Labour also wants a repeat of the bank bonus tax - to increase "fairness".
Labour attacked the government of youth unemployment figures and repeated calls for a bankers' bonus tax to fund 100, 000 extra youth jobs.
British banks report that since the bonus tax was announced, overseas rivals have launched aggressive attempts to poach staff away, using lower taxes as a lure.
But senior Lib Dems suggest this, along with a bonus tax, is a very real prospect despite the more cautious approach being taken by the chancellor.
Shadow housing minister Jack Dromey repeated calls for a bankers' bonus tax to pay for 25, 000 new homes and 100, 000 new construction jobs for young people.
It includes a VAT cut, tax breaks for small firms and using a bank bonus tax to pay for new affordable homes and guaranteed jobs for young people.
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Mr Hain responded that Labour had created a "record number" of jobs in Wales, and repeated calls for a VAT cut and tax breaks for firms that employ new workers, as well as a bankers bonus tax.
But don't blame the bonus tax.
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Among the tax options on the table, which also include a global financial transaction fee (called a "Tobin tax" after Nobel-winning economist James Tobin, who proposed a tax on foreign-currency transactions in the 1970s) and a Bonus Tax, a risk-based fee is the most efficient solution.
Republican Whip Jon Kyl on Thursday blocked the Senate's attempt to pass by unanimous consent a similar bonus-tax bill.
If the interest rate is below that amount, you may be better off investing that bonus or tax refund instead.
Whether you get a marriage bonus (your combined tax bill goes down) or suffer a marriage penalty (you pay more as a couple) depends on various factors.
It provides support for arguments by U.S. companies that they face a competitive disadvantage in the U.S. marketplace, since most non-U.S. multinationals except Japan already have lower taxes before the added bonus of an effective tax rate reduction when they establish an American subsidiary.
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Mr Swinney said the SNP, which is seeking a second term in government after next May's Holyrood election, had worked hard to support families and businesses during the recession, with measures including a council tax freeze and bonus scheme for small firms.
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First, leaders of the majority party are actually responsible for the bonus payments and are proposing bad tax policy to distract the public from this fact.
Recently I have been relatively neutral on stocks because the markets in January have been flooded with cash from investors reinvesting proceeds from year-end tax avoidance selling and bonus income they took last year instead of 2013.
Foster, who is also a former economic adviser to President Bush has some advice for the Obama team: lower the corporate tax rate, make permanent the Bush tax cuts, do the same with the bonus depreciation rate (or at least extend it) and cut the bottom three tax rates to give the middle class a lift.
To claim a magical five-star rating from Morningstar or to win a year-end bonus, a manager might ignore the tax implications of frequently trading stocks.
The 50% bonus depreciation provision was put in the tax code as a business gimme in the 2007 stimulus package, effective Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2012 (a repeat of a temporary break Congress used back in 2002).
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Many sold stocks and others took year-end bonus income in 2012 to avoid higher 2013 tax rates.
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"In many ways corporation tax is a bit of a bonus - the company should be paying it if it is making profits, " he said.
And as an added bonus, such programs are far easier than a tax cut to end once the need for stimulus has passed.
Unlike the House bill, the Senate bill would impose a tax both on the company giving the bonus and on the individual receiving it.
For small business owners who operate as a pass-through entity (a partnership or a sub S), the bonus depreciation deduction ultimately comes through on their individual tax returns.
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The penalty is part of a new section of the tax code clamping down on salary and bonus deferrals, executive retirement and benefit plans, severance packages, discounted stock options and even stock appreciation rights.
In the shorter term the political provocation of the bonus payouts is likely to increase demand for a windfall tax on bonuses or salary caps.
Which begs the question: What will be the tax consequence if Armstrong repays race winnings and bonus amounts that were previously included in his taxable income as compensation?
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An added bonus: It doesn't help raise Medicare premiums or tax on Social Security payments.
The Chancellor said the tax was being brought forward before banks announced their bonus payments.
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