Wednesday, January 27, 2010

“VAT mounts distress action on 13 business concerns - The Statesman Online” plus 3 more

“VAT mounts distress action on 13 business concerns - The Statesman Online” plus 3 more

VAT mounts distress action on 13 business concerns - The Statesman Online

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:30 AM PST

The Takoradi Valued Added Tax (VAT) office has begun a three-day distress action on 13 business concerns that owe 352,801.25 Ghana cedis.
 

Mr Peter Sagpio, Head of the In-Door Operations and Client Service of the Takoradi VAT office, said this in an interview with the press at Takoradi on Tuesday.
 

He said some of the business concerns failed to pay their VAT at the right time while others failed to make the correct VAT declaration and this was detected during audit.
 

Mr Sagpio said business concerns pay VAT by their own assessment and the taxpayer is not challenged at the point of payment but periodically the VAT Service audits business concerns to ascertain whether they declared and paid the correct VAT.
   

He said in 2009, the total amount owed to the local VAT Office by business concerns was 1,432,519.11 Ghana cedis but 833,269.34 Ghana cedis of the liabilities was recovered leaving a balance of 599,249.77 Ghana cedis.
   

Mr Sagpio said the business concerns owing the local VAT office negotiated with the Commissioner of VAT to reschedule the debt and payment timetables were agreed upon.
   

He said the distress action was not an attempt by the VAT Service to collapse businesses but to enforce the VAT Law.

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Colorado business leaders to rally Thursday at Capitol - Denver Business Journal

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:40 AM PST

Business leaders and chamber groups from around Colorado plan a rally at the state Capitol Thursday to advocate for business interests as state officials try to find ways to balance the budget.

Participants "will tell our state legislators and the governor to keep Colorado open for business as they make difficult decisions about Colorado's economy and state budget," organizers said in a statement.

Thursday's 10 a.m. MST rally is being held on the west steps of the Capitol.

Organizers include chambers of commerce in Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley.

Also announced as taking part are the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Competitive Council, National Federation of Independent Business, Aurora Chamber of Commerce and the Douglas County Business Alliance.

Business leaders slated to speak include:

  • Kevin Worley, Worley Enterprises, Colorado Springs.
  • Bob Boswell, Western Sizzlin', Greeley.
  • Phil Vaughn, Phil Vaughn Construction Management, Rifle.
  • Craig Meis, Olsson Associates, Grand Junction.
  • Mark Moses, Outback Restaurants, Aurora.
  • Lori Schlotter, Colorado Customware, Loveland.
  • Mark Hamouz, Lonco Inc., Denver.

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More Business - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:57 AM PST

Asada, the 2008 world champion, underrotated her trademark triple axel and also popped a triple flip.

The surprise contender was Amanda Dobbs, who was second despite the quick turnaround from the U.S. championships, where she finished sixth Saturday. Dobbs attacked her opening jumps — a triple-double combination followed by a triple salchow — and then glided over the ice with a fawnlike delicacy.

The Four Continents, being held in the ancient city of Jeonju, is a last chance for Asada, Suzuki and others to test their Olympics programs in competition before Vancouver.

Earlier Wednesday, world pairs silver medalists Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao of China seized an early lead with a solid, if restrained, short program. Their spins showed off their technique and inventiveness, and a final death spiral displayed a flair for drama.

"Preparations for the Olympics are going very good, and we are glad we are here for the short program to prepare for it," Zhang Dan said.

For others, the event offered a chance at redemption. Two-time American champs Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker, still hurting from a fifth-place finish at the U.S. nationals that knocked them out of Vancouver, were in second place going into the free skate. Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Craig Buntin, who narrowly missed an Olympic berth, were close behind.

However, all eyes are on Asada and her triple axel, a jump few women have dared to execute in competition and one she hopes will put her atop the Olympic podium.

Asada has struggled recently, ceding the world title to South Korea's Kim Yu-na in March and failing to qualify for last month's Grand Prix final. She turned things around with a dazzling performance at the Japanese nationals last month, renewing talk of a showdown between her and Kim.

Kim, meanwhile, chose to stay behind in Canada, where she trains, to prepare for the Olympics.

"This is going to be the first Olympics for me and Kim Yu-na," Asada said. "We have been competing as rivals since juniors, but for the Olympics I just want to concentrate on my program and enjoy it."

Without Kim to contend with and fresh off her nationals win, Asada appeared confident going into the competition. But she underrotated the triple axel and singled a triple flip. She also was docked for skating one second longer than allowed.

Asada said she was "not satisfied" with her performance, but said it was a good experience.

