Word: repeals
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...TEFRA) empowered it to prosecute tax shelters that it considers "abusive" rather than waiting to check on individual returns that use such shelters. The act authorized the withholding of 10% in taxes on all interest and stock dividends, though the banks have mounted a noisy lobbying campaign to repeal that provision...
...first time this Sunday, Massachusetts retailers will be allowed to open up their doors for business, but not all Harvard Square proprietors will be rushing to cash in on the repeal of the ancient "Blue Laws...
...December, the Massachusetts Legislature voted to repeal the statutes prohibiting retail sales on Sundays, the outgrowth of a Massachusetts tradition as old as the Pilgrims. The new law--which formally goes into effect Sunday--affects most retail establishments except for liquor stores...
Opposition to the 25-year-old law has grown over the last few years as groups such as the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and the New England Antivivisection Society have generated strong public support for the law's repeal, Mariana R. Burt, the MSPCA's director of ethical studies, said last week...
Last year, the repeal bill passed both the state House and the state Senate but a technicality returned it to the floor until the session ended. This year, both sides claim increased support, but Monaco added that the legislature probably will not reach a final decision before the end of April...