Word: granted
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...Commission here doesn't have a lot of jurisdiction over discrimination," Scali said. "We have no powers to grant any monetary rewards to the complainants...
That is why we grant them special protection. In an emergency, it is our duty to save them first because they, helpless, have put their lives in our hands. And in wartime, they are supposed to enjoy special immunity because they, blameless, can have threatened or offended...
...this day of the most extensive societal restructuring to grant women equality in education, in employment, in government, in athletics, in citizenship writ large, what entitles women to the privileges--and reduces them to the status--of children...
...taxes the recovered depreciation, in this case $20,000, at a rate of 25%. The rest of the gain is taxed at 20%. Where this really gets tricky is with installment sales. Tom Ochsenschlager, a tax partner with Grant Thornton in Washington, says taxpayers may choose one of two ways to apply the new rule. They may pay 25% on all gains received until the depreciation has been recovered, and then pay 20% on everything after that. Or they may pay a blended rate on all gains for as long as they receive payments...
Generally, the targeted tax goodies for education and retirement get phased out for joint filers with an annual household income between $75,000 and $160,000. "The thresholds are tantalizingly high," notes Tom Ochsenschlager, a tax partner with Grant Thornton in Washington. "All of a sudden, you may find it makes sense to keep your '98 income down...