"After this competition, I will go back to Japan and make sure all of my contents, my entire program, is good for the Olympics," she said.

Suzuki, meanwhile, skated with speed and energy to the click of castanets. Though she missed her triple toe loop, she didn't have any other mistakes.

"I missed the triple loop and changed it to a single loop, so I wasn't satisfied with the performance," Suzuki said. She hinted that she would rework the program for the Olympics.

In ice dancing, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada led the field after the compulsories, with Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun of China in second. Canada's Allie Hann-McCurdy and Michael Coreno were in third.

The competition continues Thursday with the pairs' free skate, the second round of the ice dancing competition and the men's short program.

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Associated Press writer Esther Hong contributed to this report.

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Research and Markets: The Report 'Business to Business Energy Trading ... - Forbes

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:58 AM PST


BusinessWire - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e558eb/business_to_busine) has announced the addition of the "Business to Business Energy Trading" report to their offering.

The energy community is slowly emerging from two decades of obsession with speculation and trading. The era of the energy traders began in the early 1980s, with the deregulation of oil markets by the Reagan and Thatcher administrations, gathered force as Enron and its fellow travelers extended the trading culture to the natural gas and later electricity businesses, and came to an abrupt end in 2002 with the sudden collapse of confidence in many of the premises of the Enron model.

In retrospect, the rise of the energy trader paralleled a national fascination with making gains from an activity that usually operates on the margin of the economy. While every trader with swagger believes he or she will add immense value to an enterprise, with a few notable exceptions, most do not do so. Every experienced trading manager knows that, left to their own devices, most traders will in fact lose money.

This boom in online energy trading has provided a golden opportunity for many companies trading in financial securities to change over to handling energy companies' risk as well. Aruvian Research's report on Business to Business Energy Trading explores all the facets of this fast growing industry and provides a look at what makes up trading of energy exchanges. The report looks at the leading market places in today's age, as well as the infamous Enron fiasco. An analysis of the technologies involved in B2B Energy Trading is also included in the report, along with the basics of energy trading, the process itself, parties involved, and much more. Read on inside to discover more.

Executive Summary:

The energy community is slowly emerging from two decades of obsession with speculation and trading. The era of the energy traders began in the early 1980s, with the deregulation of oil markets by the Reagan and Thatcher administrations, gathered force as Enron and its fellow travelers extended the trading culture to the natural gas and later electricity businesses, and came to an abrupt end in 2002 with the sudden collapse of confidence in many of the premises of the Enron model.

In retrospect, the rise of the energy trader paralleled a national fascination with making gains from an activity that usually operates on the margin of the economy. While every trader with swagger believes he or she will add immense value to an enterprise, with a few notable exceptions, most do not do so. Every experienced trading manager knows that, left to their own devices, most traders will in fact lose money.

The frontier of energy trading remains at the points where natural gas, LNG, oil, and electricity businesses converge. Oil and dry (North American) gas trading are now mature businesses. LNG and electricity trading remain new and challenging. The global energy industry is undergoing dramatic changes with nearly every country going in for deregulation. What has emerged from this is a decoupling of the energy producer and consumer and introduction of an intermediary class of enterprises which deal in energy as a commodity, much like the wholesale grain merchants. And, in accordance with the times, these energy merchants are increasingly conducting their trades through the Internet.

This boom in online energy trading has provided a golden opportunity for many companies trading in financial securities to change over to handling energy companies' risk as well. Aruvian Research's report on Business to Business Energy Trading explores all the facets of this fast growing industry and provides a look at what makes up trading of energy exchanges. The report looks at the leading market places in today's age, as well as the infamous Enron fiasco. An analysis of the technologies involved in B2B Energy Trading is also included in the report, along with the basics of energy trading, the process itself, parties involved, and much more. Read on inside to discover more.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary Introduction to Energy Trading Profiling the Industry Essentials of Energy Trading Hedging & Energy Trading Technologies Involved in Energy Trading Corporate World & Dynamics of Energy Trading Basics of Energy Trading Managing the Risk of Energy Trading Changing Landscape of Energy Trading Leading Market Places Outlook for Energy Trading Appendix Glossary of Terms List of Figures & Tables Figures Tables

Companies Mentioned:

Energy Data Management (EDM) Pro Enermetrix.com Utility.com HoustonStreet.com Essential.com Wisconsinpublicservice.com Altra Market Place The Demand Exchange EnronOnline (EOL) TradeSpark Intercontinental Exchange RedMeteor

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e558eb/business_to_busine

SOURCE: Research and Markets

Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager, press@researchandmarkets.com U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716

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