For such stock, no portion of the exclusion is treated as a tax preference item for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.
To be classified as having a preference for a particular form of alcohol, a subject had to report that he drank more than half of his alcohol in this form.
There was no indication that he was going to vote for us as a first-preference.
BBC: World Cup vote - FA's Alex Horne calls for Fifa changes
Not really, just evidence of the familiar problem of British skills shortages a problem so acute that many employers prefer to hire a worker who does not have English as a first language, in preference to a less-skilled native.
As a matter of both preference and necessity, then, Indian's banking system will become more linked with the world.
ECONOMIST: China��s banking system is not a good model for India
My preference as a shareholder is for there to be lots of bidders for my shares and shareholders willing to pay a premium for those shares.
FORBES: Delaware Court Poison Pill Ruling Bad For Shareholder Value
There is rational performance-related justification for this increase but the Court of Public Opinion may still adjudge the upward trend as a defiance of marketplace preference and ongoing scrutiny of executive pay.
FORBES: Wall Street's Prestige: The Less There Is to Go Around, the More Valuable It Gets
This was certainly a newsworthy item as the Bush administration had denied it had a preference on the matter and because it was the IMF which had endorsed the devaluation course.
FORBES: D.C. Chess Playing In 2001 Gave Us The Argentine Crisis In 2012
Corporate culture as a tool to build customer preference for your products?
As a result of the tax preference for munis, the federal government not only forgoes the revenue that it would otherwise be collecting from the interest income, but more importantly, it effectively subsidizes greater spending and debt by state and local government agencies.
FORBES: For the Sake of Tax Reform, The Muni Bond Exemption (and State Tax Deduction) Must Go
For if there is anything as English as fair play, it is a preference for messy compromise over radical change.
ECONOMIST: The Tories flirt with a growing English nationalism
Thus, it shouldn't come as a shock that despite their declared preference for small government, many in the tea party embrace big government when necessary.
Just as users seemed to be showing a preference for smaller tablets, Amazon is giving them a bigger one - so what does that say about where the market is heading?
His biography was 1980s pop-culture lore: A shining star at GM who developed the Pontiac GTO, DeLorean had a flamboyant lifestyle (chest-hair-displaying V-necks, gold chains, a preference for, as he put it, "women who are dramatically less educated than I") that clashed with Detroit's conservative culture.
The results of these studies have led researchers to believe that the monkeys have a preference for symmetry just as humans do.
Canada had a similar manufacturing tax preference for three decades but scrapped it as of this year in favor of a lower tax rate for all companies.
In other situations, the decision about how to reach a particular destination may depend on personal preference, such as the traveler who chooses to take the train to work instead of a car.
But Education Secretary Michael Gove has made no secret of his desire for a much-reduced national curriculum and his preference for a return to more traditional subjects such as history.
Think of the utility of a subway token in preference to cash, or (as in Monopoly), how much easier it is to move a game piece around a board than your physical self.
FORBES: Tokenization And The Collapse Of The Credit Card Payment Model
Now it is tempting to view her preference for a smaller Australia as emblematic of her troubled leadership.
He makes elaborate constructions from various materials - with a strong preference for wood - as much for the joy of making them, as to further any practical purpose.
Some analysts interpret the summit as another signal of Brazil's preference for a wider, rather than a deeper, Mercosur.
In China, there seems to be a preference for advanced versions of CDMA as the platform for third-generation implementation, so it may not be so bad for Unicom to hedge its bets by operating two different networks.
This offered only a 1% benefit over the long-term capital gain rate of 15%, and coupled with the fact that 7% of the gain was also treated as an AMT preference item, made Section 1202 a rather useless provision.
As the Boomers approach retirement, they are developing a strong preference for income-producing securities.
Options players have shown a stubborn preference for calls on BTU, as well.
Mr Suharto's preference has always been to achieve as credible a result as possible by minimising any challenge to Golkar before the vote takes place.
For example, one study by Westby and Dawson found that when teachers were asked to describe their favorite students, the personality traits cited correlated negatively with personality traits associated with creative students, such as being impulsive, emotional, individualistic, and having a preference to be alone when creating something new.
FORBES: Do We Value People Who "Think Different"? In Schools: Mostly Not.
Just a few genuinely dubious practices were uncovered, such as giving preference to children whose previous schools vouched for their good behaviour.
What's more, if there is a run-off, a carefully considered first preference carries the same weight as more tepid second or even third choices.
应用推荐