Giving gifts in the holiday season seems like a reasonable way to behave.
Vitrogonski's son Sacha(ph) is a medical student who says many medical school applicants pay thousands of dollars in bribes to pass their entrance exams and continue giving gifts to insure good grades.
Parker also asked his guests, many of them extremely wealthy entrepreneurs and celebrities, to donate to Save the Redwoods or the California League of Conservation Voters in lieu of giving gifts, according to a program.
There was a lot of coverage of local businesses giving out gifts in return for voting.
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And, when it comes to campaign contributions, they are the gifts that keep on giving.
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As for gifts, she suggests giving thoughtful acts and memorable experiences rather than material things.
Giving big gifts of debt forgiveness to a few people is not consistent with the purpose of the exemption.
The giving of gifts, often to gain favour with officials, is common during lunar new year, which begins next week.
Giving financial gifts to kids is socially acceptable, but it can get a little tricky when it comes to your peer group.
Boisseau, 42, is suing the chain, claiming it scapegoated her for actions approved by 7-Eleven's own supervisors and that it wrongfully accused her of giving improper gifts to employees.
Depending on the boss and the company, it was a day for taking assistant out to lunch, giving them gifts or just thanking them for all their hard work throughout the year.
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Also, insurance agents and Medicare Advantage and Part D brokers have more regulations against switching coverage plans and giving out marketing gifts.
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Giving employees expensive gifts or cash can result in income tax consequences to the employees since those items are reportable by the employees as income.
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With planning and extra thought, you can ensure that you are giving the best gifts this graduation season without feeling as if you are breaking the bank.
Many weddings tend to occur in India during autumn, and this normally involves the giving of gold as gifts.
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For people whose preferences we don't really know but for whom we still feel compelled to buy gifts, Mr. Waldfogel recommends giving cash or gift cards.
So, if giving weird, possibly inappropriate gifts is your thing, hop online before they're all gone on Cyber Monday.
Perhaps Sir Ian McKellen had the right idea by giving some of his free gifts away, and to someone who would appreciate a new gadget or gemstone.
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Behavioral economists (and women) highlight the social utility of gift-giving: When well chosen, gifts help create a bond between spouses or friends or even casual acquaintances.
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The investigators also said that accounting for the gifts, as well as the justification for giving them, was lacking or inconsistent, according to a statement released by Rep. Jeff Denham, R-California, chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, and Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, chairman of the Transportation Committee.
Crummey trusts are used in many circumstances, but are best suited for making gifts to minors especially when a parent is giving money to a young child who isn't ready to handle a large sum.
Currently, the tax code encourages gifts to charity by allowing taxpayers to claim itemized deductions for charitable giving.
Best known for what they call "gifts of the Holy Spirit, " like speaking in tongues and giving prophetic utterances, Pentecostals seek a direct, personal connection to God.
"What one really has to be careful of is giving children the impression that being bad or evil gets you gifts, " he said.
The Republican plan, Clinton wrote, would also have an adverse effect on charity giving, since that is one way -- through bequests and gifts-- that estates now minimize their tax exposure.
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In fact, the new Gifts is built upon, and run by, the folks at Karma, the gift-giving service Facebook acquired in May.
Elizabeth and her advisers organised expensive gift-giving of elaborate pieces of jewellery and exquisite articles of clothing, seeing to it that the gifts offered to her at the new year were, from year to year, increasingly extravagant, and increasingly matched to particular requirements for Elizabeth's court dress, communicated to the gift-giver well in advance.
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