exemption
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Larsson was signed to a three-year contract, utilizing what the NBA terms the second-round exemption, with a $1.2 million salary for the coming season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
The law does have exemptions, including holiday costumes, masks that are involved in a person’s employment, theater productions and masks used during a civil defense drill, according to the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The Florida Constitution and state law both guarantee a right of access to records of the state and of local governments, though the Legislature adds new exemptions year after year.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
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Note: Under the federal income tax laws, the dependency exemption is allowed for each dependent whose gross income is less than the exemption or who is a child of the taxpayer and is under 19 or a student under 24.
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