| Losing vacation time to bankruptcy
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Barbara Smith, Baltimore: I worked for a company that filed for bankruptcy. When they filed, they owed me 20 days of vacation. I filed as a creditor on the bankruptcy. I have been notified by the court that the 10 years is up and the company never came out of bankruptcy. Can I claim this as a loss, as the debt will never be paid?
SC&H Group: Individual taxpayers file on the cash basis method of accounting. Since you did not include any of the accrued vacation in your income in previous years, you do not get a bad debt or other deduction for the lost income.
Official to quit if Roberts returns
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Vote in a poll: Should Richard Roberts return as the president of ORU?
Oral Roberts University's executive vice president of academic affairs and provost offered his resignation to the board of regents on Thursday if the board decides to keep Richard Roberts as president.
Mark Lewandowski wrote regents Chairman George Pearsons that he "would be pleased to continue to serve" in his job if Roberts resigns or is not reinstated, according to his letter first obtained by The Associated Press.
Roberts has been on a leave of absence as ORU president since Oct. 17 while the board and independent auditors investigate allegations made in a lawsuit that he and his family misused ORU and Oral Roberts Ministries money and resources.
Democrats Are Hocking Their Agenda As If They Were at a Fire Sale
At the weekend, well over 100,000 anti-war protesters gathered around the country to protest about the occupation of Iraq. The demands of the demonstrations chimed with the views of most Americans. Polls show a consistent and substantial majority oppose the war and want the troops withdrawn immediately or soon. Indeed, at 34%, the proportion of Americans who support the war is identical to the proportion polled last week who believe in ghosts and UFOs. Despite Iraq remaining the number one priority among voters, none of the leading Democratic presidential contenders appeared at any of the marches. Primary season is an ideal moment to examine the relationship between the different parties and their core supporters. Come the presidential elections, both sides will have to tack to the centre in a bid for coveted swing voters.
Tips for making a clean fiscal break during a divorce
Going through a divorce can make you an emotional wreck. But you don't have to be a complete financial wreck as well. Sure, it can be hard to think about money when you're mourning the loss of a personal relationship. But forging a clean break - financially and personally - will make it easier to move on with your life. .
Maxcom Telecomunicaciones Third Quarter 2007 Unaudited Results
The number of voice lines in service at the end of 3Q07 increased 26% to 321,003 lines, from 255,174 lines at the end of 3Q06, and 7% when compared to 299,744 lines in service at the end of 2Q07. During 3Q07, 29,306 new voice lines were installed, 3% above the 28,551 lines installed during 3Q06. When compared to 2Q07, the number of installations decreased 3% from 30,343 lines. During the quarter, the monthly churn rate for voice lines was 1.7%, above the 1.6% monthly average churn experienced during 3Q06 and 2Q07. Data equivalent lines (at 64Kbps) increased 226% to 125,960 at the end of 3Q07 from 38,640 at the end of 3Q06, and 105% when compared to 61,586 equivalent lines at the end of 2Q07. The increase was mainly driven by installations to residential customers.
China tops India again
It's low quality and there's hardly any variety, where's the innovation? Do Indian films win any International awards? If there are, it's must be very measly. Some Indians like Vineet seems to like to live on wishful thinking. They like to boast about the supposed advantages of India before India has reached there. Achieve it before you talk. Otherwise it's all just talk and no work and you are only good for that. .
2 who sued shut preschool warn others not to count on getting back ...
Brooklyn Children's Academy Preschool director Andy Lewis pledged to pay up, but teacher Shanell Turner, 22 - who won $3,020 in Small Claims Court in November - hasn't collected a dime. "Honestly ... I don't think they're going to get their money, and I don't think I'm going to get mine," Turner said. When the school opened in a new location on Dean St. in early November, the city Health Department shuttered the site for dangerous conditions, including peeling paint, exposed wires and lack of heat. Parents were left without child care - and owed their deposits. Teachers also were owed back wages - at least $50,000 by their count. Turner, who quit the school before the move, sued after not receiving payment for a raise she was promised.
Designer baby despair
Latest Infertility Treatment Authority records show 17 children were born in Victoria in 2006 after having the screening. Hundreds more children have been born around the world using the technique. Monash IVF medical director Prof Gab Kovacs said yesterday he was unable to comment on the case because it was before the courts. The case is listed for a directions hearing at the County Court on March 31. Monash IVF was recently sold to the private equity arm of ABN Amro bank in a $200 million deal. Share this article What is this? .
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