enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Rural area - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_area

    Rural area. In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. [1] Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically described as rural, as well as other areas lacking substantial development.

  3. Rural areas in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_areas_in_the_United...

    Rural area. Rural areas in the United States, often referred to as rural America, [1] consists of approximately 97% of the United States ' land area. An estimated 60 million people, or one in five residents (17.9% of the total U.S. population), live in rural America. Definitions vary from different parts of the United States government as to ...

  4. Taxation in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_States

    The tax allowed deductions for business expenses, but few non-business deductions. In 1918 the income tax law was expanded to include a foreign tax credit and more comprehensive definitions of income and deduction items. Various aspects of the present system of definitions were expanded through 1926, when U.S. law was organized as the United ...

  5. Local government - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government

    Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such as a nation or state. Local governments generally act within the powers and functions assigned to them ...

  6. USDA Rural Development - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDA_Rural_Development

    The Rural Development Administration (RDA) was a USDA agency established by the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624, Sec. 2302), amending the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.), to administer FmHA community and business programs and other USDA rural development programs.

  7. 5 Best Rural Areas for Retirees Living on Social Security - AOL

    www.aol.com/finance/5-best-rural-areas-retirees...

    With a population of 8,500, Hamilton County is one of the most rural counties in Texas, but that doesn’t make it boring. Home to wineries, rodeos, and a golf course, there’s plenty to keep ...

  8. Tax law - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_law

    Tax law or revenue law is an area of legal study in which public or sanctioned authorities, such as federal, state and municipal governments (as in the case of the US) use a body of rules and procedures (laws) to assess and collect taxes in a legal context. The rates and merits of the various taxes, imposed by the authorities, are attained via ...

  9. Rural development - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_development

    Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. [1] Often, rural regions have experienced rural poverty , poverty greater than urban or suburban economic regions due to lack of access to economic activities, and ...