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What austerity looks like around the world
In the National Review, Veronique de Rugy argues that many European countries are relying too heavily on tax increases rather than spending cuts to rein in their deficits. (This mainly seems to describe Austria, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands.)

Ireland-bound Eaton is latest to end US corporate citizenship
The spinoff of Sara Lee Corp's international coffee and tea business into a Netherlands-incorporated company will likely help the company's rate too. Dutch companies pay a tax rate of 20 percent. Last year Sara Lee paid an effective tax rate of 31

Europe's Wrongheaded Austerity Policies
When taxes are raised even further, the economy begins to contract. A typical example can currently be seen in the Netherlands. The country's economy has not grown in the last three quarters. Pressured by the European Union, austerity policies were

Otherwise, the employer is subject to an excise tax.

Federal Tax Rates 2005 The entire tax on other lubricating oil became refundable for nonhighway use. Relief granted for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Special fuels used for farming is not taxed, or if the tax has been paid, it is fully refundable.

Otherwise, the employer is subject to an excise tax. Additional exemption for housing individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Effective January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1982 the tax paid on motor fuel used in certain taxicabs is fully refundable. The maximum amount of adjusted gross income AGI you can have and still get the credit also has increased. Essentially, they are the cutoff values for taxable income — income past a certain point will be taxed at a higher rate.