Topic: Kim Dixon

Two senators propose reinstating estate tax

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senators, a Democrat and a Republican, have reintroduced a proposal to reinstate the estate tax, which lapsed this year amid a row among lawmakers over taxing the wealthy when they die.Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln and Republican Senator Jon ...

Senate to act on middle class tax cuts this year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Tuesday said he expects the Senate to act on extending middle income tax cuts before they expire by the end of the year.Baucus said lawmakers were still weighing the details ...

Tax relief sought for Gulf states hit by spill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bipartisan lawmakers on Friday sought tax breaks for mostly small business to help cushion the economic blow from oil still spewing from BP Plc's deep sea well in the Gulf of Mexico.U.S. senators from Florida, Mississippi and ...

Senate Democrats try to soften fund manager tax

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate concerned about the impact of a proposed tax hike on investment fund managers have drafted new options that would tax a smaller slice of their income at ordinary tax rates, a Democratic aide familiar with the ...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is making a big push to help customers understand their phonesSprint Nextel Corp. is making a big push to help customers understand their phones, creating a formal program to make store employees available to explain their products and set ...

Sprint Jumps on Customer Training Bandwagon

Following the lead of Apple and Microsoft, Sprint is now trying out the concept of having its employees help people with their devices. The idea is that if people can make the things work, they won't return them but instead will ...