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Postcard-size 1040 tax form to be released next week
Source: taxprotoday.com - Jun 22, 2018 Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his department will be releasing a postcard-size Form 1040 next week, fulfilling one of the promises of last December’s tax overhaul. “Next week, we will... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Make $100,000? Here's where you're likely to get the biggest tax cut
Source: money.cnn.com - Jun 22, 2018 What was true of the old tax code is still true of the new one: Two people who make the same income could still have very different federal tax bills. That same principle also applies to the... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Facebook to host digital training workshops in New Orleans in August
Source: theadvocate.com - Jun 22, 2018 Facebook plans to host three days of free local training and workshops in New Orleans in August to help small businesses, entrepreneurs and job seekers strengthen their digital skills, the social... Read more > Category: General Business |
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OPEC ministers strike deal on oil production levels
Source: cnbc.com - Jun 22, 2018 OPEC ministers and their allied partners meeting in Vienna have agreed on oil production levels starting from July. A source confirmed to CNBC that a deal has been struck, and the group will aim... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Third Special Session: still no solution with less than a week to go
Source: katc.com - Jun 22, 2018 With less than a week to go, still no solution on the state's budget shortfall. At issue, taxes to fund the budget passed in the regular session. The governor is calling on lawmakers to renew... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Sales Tax Rates – April 1, 2016
Source: revenue.louisiana.gov - Jun 21, 2018 Sales Tax Rates – April 1, 2016 Revenue Information Bulletin 16-012: State Sales Tax Exemptions and Exclusions Applicable to La. R.S. 47:302, 321 and 331 Revenue Information Bulletin... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana lawmakers send tax bills to House floor
Source: myarklamiss.com - Jun 21, 2018 (WVLA) - Louisiana House members will have three tax bills to consider when they meet Thursday, after a legislative panel advanced varied ideas toward limiting state budget cuts. Members of the... Read more > Category: General Business |
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TOPS still short of money in Louisiana House GOP tax-budget plan
Source: nola.com - Jun 21, 2018 The Republican leadership in the Louisiana House of Representatives is pushing a budget and tax plan that would set the sales tax rate lower than Gov. John Bel Edwards and many Democrats want, but... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Why A Big Tax Break For Landlords Costs Millennials And First Time Home Buyers Big Time
Source: forbes.com - Jun 21, 2018 This has to be one of the stupidest tax breaks ever. The depreciation tax deduction lets landlords (but not homeowners) deduct about 3.6% of what they paid for their houses from their rental... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes on more online transactions
Source: usatoday.com - Jun 21, 2018 WASHINGTON -- A closely divided Supreme Court upended the nation's Internet marketplace Thursday, ruling that states can collect sales taxes from most online retailers. The decision, which... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo agrees €18.8m fine in tax case - sources
Source: espn.com - Jun 19, 2018 Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a deal with the Spanish tax authorities that sees the Portugal captain admit wrongdoing over his image rights income and agree to pay a total of... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Edwards says urgency makes this session different
Source: fox8live.com - Jun 19, 2018 BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The Louisiana State Legislature convened for the year's third special session, the seventh since Governor John Bel Edwards took office in 2016. The problems have not... Read more > Category: General Business |
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New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees invests in a clothing line
Source: nola.com - Jun 19, 2018 Drew Brees, investor, is at it again. The New Orleans Saints quarterback, who before has mostly invested in restaurant businesses, is now investing in UNTUCKit, a clothing line of shirts designed... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Illegal Immigration and Tax Issues Recent Changes Affect Available Deductions and Credits for Dependents
Source: cpajournal.com - Jun 18, 2018 Taxpayers may be surprised to know that, prior to the enactment of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), under certain conditions illegal aliens or undocumented immigrants could be claimed as a... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Sales taxes will apply to medical marijuana, and it's all in a word cited by the state revenue department
Source: theadvocate.com - Jun 18, 2018 Prescription drugs in Louisiana are exempted from state sales tax. That won't be the case for medical marijuana, a drug that will be "recommended" by doctors rather than "prescribed." With that... Read more > Category: General Business |
