the Treasury Department
noun
: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money
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Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers per a recent comprehensive study conducted by economists from Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and the Treasury Department.
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Under one proposal on the table, the Treasury Department would impose a new sanctions regime allowing Venezuela to continue to sell crude to international customers, but not for the U.S. dollars that are the market’s dominant currency.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Interest costs on a common measure soared to $659 billion in fiscal year 2023, which ended on September 30, according to the Treasury Department.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
In tandem, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on two of the hackers and a front company for their roles in breaching U.S. critical infrastructure, including in the defense and energy sectors.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Womack's subcommittee bill provides funding for the Treasury Department, as well as independent agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Intel also plans to claim tax credits from the Treasury Department worth up to 25% on qualified investments.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
In a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to increase corporate transparency, an Alabama federal district judge has ruled that the Treasury Department cannot require small business owners to report details on their owners and others who benefit from the business.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
The firm battled for more than two years to lift a freeze on Columbus Nova’s assets, imposed by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control because of the sanctions on Vekselberg, and won, reaching a settlement agreement with the Treasury Department.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Under one proposal on the table, the Treasury Department would impose a new sanctions regime allowing Venezuela to continue to sell crude to international customers, but not for the U.S. dollars that are the market’s dominant currency.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Interest costs on a common measure soared to $659 billion in fiscal year 2023, which ended on September 30, according to the Treasury Department.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
In tandem, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on two of the hackers and a front company for their roles in breaching U.S. critical infrastructure, including in the defense and energy sectors.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Womack's subcommittee bill provides funding for the Treasury Department, as well as independent agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Intel also plans to claim tax credits from the Treasury Department worth up to 25% on qualified investments.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
In a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to increase corporate transparency, an Alabama federal district judge has ruled that the Treasury Department cannot require small business owners to report details on their owners and others who benefit from the business.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
The firm battled for more than two years to lift a freeze on Columbus Nova’s assets, imposed by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control because of the sanctions on Vekselberg, and won, reaching a settlement agreement with the Treasury Department.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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