2008 M&A Activity the Debt Collection Industry on Target to Exceed 2007 Res bi13222401 ROCKVILLE, Md.----The combined deal value of mergers and acquisitions the collection / accounts receivable management industry could exceed last year's US$1.65 billion, according to Kaulkin Ginsberg, the leading strategic advisor to the industry

Ninth Circuit Takes Stringent View of Debt Collection Practices Statute (Metr bi13222401 Those who attempt to collect erroneous s need to show more than past accuracy on the creditor?s part to avoid strict liability under federal law governing collection practices, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday

IRS Refuses to Stop Using Private Debt Collectors (ABC News) bi13222401 Critics say the program prone to abuse and violates the rights of taxpayers

New tax law puts counties charge of collections (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) bi13222401 The tantalizing prospect of an additional $237 million municipal coffers helped drive the state Legislature to pass a bill, signed last week by Gov. Rendell, eliminating municipal collection of earned income taxes across the state. ..

$142 Collection Bill Sent To Couple's Dog (KCRA 3 Sacramento) bi13222401 More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party collectors 2007, but one Sacramento couple say they have good reason to bark about the bill they received

City improves tax collection (Sun Star) bi13222401 THE Angeles City Government has improved tax revenue collection the first five months of the year amounting to P465 million 72 percent of the total tax collections 2007

State takes mayor to court over sales tax (Lisbon Morning Journal) bi13222401 LISBON -A lawsuit has been filed against Salineville Mayor David Berta seeking collection of $16,689 delinquent state sales taxes. The Ohio Department of Taxation filed the lawsuit against Berta week Columbiana County Common Pleas Court seeking collection of the alleged , plus interest. According to court documents, the money owed by Berta for the period between February and De..

Sullivan to offer landfill tours to potential buyers (Middletown Times Herald bi13222401 MONTICELLO ? County lawmakers have stepped so far back from adamant pursuit of landfill expansion that they're now offering tours to companies interested leasing or buying Sullivan's waste collection system

Oak Hill debates Wolf Creek annex (The Register-Herald) bi13222401 FAYETTEVILLE ? Fayette County Urban Renewal Authority member Guy Dooley says plans to annex the industrial portion of Wolf Creek Park could prove detrimental attracting new businesses, necessary to pay off the $2 million owed to creditors that financed the development of the park

Lisbon Comes Alive (New York Times) bi13222401 A street artist juggles fire on the Largo do Chiado central Lisbon. FOR 99th birthday last year, the decrepit Fábrica Braço de Prata factory complex underwent the real estate equivalent of a Saul-to-Paul spiritual conversion

Prosecutors say SC scammers took $80M - The Associated Press bi13222401 Prosecutors say SC scammers took $80M The Associated Press - 1 hour ago With an investment of just pennies on the dollar, they promised an end to credit card , mortgages and hefty car loans. And word of the "3 Hebrew Boys" ..

Financial makeover: Drowning Debt - MLive.com bi13222401 MLive.com Financial makeover: Drowning MLive.com, MI - 3 hours ago " the monkey on our back." - Tom Lamarand. Disappearance of the Christmas caramel corn was a subtle but meaningful change for Barbara and Tom Editorial: People are struggling - are leaders listening? The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com Credit cards go unpaid as Lamarands battle the bills The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com all 3 news articles..

Ross Perot says national debt off the charts - Dallas Morning News bi13222401 Ross Perot says national off the charts Dallas Morning News, TX - 15 hours ago PerotCharts.com, a Web site of charts, graphs and visual tools designed to put the nation's $9.4 trillion an easy-to-comprehend package. ..

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