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Pending legislation could allow bankrupts to discharge some mortgage amounts
In an effort to prevent a predicted siege of foreclosures,
Representatives Brad Miller (D-NC) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
have introduced legislation that would repeal the mortgage
exception in the bankruptcy code, allowing a judge to change
the priority value of primary residence mortgages or alter
interest rates.
Accountants pick next President
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with the accounting profession, AccountingWEB has determined
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CPA firms are ranked in Assets Under Management survey
CPA Wealth Provider, a SourceMedia publication, is presenting
its first-ever ranking of CPA/Financial Planning firms by
Assets Under Management (AUM). This ranking is featured in the
October 2007 issue of the magazine and is expected to be an
annual event.
Firm/State
Texas legislature passes revised "margin" franchise taxSweeping changes in the tax base and the tax rate of the Texas franchise tax passed by the state legislature in 2006 and modified in 2007 are scheduled to go into effect for reports originally due on or after January 1, 2008, extending coverage to an estimated 200,000 entities doing business in Texas.
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