Anyone who asserts that business is not making a contribution to the well-being of society in material ways is foolish.
On the other hand, if the donor would have made the gift or payment notwithstanding the election, it does not become a contribution merely because the gift or payment might have some impact on the election.
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Meanwhile a Tory Chancellor, George Osborne, is convinced that those on the highest incomes are not making a proper contribution to the reduction of the government's excessive deficit - and so he wants to limit their ability to avoid tax, including through his controversial plan to limit how much they can cut their tax bill by making big contributions to charity.
Mr. KEN GROSS (Campaign Finance Attorney): First of all, a political contribution is not a bribe.
Even if you turn around and invest those funds in an IRA or other retirement plan outside of the window, it is considered a regular contribution and not a rollover.
The lesson, of course, is that good intentions do not guarantee a charitable contribution deduction.
The trust said it "had not received a constructive contribution to the difficult decisions for the future".
In Rolfs we held the taxpayers had not made a charitable contribution because they received a substantial benefit in the form of demolition services, the value of which exceeded the value of the interest in the house donated.
Many City economists see more evidence in these figures that the British economy will get back to positive growth in the third quarter - with net trade finally making a positive contribution, albeit not a very exciting one.
At present, firms with five or more employees have to offer access to a workplace pension scheme but are not forced to make a financial contribution.
Employers are not obliged to make a contribution to your fund, although some will.
But it does not make such a big contribution to the rest of the world's growth: whatever its growing imports add to the GDP of its trading partners, its burgeoning exports tend to subtract.
When I first came to China almost 20 years ago, a Chinese partner could not be expected to make its equity contribution in a joint venture in cash.
If your Traditional IRA contribution is not deductible, you may still make a non-deductible IRA contribution to it.
Defined contribution may not be a panacea for America's spiralling health costs, but the new approach could be a useful step towards transferring more of the burden away from hard-pressed employers.
Lazio insisted his campaign paid for the ad with a direct contribution and has not used soft money in his campaign.
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We make a very strong social contribution not only in terms of paying tax but also to the communities in which we operate.
His book's greatest contribution is not in providing a set path forward, but in courageously and unrelentingly explaining the reality that surrounds us today and in showing the public how it is that we have arrived in our current predicament.
Dean Sullivan, chair of the working group, said he would "strongly encourage anyone who has not yet responded to the consultation to make a contribution".
We're not talking about a particular industry making a big contribution.
He has evidently decided that Britain's contribution to a war should not be a token one: better Mr Bush's bulldog than his poodle, seems to be the thinking.
"This was not just a question of us making a small contribution to helping Mali preserve this fantastic history, but also to help raise the consciousness of our own people about our own continent, our own history, our own rich culture and traditions, " Mr Pahad said.
It might not be such a hot idea to take a charitable contribution deduction, though.
That is why this weekend I expect us not to produce a solution, but to make a contribution to the debate.
Much of this optimism is coming from expectations for a big contribution from agriculture, and not investment-led growth, which may last longer and boost the beleaguered industrial sector.
Prior would not have got close to a hundred without a fine contribution from the tail-enders, especially Steven Finn, who put in an excellent effort to see Prior through to his hundred.
On Monday, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson told the committee that eastern Europeans were filling jobs that British people did not want to do and had made a "positive contribution to the UK economy as a whole".
According to a second finance ministry official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to speak about the negotiations, new laws may not be needed if negotiators opt for a "voluntary contribution" from Bank of Cyprus savings accounts above 100, 000 euros, which is the insurance limit.
In addition, some workers might see a mandatory contribution to their personal unemployment-support account as a long-term investment, not as a tax.
Not an overwhelmingly large contribution, but still significant for a single show.
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