2008 M&A Activity the Debt Collection Industry on Target to Exceed 2007 Res bi13220159 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 bi13220159 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) bi13220159 Critics say the program prone to abuse and violates the rights of taxpayers

New tax law puts counties charge of collections (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) bi13220159 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) bi13220159 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) bi13220159 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

UAE growth revision points to Mideast data problems (Gulf Times) bi13220159 DUBAI: Confusion over a surprise change to a key growth measure the United Arab Emirates week has prompted calls for improvements to economic data releases as investor interest the booming Gulf region intensifies

UAE GDP revision highlights region's data problems (Reuters via Yahoo! Singap bi13220159 By Daliah Merzaban..

Public service (Erie Times-News) bi13220159 EDITORS' NOTE. Showcase regrets that cannot print all the public service information receives. Instead, public service information be placed an alphabetical listing and printed on a rotating basis

Declaring Bankruptcy Is No Easy Out (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance) bi13220159 Going bankrupt can help pull you out of , but rarely the best option

Renasant Reports Fiscal 2008 Financial Results and Sale of Trading Business ( bi13220159 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO-- - Renasant Financial Partners Ltd. today reported audited financial results for the year ended March 31, 2008 and the sale of the technology equipment trading business

Balkanalysis.com (Balkanalysis.com) bi13220159 â??If you want to know a nation well, sit at table and drink wine.â?? This the motto of Tikves , the 60-year-old Macedonian winery that becoming a sort of ambassador for the countryâ??s emerging status as a wine producer par excellence

County getting tough on taxes (Franklin Press) bi13220159 In an effort to recover some of the outstanding taxes owed by property owners, the county soon begin implementing a new collection technique, according to delinquent tax collector Teresa McDowell of the Macon County Tax Office

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