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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 >

Category: General Business

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 >

Category: General Business

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 >

Category: General Business

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 >

Category: General Business

Source: wealthmanagement.com - Dec 15, 2016

Donald J. Trump’s election, along with a Republican Congress, will likely have widespread implications for philanthropic planning for high net worth individuals, an increasingly crucial gift... Read more >

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Source: irs.gov - Dec 15, 2016

Note to Editor: This is the sixth in a series of reminders to help taxpayers prepare for the upcoming tax filing season. IR-2016-170, Dec. 14, 2016 WASHINGTON — As tax filing season approaches,... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: forbes.com - Dec 14, 2016

Your business is on track for another year of double-digit growth, and you have a more-than-healthy cash flow in your corporate bank account. Nicely done! But when it comes to year-end tax... Read more >

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Source: nola.gov - Dec 14, 2016

December 13, 2016 NEW ORLEANS – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and City officials celebrated the opening of the newly-relocated Mid-City Library (4140 Canal St.) This $200,000 investment,... Read more >

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Source: cnsnews.com - