The Los Angeles Fire Department could charge fees for removing standing or rushing water, charge people for being rescued, and charge standby fees for special events (again, the amounts weren't specified).
So, Mr. Block said, one way to minimize capital gain is to reduce the "amount realized" by deducting expenses like real estate commissions, legal fees, advertising expenses, notary fees, charges for removing a cloud on the title and transfer taxes imposed by the city, county or state.
The legislation, which next goes to the state Assembly for consideration, would outlaw the charging of fees in exchange for removing mug shots from the Internet, taking away the incentive for such sites.
In an address to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Young argued the case for removing tuition fee caps for domestic undergraduate students.
It is increasingly commonplace to hear politicians openly blaming the now ageing baby boomers for everything from student fees to property prices, and arguing for removing universal benefits (such as free TV licences and winter fuel payments) from these feather-bedded pensioners.
Michael Grade chose the same event to renew his argument that C4 should be funded by the licence fee, removing competition for advertising – a suggestion briskly rejected by its top team.
In particular, he pointed out that Indiegogo's 'flexible funding' option — which allows companies to collect their fundraising total in full, regardless of whether they hit their target raise, minus a fee for Indiegogo — can remove some of the accountability behind crowdfunding.
Compensate physicians on almost any basis other than piecework fee-for-service, and you remove the incentive to overtreat.
Allowing providers to have the payment up front will remove the fee-for-service world completely and unleash the creativity of provider systems to design radically new care models that are patient centered.
