Matters like compliance costs, assessments and appeal hearings are also dealt with here.

It will foster a common market across the country and reduce compliance costs.

Since the Mayor has now finished raising money, he said, compliance costs should drop sharply.

His proposal: compliance costs should be limited to 10 percent of a campaign's total spending.

Subsequent compliance costs will run $30 million a year, it said.

Mr. Giuliani, on the other hand, has spent $7.5 million since his effort began two years ago, with about $500,000 for compliance costs.

These organizations have not obtained licenses as securities brokers due to high legal compliance costs.

The annual compliance cost for small businesses is estimated to be over $10,000 per employee.

It would also level the playing field, at the same time lowering companies' compliance costs.

More complex tax systems tend to have higher compliance costs.