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lien
lien claim or charge held by one party, on property owned by a second party, as security for payment of some debt, obligation, or duty owed by that second party. A lien may arise by agreement between the parties or by operation of law from the relation of the parties or the circumstances of their... Read more |
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Encumbrance
ENCUMBRANCE A burden, obstruction, or impediment on property that lessens its value or makes it less marketable. An encumbrance (also spelled incumbrance) is any right or interest that exists in someone other than the owner of an estate and that restricts or impairs the transfer of the estate or... Read more |
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Mechanics Lien
MECHANIC'S LIEN A charge or claim upon the property of another individual as security for a debt that is created in order to obtain priority of payment of the price or value of work that is performed and materials that are provided in the erection or repair of a building or other structure.... Read more |
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Seniority
SENIORITY Precedence or preference in position over others similarly situated. As used, for example, with reference to job seniority, the worker with the most years of service is first promoted within a range of jobs subject to seniority, and is the last laid off, proceeding so on down the line to... Read more |
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Docket
DOCKET A written list of judicial proceedings set down for trial in a court. To enter the dates of judicial proceedings scheduled for trial in a book kept by a court. In practice, a docket is a roster that the clerk of the court prepares, listing the cases pending trial. An appearance docket... Read more |
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Warranty Deed
WARRANTY DEED An instrument that transfers real property from one person to another and in which the grantor promises that title is good and clear of any claims. A deed is a written instrument that transfers the title of property from one person to another. Although many types of deeds exist,... Read more |
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mortgage
mortgage in law, device for protecting a creditor by giving him an interest in property of his debtor. In common law a mortgage was a conditional sale; i.e., the mortgagor (debtor) sold realty (real property mortgage) or personal property (chattel mortgage), but if the debtor paid the debt by a... Read more |
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Regressive Tax
REGRESSIVE TAX A tax with a rate that decreases as the taxpayer's income increases. The result of a regressive tax is that the lower-income taxpayer pays a larger percentage of his or her income in taxes than does the higher-income taxpayer. The opposite of the regressive tax is the progressive... Read more |
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Withholding Tax
WITHHOLDING TAX The amount legally deducted from an employee's wages or salary by the employer, who uses it to prepay the charges imposed by the government on the employee's yearly earnings. The federal income tax system is a "pay-asyou-go" system that requires wage earners to pay federal tax as... Read more |
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Excess profits tax
EXCESS PROFITS TAX EXCESS PROFITS TAX. The Excess Profits Tax, a predominantly wartime fiscal instrument, was designed primarily to capture wartime profits that exceeded normal peacetime profits. In 1863 the Confederate congress and the state of Georgia experimented with excess profits taxes. The... Read more |
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Release or Withdrawal of Federal Tax Lien - Which Is Better?
...prohibited from withdrawing a federal tax lien after it has been released...the IRS has filed a Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) against them...tools the IRS has for collecting taxes is the ... |
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Sharp rise in federal tax lien filings threatens recovery.(private companies)
...United States' largest federal agencies, appears to...increase in the number of federal tax liens filed against...indicate that the number of federal tax liens filed by the...the number of ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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FEDERAL TAX LIEN PUTS DAMPER ON QUINTANA'S QUEST TO FILL AT- LARGE COUNCIL SEAT
...he had owed $6,800 in back federal taxes. Quintana, who represents the...squelch the news by paying off a federal tax lien for 1992-94. But behind...was delinquent in paying his federal income taxes for ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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ALBANY ENGINEER HIT WITH $403,142 FEDERAL TAX LIEN.(Business)
...been hit with one of the largest federal tax liens filed in the Capital District...Albany, is facing a $403,142 federal tax lien for failing to properly file...the amount of money owed to the federal ... |
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The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Federal Tax Lien Column.
...list of IRS-issued federal tax liens recorded on business...nonpayment of income taxes. The abbreviation...Zakabuild Corp. 5200 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale...117,039. Federal Tax Liens ... |
 "The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA)")
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IRS Issues Federal Tax Lien against Philadelphia-Area Attorney, Wife.
...central figure in a federal probe of influence...a $343,000 federal tax lien for unpaid income taxes. The Internal...we'll pay our taxes just like we have...results from a civil tax matter involving...a week ... |
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Koehler Bakery Loan Overcame Federal Tax Lien.
...Authority knew that the federal government had filed a $170,000 tax lien against the Koehler...with the IRS. The lien, filed Oct. 25...continuing, he said. Liens on a property do not...loan amount. The federal ... |
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FEDERAL TAX LIEN LEADS ARCHITECT TO CHAPTER 11.(Local)
...a $1.14 million federal tax lien for allegedly failing...employee withholding taxes for almost 11 years. The lien filed in April was...area's largest IRS tax liens filed so far this...amount owed to the ... |
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EX-RADIO STATION OWNER HIT WITH FEDERAL TAX LIEN.(BUSINESS)
...been hit with a $215,787 federal tax lien for failure to pay taxes the radio station collected...Security and other employee taxes. The IRS also placed a lien...bid is being reviewed by the Federal ... |
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St. Clare's Hospital hit with federal tax lien.(Business)
SCHENECTADY - A $161,442 federal tax lien was filed May 1 against St. Clare...this week and he hadn't seen the lien himself, so he couldn't comment...hospital paid off a $69,775 state tax lien imposed late last year over... |
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