 (5/13/09); panel approves nomination, 96:A3 (5/21/09)
Accounting
Mergers and acquisitions, FASB issues new accounting standard, 98:G5 (5/26/09)
Uncertainty in income taxes
See ACCOUNTING
Applications
Cal. process, FTB publishes rule amendments, 80:H2 (4/29/09)
Increase, but funding down, EO Dir. Lerner says, 64:G3 (4/7/09); text of Lerner's remarks, 65:TaxCore (4/8/09); text of prepared remarks, 65:TaxCore (4/8/09) Charitable donations
IRS may not appeal right of EO exam director to start inquiries, 65:G4 (4/8/09); IRS working on solution, ABA tax section told, 88:G11 (5/11/09)
Property rented out by church not tax exempt (Ky.), 97:K1 (5/22/09); decision text, 97:TaxCore (5/22/09) Compliance
Additional steps urged to identify, rein in nonlife, TIGTA report, 69:G1 (4/14/09)
IRS projects, practitioner questions addressed at ABA forum, 89:G10 (5/12/09) Political activities ban
See Political activities, this heading
Fast-track settlement program off to slow start, IRS officials say, 66:G4 (4/9/09) Form 990 redesign
Checklist for filers posted on IRS Web site, 78:G7 (4/27/09)
Executive compensation, IRS offers tips on reporting, 83:G10 (5/4/09) Filing deadline near, practitioners say uncertainties on key issues remain, 91:G2 (5/14/09) Hospitals required to report compensation paid by related entities, Schedule J reporting different, 77:G3 (4/24/09) IRS provides Web site for comments, 67:G6 (4/10/09) Small groups reminded to file e-postcards by May 15, 86:G7 (5/7/09); IRS news release, 86:TaxCore (5/7/09) Health care facilities
See HOSPITALS
See HEALTH CARE
Political activities
Cincinnati NAACP reported to IRS for alleged intervention in election, 95:G4 (5/20/09)
Liberty Univ. probe sought, funding and recognition of student Dem Party Club withdrawn, 100:G5 (5/28/09); letter from Am. United for the Separation of Church and State, 100:TaxCore (5/28/09) Religious groups challenge IRS restrictions, 64:K2 (4/7/09); complaint of Christian Coalition of Fla. Inc. (M.D. Fla.), 64:TaxCore (4/7/09); complaint of Catholic Answers Inc. (S.D. Cal.), 64:TaxCore (4/7/09); cases discussed at Georgetown Univ. Law Center conference, 65:G4 (4/8/09) Tex. gubernatorial race, pastor conferences where politicians spoke did not violate political activity ban, IRS rules, 93:G6 (5/18/09); IRS letter to Niemoller Found., 93:TaxCore (5/18/09); Texas Freedom Network complaint against Niemoller Found., 93:TaxCore (5/18/09) 2004 elections, IRS overstated exams with violations, TIGTA says, 94:G3 (5/19/09) 2008 elections, delay continues for IRS report, 88:G11 (5/11/09) Web site links can put affiliated §501(c)(3) exempt status at risk, IRS senior official discusses TAM, practitioners seek additional guidance, legislation, 67:G4 (4/10/09)
Due diligence, measuring losses, NYSBA outlines guidance still needed, 88:G4 (5/11/09); NYSBA tax section letter, 88:TaxCore (5/11/09)
Madoff investments, observers say N.Y. lawsuit against Merkin suggests attorneys general may tread lightly on defrauded charities (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), BNA Analysis & Perspective, 88:J1 (5/11/09) Subversive groups, IRS asked to explain disappearance of IRM provision, 86:G5 (5/7/09); Caplin & Drysdale FOIA request, 86:TaxCore (5/7/09) Supporting organizations, payouts, IRS official expects release of PPA rules by June 30, 66:G3 (4/9/09); §4943 issues may be issued as separate piece, ABA tax section told, 88:G11 (5/11/09) Terminations and mergers, IRS advises using Form 990s to report, 95:G1 (5/20/09); IRS fact sheet (Pub. 4779), 95:TaxCore (5/20/09) Universities
See CREDIT UNIONS
IRS ruling summaries released, 63:K1 (4/6/09); 78:K2 (4/27/09); 88:K3 (5/11/09); 93:K1 (5/18/09)
Nonprofit groups
Companies
Filing Form 8854, IRS advises individuals to file 2007 form until new form available, 70:G3 (4/15/09); 2008 Form 8854 available on IRS Web site, 92:G6 (5/15/09) Form W-8CE, waiver of treaty benefits, IRS seeks public comment, 66:G5 (4/9/09) IRS issues list of expatriates for 1st quarter, 81:G7 (4/30/09); text, 81:TaxCore (4/30/09)
Rigid and outdated rules causing U.S. companies to lose major sales and ongoing business to global competitors, American Chamber of Commerce in China says, 92:A4 (5/15/09)
Satellite industry makes its case before Congress for reforming system of controlling exports of satellite-related goods and technology, 62:A10 (4/3/09)
Medium-term export credit program, Senate Banking Chrm. Dodd (D-Conn) expresses concerns at confirmation hearing for Hochberg to be bank president, 80:A10 (4/29/09)
Oil and gas
Brazil's national oil company Petrobras, Bank establishes preliminary commitment of $2B in financing, 87:A11 (5/8/09)
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