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Under the law, companies have to pay taxes on any money they receive in federal aid, just like any other income. But don't worry, corporate America, the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program won't trigger a tax bill. In October, the IRS said it doesn't consider money given by the government to the ailing banks as part of the TARP program financial aid. Call it a financial encouragement to stay in business, but not aid. Tax-Loss Carrybacks...
...Central Federal Credit Union, for instance, reported paper losses of $4.6 billion in October, $800 million more than it showed just one month earlier. Declining asset values are starting to take a toll: on Dec. 9 another large credit union, Members United Corporate, said it would be laying off employees to reduce expenses and conserve cash. "I've been watching the whole thing fall apart," says Ed Roberts, who runs the Washington bureau of the trade publication Credit Union Journal. "It's very...
...Kennedy, and the niece of Ted Kennedy, and Bobby Kennedy, and so on.”Swanee G. Hunt, the former U.S. ambassador to Austria and founding director of the Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program, also said the Kennedy legacy could be a tremendous asset.“I can imagine that there is such enormous respect for the Kennedy family that she certainly has that working in her favor,” Hunt said.But Kellerman, who is teaching a course this spring on women and leadership, said fame is not a qualification in itself...
Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have long wanted to see the money come from the $700 billion bank bailout fund, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, and have argued against taking money from the modernization fund. Pelosi relented only after Friday's job report - the worst in 34 years, showing that the economy shed more than 533,000 jobs last month. But, having made this concession, Dems said they were unlikely to yield more ground. "This is a bad choice that we have to make. We should be able to use TARP money. The White House...
...thousands of jobs due to the disappearance of a major manufacturer - not to mention the blow that would be dealt to U.S. consumer confidence by the bankruptcy of an iconic brand - would mean even fewer cars sold. That would take another bite out of consumer finance receivables, the biggest asset on carmakers' books. So even though Japan would almost automatically gain market share if a U.S. carmaker went under, any gains would be outweighed by the negative impacts. "In this environment, gaining market share is not a good strategy," says Yoshida...