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31Sales taxes in the United States — are a tax added onto the price of goods or services that are purchased in the United States. A sales tax is a tax on consumption, which is displayed as a percentage of the sale price. Sales taxes are assessed by every state except Alaska,… …
32Negative option billing — is a business practice in which goods or services are provided automatically, and the customer must either pay for the service or specifically decline it in advance of billing.[1] This is, for example, the model on which mail order services, such …
33Government procurement in the United States — is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting, but is subject to special laws and regulation as described below. Persons entering into commercial contracts are pretty much free to do anything that they can agree on. Each… …
34Value Added Tax-free Exports from the Channel Islands — are exports of goods from the Channel Islands on which value added tax (VAT) is not levied. In recent years, companies in the United Kingdom have expressed concern at the competition thereby offered to their goods on which VAT is… …
35carriage of goods — ▪ law Introduction in law, the transportation of goods by land, sea, or air. The relevant law governs the rights, responsibilities, liabilities, and immunities of the carrier and of the persons employing the services of the carrier.… …
36Tertiary sector of the economy — Economic sectors Three sector hypothesis Primary sector: raw materials Secondary sector: manuf …
37Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies — North American colonies 1763–76 The cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies includes the foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of the British colonies in North America before the establishment of the United States in the 1770s and 1780s. It was… …
38Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
39Daylight saving time in the United States — Ohio Clock in the U.S. Capitol being turned forward for the country s first daylight saving time in 1918 Daylight saving time in the United States was first observed in 1918. Most areas of the United States currently observe daylight saving time …
40Revolt of the Comuneros — For other revolts by this name, see Comunero (disambiguation). Revolt of the Comuneros …
