REGIONAL DIGEST.
COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Police ID victim of Marlboro fatal crash MARLBORO - A Hopedale woman has been identified by state police as the victim in a fatal car crash Thursday on Interstate 290. Samantha Burgos, 20, of Hopedale, died after the 1995 Ford...

Biliran treasurers, assessors meet on tax collection.
Byline: JACK C. GADAINGAN NAVAL, Biliran -The regional director of the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Region 8 recently met with the provincial and municipal treasurers and assessors of this province to find ways to enhance tax collection. BLGF-8 Director Jorge T. Roma, who...

Finmin plans to lift double tax on industry, services sectors.
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry is considering the removal of the double-taxation policy on the industry and services sectors, particularly in the telecom sector, to simplify and rationalise the existing tax structure. Speaking at a seminar conducted by industry body Assocham, PC Jha, a member of the...

Zaio 2007 Sales Off To A Rapid Start.
CALGARY, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zaio Corporation (TSX-V:ZAO) today reported January 2007 sales of over $575,000 from the sale of 70 Zone licenses. "Sales activities for 2007 are off to a rapid start even though we began our sales presentations in mid- rather than early January due...

Disaster politics.
Byline: The Register-Guard Politics play a role in any disaster, and political forces have had a huge impact on the very different trajectories Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts are taking in Louisiana and Mississippi. Haley Barbour, Mississippi's Republican governor, has proven to be a much more...

Regional digest.
COLUMN: Regional digest Small businesses may qualify for tax break AUBURN - The Board of Assessors wants to hear from owners of small businesses who may qualify for a 10 percent real estate tax exemption. The Board of Selectmen at its...

Residential tax bills up by $200; Selectmen to retain town's single tax rate.
Byline: Patricia J. James NORTHBORO - Selectmen last night voted to maintain a single tax rate for residential and commercial property owners, and the average homeowner should expect a $201 - or 3.8 percent - increase in their tax bills. The Board of Assessors recommended...

The tax wilderness: how to restore the rule of law.
THE FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM: THE DECLINE OF LAW'S EMPIRE The Australian tax system displays a range of symptoms suggesting a virtual collapse of the rule of law. Those symptoms include the flourishing cash economy which, at an estimated 15 per cent of G.D.P., is one of the...

Other taxes.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Besides the income-tax boost, Measure 30 has a handful of increases that target specific types of taxpayers: seniors, those who get a credit for paying property taxes early and SUV owners who claim their monster-rides as a tax write-off. And it extends...

Real Estate Finance, Statistics, and Valuation Modeling course premieres.
The Appraisal Institute's two-day course Real Estate Finance, Statistics, and Valuation Modeling will debut May 3-4 in Chicago. The course will provide attendees an understanding of basic statistics and statistical analysis and how those skills can be used in valuation and evaluation practice. The course is geared toward residential...