"Fiscal cliff" creates waiting game for payrolls firms

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - At payroll processing businesses across the United States, the "fiscal cliff" stalemate in Washington means uncertainty over tax-withholding tables just days before the start of 2013.The U.S. Internal Revenue Service still has not issued the tables for next year that show how much money employers should hold back from workers' paychecks to cover federal income taxes.Payroll...

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Future of state estate taxes hangs on U.S. "fiscal cliff"

Not necessarily for some state governments that could begin collecting more in estate taxes on wealth left to heirs if the United States goes over the "cliff," allowing sharp tax increases and federal spending cuts to take effect in January.In an example of federal and state tax law interaction that gets little notice on Capitol Hill, 30 states next year could collect $3 billion more in estate taxes...

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Exclusive: Profits up, but Britain gets less tax from big firms

LONDON (Reuters) - Big companies in Britain now pay less tax than they did 12 years ago despite a big jump in profitability, a Reuters analysis of official data shows. Tax campaigners say the trend is the clearest signal yet that tax avoidance has blossomed under a more business-friendly strategy at the UK tax authority Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Large companies' payments of corporation...

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Rejected French tax measures worth 300-500 million euros: finance minister

PARIS (Reuters) - The French Constitutional Council's rejection on Saturday of a 75 percent upper income tax rate and other minor measures in the 2013 budget will affect some 300-500 million euros worth of tax revenues, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said."The rejected measures represent 300 to 500 million euros. Our deficit-cutting path will not be affected," Moscovici told BFM television.He...

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AP Sources: 'Fiscal cliff' deal emerging

WASHINGTON (AP) — Working with Congress against a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was in sight but not yet finalized. The emerging deal would raise tax rates on family income over $450,000 and individual income over $400,000 a year, increase the estate tax rate and extend unemployment benefits for one year."There are still issues left...

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Despite deal, taxes to rise for most Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) -- While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth...

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Computer & Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing in the UK Industry Market Research Report Now Updated by IBISWorld

The Computer & Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing industry is very competitive due to falling prices and low profit margins, and as a result, manufacturing has tended to shift to countries that have access to low-cost labour and deep and efficient supply chains. Industry revenue is expected to continue to fall over the next five years to 2017-18, but at a much lesser rate than it did in the previous...

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Hives Treatment for Men and Women Released Online by OxyHives

Hives treatment by OxyHives is now released online for men and women at OxyHives.com This all-natural and homeopathic relief formula is designed to takeaway the itching, burning and redness that happens when someone suffers a hives breakout.Houston, Texas (PRWEB) January 04, 2013Millions of men and women suffer from the condition known as hives. A new relief solution has been launched online to provide...

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Dr. Energy Saver Supports Long Island Green Homes’ 15% Off Coupon at All Modell’s Stores

Dr. Energy Saver® Long Island is participating in a fundraiser for the Long Island Green Homes’ initiative.Middle Island, NY (PRWEB) January 04, 2013Dr. Energy Saver® Long Island is proud to support Long Island Green Homes’ initiative promoting green home improvements. The fundraiser includes a 15% holiday season discount to Modell’s Sporting Goods, valid through January 3rd, 2013.Dr. Energy Saver...

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Remanufactured Ford Aerostar Engines Now Sold Online at RemanufactuedEnginesforSale.com

Remanufactured Ford Aerostar engines are now sold online at the RemanufacturedEnginesforSale.com website. This new engine addition is offered in a 4.0 configuration and is now sold to buyers that require replacement motors for Ford vehicles.Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) January 04, 2013The RemanufacturedEnginesforSale.com company is now selling the 4.0 edition of the Aerostar engine by Ford. This V6...

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Samuel M. Murray’s ‘Samuel’ is an Autobiographical Look at Picking Oneself up by One’s Bootstraps

ST. ALBANS, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 04, 2013The story of men and women building themselves up from nothing to success is an integral part of the American Dream. In his autobiography“Samuel: In Search of the American Dream” (published by iUniverse) Dr. Samuel M. Murray, P.D., Ed.D., recounts for readers his story of rising from abject poverty to his current success.“I wanted to write this book to leave...

