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Source: businessreport.com - Dec 21, 2016

Business groups and lobbyists are beginning talks to coalesce around a package of tax changes they hope to push through the Louisiana Legislature next year, as lawmakers face mounting shortfalls in... Read more >

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Source: marketwatch.com - Dec 21, 2016

Overall, this year will go down as below average for tax developments. But there was one really HUUUGE one: Donald Trump’s surprising victory and his proposals for significant tax changes. Here... Read more >

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Source: tax-news.com - Dec 20, 2016

From India's proposed goods and services tax reaching a significant milestone, to the European Union's VAT Plan and the vexed question of sales tax jurisdiction on internet purchases in the United... Read more >

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Source: wwl.com - Dec 20, 2016

Problems with the Louisiana labor department's new computer system have caused widespread disruptions in the state's unemployment program. A new report from the legislative auditor's office,... Read more >

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Source: wwl.com - Dec 20, 2016

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has said tax reform will be a major item on his 2017 legislative agenda. Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary, Kimberly Lewis Robinson, sat on a state Tax... Read more >

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Source: wdsu.com - Dec 20, 2016

Online retailer giant Amazon will begin charging sales tax Jan. 1 on sales in Louisiana, the company announced Monday morning. An Amazon spokesperson told WDSU in a brief statement that "Amazon... Read more >

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Source: louisianaradionetwork.com - Dec 20, 2016

Thirteen parishes in north and central Louisiana have been declared a natural disaster area by the US Department of Agriculture because of drought conditions during 2016. Ag Commissioner Mike... Read more >

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Source: forbes.com - Dec 19, 2016

If the recent stir about IRS interest in bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies has you worried about whether your clients have been fooling with bitcoins or you have been fooling with them yourself,... Read more >

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Source: nasdaq.com - Dec 19, 2016

The end of the year is nearly here, which means consumer spending is in full swing and people, in general, are acting a little bit cheerier than normal. However, that cheeriness could disappear... Read more >

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Source: bestofneworleans.com - Dec 19, 2016

While the ACA was made law in 2010, it was opposed by then-Gov. Bobby Jindal, who refused to accept the federal Medicaid dollars that would expand the ACA in Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards... Read more >

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Source: patch.com - Dec 16, 2016

Credit and debit card chips have reduced fraud at traditional retailers, so scammers have moved online, plus other common holiday scams. The Better Business Bureau is keeping a list, and it’s... Read more >

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Source: forbes.com - Dec 16, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2017 optional standard mileage rates and beginning on January 1, 2017, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck... Read more >

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Source: washingtonpost.com - Dec 16, 2016

Federal health officials announced Thursday night that they have extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for Jan. 1 coverage through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, giving them until the... Read more >

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Source: cbsnews.com - Dec 16, 2016

The time for moves that can help lower the taxes you’ll owe for 2016 is ticking away. Those moves include what you can do now in anticipation of Donald Trump’s proposed tax plans and how you... Read more >

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Source: fortune.com - Dec 15, 2016

Predicting the priorities of the Donald Trump administration is a favorite parlor game in Washington and on Wall Street these days. Though the President-elect will be coming into power with... Read more >

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