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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allowance for small" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a consideration or adjustment for small items or factors, but it is incomplete and ambiguous without additional context.
Example: "In our budget, we need to make an allowance for small expenses that may arise unexpectedly."
Alternatives: "consideration for minor" or "adjustment for little".
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He agrees with business lobby group the CBI that an investment allowance for small and medium-sized businesses – so they pay no tax on investments worth up to £200,000 – should be raised to £1m for a couple of years.
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One of the differences in the new analysis is the allowance for smaller, more energy-efficient trains, such as the InterCityExpress (ICE) high-speed trains already in use in Germany, that can be deployed based upon passenger demand.
There are also allowances for small 401(k) plans.
The laws make allowances for small businesses, setting varying accrual rates or limits on the amount of paid time earned or exempting the smallest businesses altogether.
I am closing a relief under which, for tax reasons only, people are being persuaded without changing what they do to set up a company, replacing the £10,000 starting allowance with a rise in the investment allowances for smaller businesses to 50%%.
The latter criterion made allowances for relatively small holdings, for instance it allowed a case with 50 head of cattle to be paired with a control with 30 head.
In the Decision of 1 December 2011 it was proposed that allowances be introduced for small consignments which will be uniformly regulated EU-wide – 'oral customs declarations'.
EVEN in the rank-and-file employ of General George Steinbrenner's Yankees, there is apparently an allowance for life's small pleasures.
In 2009, the European court of human rights in Strasbourg ruled against the Bosnian constitution on the grounds that it made no allowance for members of small minorities, such as Jews or Gypsies, to attain high office.
"Personal lines policies are designed for personal property, but some may include a small allowance for business property". OK, there is a small glimmer of hope.
An allowance or tax break for small companies temporarily under increased cost of compliance would be a great way to prevent this problem.
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