ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL TAX LAW REVISIONS ON THE STATE OF ALABAMA

July 30, 2018

The computation of Alabama individual income tax begins with state adjusted gross income. Unlike most state individual income taxes, the Alabama individual income tax is not directly tied to the calculation of federal taxable income. For administrative simplicity, Alabama conforms to certain federal provisions on a rolling basis, which means Alabama will conform to relevant provisions of the new federal law automatically.

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The City of Lake Forest

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whitePaper | February 9, 2022

Cloud technologies are widely used, benefitting all sectors of the Australian economy. But there is a widespread lack of common understanding, including among Australia’s policy makers, as to what the cloud is, what it does and how it can be safely and securely adopted.

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whitePaper | August 15, 2022

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whitePaper | January 17, 2023

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Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies

whitePaper | January 8, 2020

The United States Government is committed to fostering surface transportation innovations to ensure the United States leads the world in automated vehicle (AV) technology development and integration while prioritizing safety, security, and privacy and safeguarding the freedoms enjoyed by Americans. The U.S. Government recognizes the value of industry leadership in the research, development, and integration of AV innovations. Such innovation requires appropriate oversight by the Government to ensure safety, open markets, allocation of scarce public resources, and protection of the public interest. Realizing the full potential of AVs will require collaboration and information sharing among stakeholders from industry, State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, academia, not-for-profit organizations, standards development organizations (SDO), and the Federal Government.

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whitePaper | October 4, 2022

The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: Making Automated Systems Work for the American People was published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in October 2022. This framework was released one year after OSTP announced the launch of a process to develop “a bill of rights for an AI-powered world.” Its release follows a year of public engagement to inform this initiative.

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The City of Lake Forest

Municipal government serving the City of Lake Forest, Illinois. Established by charter in 1861, Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 19,375. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore.

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