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Search results for "tax write-off" ...
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The secretive world of Sonics owners; Tax write-off may help ease owners' losses
Howard Schultz of Starbucks is the most public figure of the Seattle Supersonics' ownership but there are actually 58 others who also own the team. This group, The Basketball Club of Seattle, has been seeking a favorable arena lease and a taxpayer-funded $220 million expansion of Key Arena, yet its membership remains mysterous. This story provides the most complete roster of Sonics owners and their connections within the Seattle business world.
Tags: basketball; Seattle; Seattle Supersonics; ownership; tax break; tax; The Basketball Club of Seattle
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Rich with history: Profiting from preservation
The Post examined the rise in the abuse of "facade easement donations," which provide tax breaks for homeowners who promise to not change the outward appearance of their historic homes. The Post found that preservation laws in most cities already forbade unapproved changes to the exterior of these homes, so the owners were receiving six-figure tax breaks for something they could not change anyway. Furthermore, the Post found that this tax windfall was benefiting the wealthiest homeowners and was being fueled by for-profit promoters who took a cut of the tax breaks. The investigation prompted calls for reform from Congress before the stories were even published.
Tags: charity; facade easement donation; tax break; tax write-off; tax deductions; historic preservation
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Chemical Valley
This investigation found that companies in Canada who break tax law can write off their fines. The investigation focused on two different companies who got in trouble due to environmental accidents, and were still able to write-off their fines.
Tags: FOIA; Minister of Finance; Parliament; Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
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The Akron Beacon Journal documents the flow of money from special interest groups to state officials. Among the findings are free trips to Israel coupled with legislation that sent state funds to the country; a scheme that allowed Senate members to write off their income for federal tax purposes; and millions of dollars in contributions to the governor from people who recieved favors. As a result federal and state investigations begun, a state senator withdrew from the race for the US Sente and a tough ethics bill was passed, January - November, 1994.
Tags: OH Zajac McKnight Snell Curry Brown Focus groups CAJ Campaign Contributions 64 pages