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3125% Rule — 1. The idea that a local government s long term debt should not exceed 25% of its annual budget. Any debt beyond this threshold is considered excessive and a potential risk, since the municipality may have trouble paying the cost of debt. 2. A… …
32Four Percent Rule — A rule of thumb used to determine the amount of funds to withdraw from a retirement account each year. The four percent rule seeks to provide a steady stream of funds to the retiree, while also keeping an account balance that will allow funds to… …
33plumb rule — noun a plumb line attached to a narrow board • Hypernyms: ↑plumb line, ↑perpendicular * * * noun Etymology: Middle English plomrewle, from plom, plum, plumbe, n., plumb + rewle, reule rule : a narrow board with a plumb line and bob used… …
34safe investment rule — A rule applied in the computation of the present worth of a decedent s expected future earnings. Under the so called safe investment rule, the jury, in determining the present value of the decedent s expected future earnings, should use that rate …
35station in life rule — The rule that the amount and character of the benefits to which one for whose support provision is made in a testamentary instrument is entitled must be determined according to his station in life. Anno: 101 ALR 1499 et seq. A similar rule which… …
36Durham rule — The Durham Rule or product test was adopted by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1954, in the case of Durham v. U.S. (214 F.2d 862), and states that ... an accused is not criminally responsible if his… …
37Pattern Oriented Rule Implementation — The Pattern Oriented Rule Implementation (PORI) table is a data structure invented by Amdocs for representation of algorithms for determining a price or set of prices in a financial transaction. The PORI table is used to describe the pricing… …
38183-Day Rule — The 183 day rule is part of the substantial presence test used by the Internal Revenue Service to determine if a person, who is a dual taxpayer, will have to pay taxes in the United States. It is commonly used by aliens to establish residency in… …
39plumb rule — plumb′ rule n. bui sur a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line hanging from it • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
40blockage rule — Process of determining value of large blocks of corporate stock for gift and estate tax purposes, based on the postulate that a large block of stock cannot be marketed as readily and as advantageously in price as can a few shares. Montclair Trust …
