Bill Would Limit IRS's Reach in Virgin Islands
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A tax provision making its way through the House of Representatives would close down IRS audits on hundreds of wealthy Americans who live part of the year in the U.S. Virgin Islands and avoid the higher income taxes paid by mainlanders.
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The House is scheduled to take up legislation this week aimed at putting new curbs on no-bid contracts and cost overruns, the first of several congressional initiatives seeking to place new limits on government contractors.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- For the second year in a row, the General Assembly is approaching adjournment with lawmakers trying to hammer out a deal on legislation limiting government's power to seize private property by invoking eminent domain.
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A state program to help homeowners with hurricane damage will run out of money by year's end unless Congress steps in to fill the gap, an official said Tuesday.
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The day before a preliminary Senate vote to extend a soon-to-expire prohibition on Internet access taxes, Commerce and Treasury chiefs urge something more lasting.
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Legislators are trying to attach tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers
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Foreigners could have a harder time  seeking asylum in the United States and illegal immigrants  would be barred from getting drivers licenses under a bill  approved on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 19  - The House of Representatives on Friday approved a ban on taxing Internet access and online sales, which US President George W. Bush is expected to sign, a sponsor of the bill said.
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Government payouts to the wealthiest farmers would be blocked in a House committee's version of a wide-ranging, five-year farm bill.
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By Conor Reilly, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb. 3--RICHMOND -- A bill targeting local government's power of eminent domain passed a House subcommittee Friday.   House Joint Resolution 723, sponsored by Dels.
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By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jan. 31--GEORGETOWN -- A new cap on property values could make funding future capital projects in Georgetown County more difficult by limiting tax revenue, officials said.
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An initiative to farm out tax collection to private agencies survived a challenge Thursday from House lawmakers who said the program was improper and should be eliminated.
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Congress wanted to help survivors. But IRS rules could get in the way.
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In a vote aimed at limiting the power of local officials to take or restrict the use of private land, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to expedite property rights claims in federal courts.
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House of Representatives approval means most American consumers will continue seeing tax-free Internet connection bills. President Bush is expected to sign off before current law expires this week.
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The Internal Revenue Service has $1.6 million to return to 2,358 Washington taxpayers, but don&#39;t expect a refund anytime soon because the checks aren&#39;t in the mail.
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Being charitable is a good way to get into the holiday spirit. But the Internal Revenue Service is concerned that a lot of taxpayers sidestep the spirit of the law by going overboard on how they deduct contributions.