If your recurring income is smaller than those medical costs, some of your medical deduction could go to waste.

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"We expect that they will eventually serve both police departments, military forces and civilians all over the world, and that the recurring income from sales of 'ammunition' will make this a very profitable company, " says Lutts.

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Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS operating margin includes a positive impact from non-recurring IPR income of approximately EUR 30 million.

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Building a recurring, residual income that grows month over month is going to give my husband and I the peace of mind and financial freedom that is so vitally important to our future.

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Expenses should be recurring to count against income.

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First, non-GAAP operating income excludes some costs, namely, SBC, that are recurring.

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However, in order to provide a complete picture of our recurring core business operating results, we exclude from non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS the tax effects associated with SBC.

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On the other hand, it would codify the Bush-era lower income-tax rates for most Americans as permanent law, ending the recurring battles over how long they will endure.

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