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  2. Ad hoc - Wikipedia

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    Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally ' for this '. In English , it typically signifies a solution designed for a specific purpose, problem, or task rather than a generalized solution adaptable to collateral instances (compare with a priori ).

  3. Internal Revenue Code section 61 - Wikipedia

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    Section 61 contains a rare example of intensive redundancy, or emphatic redundancy, in the Internal Revenue Code.That is, the parenthetical phrase "but not limited to" redundantly intensifies the significance of the phrase "all income" and the phrase "from whatever source derived."

  4. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    ad hoc: for this Generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and not intended to be able to be adapted to other purposes. / ˌ æ d ˈ h ɒ k / ad hominem: at the person Attempting to make a point of logic by attacking an opponent's character rather than answering their argument. / ˌ æ d ˈ h ɒ ...

  5. Taxing and Spending Clause - Wikipedia

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    Generally, a direct tax is subject to the apportionment rule, meaning taxes must be imposed among the states in proportion to each state's population in respect to that state's share of the whole national population. For example: As of the 2000 Census, nearly 34 million people populated California (CA). At the same time, the national population ...

  6. United States House Committee on Ways and Means - Wikipedia

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    The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including Social Security, unemployment benefits, Medicare, the enforcement of child support laws, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, foster ...

  7. Wages and salaries - Wikipedia

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    Employers are required by law to deduct from wages, commonly termed "withhold", income taxes, social contributions and for other purposes, which are then paid directly to tax authorities, social security authority, etc., on behalf of the employee. Garnishment is a court ordered withholding from wages to pay a debt.

  8. Task force - Wikipedia

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    A taskforce, or more commonly, task force, is a special committee, usually of experts, formed expressly for the purpose of studying a particular problem. The task force usually performs some sort of an audit to assess the current situation, then draws up a list of all the current problems present and evaluates which ones merit fixing and which ...

  9. Ad valorem tax - Wikipedia

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    A property tax, millage tax is an ad valorem tax that an owner of real estate or other property pays on the value of the property being taxed. Ad valorem property taxes are collected by local government departments (examples are counties, cities, school districts, and special tax districts) on real property or personal property.