For the 802.11 patents, it claimed a net payment of 1.15 percent to 1.73 percent of Microsoft end-product prices, which would mean millions of dollars more per year.

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For their part, investors in convertible bonds got a small safety-net in the form of an interest payment, but also much of the upside of the shares.

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In hot spots like Las Vegas and Florida, real estate flippers have discovered that a modest down payment and a little patience can net them tens (even hundreds) of thousands of dollars in profits, sometimes tax-free.

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As of this morning, you can buy Finavera well below expected net cash on hand after the Wildmare deal closes and the Cloosh payment, and get an additional 234.5 MW wind projects under development (some quite advanced) essentially thrown in for free.

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The proposed regulations provide that if a taxpayer sells an interest in an S corporation or partnership interest on the installment method, any adjustment to net gain is computed in the year of sale and is taken into account proportionately as each payment is received and gain is recognized.

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The payment network charges the bank a very small transaction fee for using the network, but net they are essentially letting the bank make the most from the interchange fee, hence the banks are on the subsidy side.

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Net profit from continuing business was 113m euros, after certain exceptional charges including changes to the company's tax payment.

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