Savvy owners who can show they are overpaying taxes may be able to reduce their levy.
Such a strategy might be accomplished by even slightly overpaying the Wakandan branch for vibranium.
But Gates didn't get to be the world's richest man by overpaying for shoddy technology.
If overpaying hugely for a rival does not count as inept, then what does?
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The post-economic slump climate has most teams shying away from overpaying the back end of such contracts.
Now, these investors are showing signs of overpaying as they try to put it all to work.
But much of this has to do with the perception that it may be overpaying for the assets.
Alison complained to NatWest that she had been overpaying her premium for years and she should be refunded.
Some analysts had expressed concerns that the company was overpaying and would be taking on too much debt.
Even fans like William Chappell, an analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, worries that Heckmann is overpaying for growth.
Steinmetz warns of not overpaying for Brazilian equities, and tells foreign investors to look at fixed income as well.
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Even though Mr. Gonzalez is still probably overpaying a bit, he should definitely give his regards to Broadway.
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So, by the usual measurement used, News Corp has been overpaying its tax.
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Then again, if there was ever a case where you could easily justify overpaying a player, this is it.
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But he thinks trends in the U.S. business are likely to deteriorate, and that investors are overpaying for the stock.
In the case of durable medical equipment, studies have found that Medicare has been overpaying for this equipment for years.
"It's not easy for satellite radio to survive with enormous competitive costs, overpaying for talent and getting nowhere, " Boros said.
After decades of overpaying for advice that fails to deliver, many of them are looking for ways to keep up efficiently.
You can't grow an economy by paying teachers to eat at Denny's or overpaying workers on federal projects via the Davis-Bacon Act.
Some (maybe all) of those other employees, including employee-shareholders who are not among the founders, apparently thought that the founders were overpaying themselves.
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Investment bank Citigroup faces allegations - which it denies - it tricked Guy Hands' private equity firm, Terra Firma, into overpaying for EMI.
Rather than let home prices fall, the U.S. government subsidizes home buyers so they can continue overpaying for houses they cannot actually afford.
Buyout firms realized that, in view of the credit crisis, they were overpaying for Sallie Mae and United Rentals and tried to wiggle out.
The current fee-for-service system is blamed for overutilization and overpaying for certain intense therapies provided by specialists, and underpaying for primary and preventive care.
He'd blown a few deals over the years, overpaying for real estate himself, but the bottom feeder of yore had stepped off at the top.
Our research suggests that, by themselves, more disclosure and transparency may not be enough as they will not prevent minority shareholders from overpaying for equity.
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The Phillies have been overpaying the pitchers we wanted to overpay.
In fact, it may mean you are overpaying for mediocre talent.
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"The veterans will certainly support it, " says Rishe, who believes that the bum economy will help owners realize they're overpaying a lot of highly drafted rookies.
Third, private-sector purchasers will establish the value of the loans and securities purchased under the program, which will protect the government from overpaying for these assets.
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