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Laclede to double customers in $1 billion deal with Energy Transfer

 Natural gas distributor Laclede Group Inc is buying two utilities from Energy Transfer Equity LP for $1 billion, doubling its customer numbers and boosting its exposure to more stable state-regulated income.More than 91 percent of Laclede's earnings will come from rate-regulated business after the acquisition of Missouri Gas Energy and New England Gas Co, owned by Energy Transfer's affiliate,...

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Sun Life sells U.S. annuity business, shares drop

 Sun Life Financial Inc will sell its U.S. annuity business for $1.35 billion to a firm connected to Guggenheim Partners in a deal that should reduce the exposure of the insurer's earnings to market swings and boost its cash levels.While the deal could bring long-term benefits to Sun Life, whose earnings have been derailed by wild market swings during recent years, investors pulled the company's...

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FactSet forecasts second-quarter results largely below estimates, shares fall

 FactSet Research Systems Inc reported lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue, and the financial information provider forecast current-quarter results largely below estimates as banks and brokerages cut costs.FactSet shares fell 5 percent before the bell on Tuesday.The company, which provides data to portfolio managers, research analysts and investment bankers, forecast second-quarter earnings...

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Jefferies results beat estimates on higher fixed-income revenue

Jefferies Group Inc reported a higher-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit as the investment bank benefited from higher earnings from its fixed-income unit, and said its business expansion in Asia has started delivering.The midsized investment bank has been expanding in China and India and recently poached bankers from the Royal Bank of Scotland to expand its business in China.Jefferies said it...

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Oracle 2Q earnings rise 18 pct as tech spending up

 Oracle says its latest quarterly earnings rose 18 percent as companies splurged on more software and other technology toward the end of the year.The results announced Tuesday are an improvement from Oracle's previous quarter, when the company's revenue dipped slightly from a year earlier.The latest quarter spanned September through November. That makes Oracle the first technology bellwether...

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Cannabis Chewing Gum from Medical Marijuana Inc. Coming Soon, Says UnitedPatientsGroup.com

CBD-based chewing gum, the latest development of the medical marijuana industry produced by Medical Marijuana Inc. and CanChew Bio-technologies, will hit the shelves of health food markets in the near future, says UnitedPatientsGroup.com.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 22, 2012Cannabis chewing gum may sound like a fairy tale product from the future, but patients can expect it to be a reality soon....

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Tees For Your Head Announces Exclusive Reissue of Geeky Astronomy T-Shirts Created for South Pole Telescope Team Members

Online retailer Tees For Your Head offers a line of tees for geeks in the arts and sciences, and now they've added an exclusive set of South Pole Telescope tees. Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) December 22, 2012 Imagine working in unusually dry, cold conditions, two miles above sea level, where night and day don't follow the rules: winters are never light and summers are never dark. Welcome to the South...

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Mail Box Stores Announces the Opening of 1 Stop Mailbox Shop in Brandenton, FL, DRSS Reports

1 Stop Mailbox Shop is a full service mailbox store recently opened for business in Brandenton, FL offering 25 shipping, business, and postal services along with a range of office, packing, and shipping merchandise.Brandenton, FL (PRWEB) December 22, 20121 Stop mailbox Shop is a new full-service mailbox store recently opened by local entrepreneur, Joy Grimes. It is located at 4456 Cortez Road West,...

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LED Tube [ZT-T1009-20014A] is Introduced by Zhongtian Lighting

Zhongtian Lighting, a leading LED light manufacturer in China, launched 10W T10 LED tube light [ZT-T1009-20014A] with CE and RoHS certificates. It can be used to replace the 25W traditional fluorescent lamp.(PRWEB) December 22, 2012Zhongtian Lighting, a leading LED light manufacturer in China, launched 10W T10 LED tube light[ZT-T1009-20014A] with CE and RoHS certificates. It can be used to replace...

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