You might think that those who appear on the state’s latest list of delinquent tax payers for non-payment of a cigarette tax own a convenience store or some other retail operation. And in some cases that’s true. In Pennsylvania, the largest tax lien issued in connection with non-payment of cigarette tax is on the Putignano Candy and Cigar Co. in Vandergrift, Westmoreland County. The state list indicates the company owes a total of $46 ... Jump to full article >>

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Most actors spend hours working out BEFORE they shoot a movie. But 24-year-old Shia LaBeouf decided to get in a quick exercise routine right in the middle of filming. The actor was spotted on the set of the third Transformers movie doing a workout in between takes, pumping out, jumping, push-ups and high leaps before stretching his legs out. But just when it was all looking so good, the star then sat on the floor and lit a cigarette before walki ... Jump to full article >>

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Albany – The first six weeks of meteoric cigarette tax rates in New York showed a plunge in sales at convenience stores statewide, mainly because most smokers are finding ways to dodge the tax altogether, reports the New York Association of Convenience Stores On July 1, Governor Paterson and the Legislature increased the cigarette excise tax from $2.75 a pack to $4.35, the highest state tax rate in the country. Just as NYACS predicted, the ... Jump to full article >>

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Cayuga and Seneca counties were expected to file a request yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their cigarette tax dispute case with the Cayuga Indian Nation, Syracuse.com reports. Philip Spellane, lawyer for the counties, promised to meet Monday’s filing deadline seeking a hearing from the nation’s top court to hear their appeal. In June, the counties promised an appeal of a May decision by New York’s top court ruling ... Jump to full article >>

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The case turns on “customs valuation” — the value put by customs officials on imports which can differ from that declared by the importer, and is often a source of trade disputes. Manuel Teehankee, Philippine ambassador to the WTO, declined to comment specifically on the outcome of the case or even say whether Manila had won, because the ruling is still confidential while the WTO panel’s report is translated into the trade bod ... Jump to full article >>

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Indonesia has stopped the export of its clove cigarette to the United States following the ban imposed by U.S. agency on such a cigarette, local media reported here on Monday. “There was totally no clove cigarette export to U.S. as of mid this year after sharp drop of clove cigarette export to U.S. since the ban was imposed in September last year,” Frans Rupang, a deputy at Indonesia’s customs office said. According to Frans, th ... Jump to full article >>

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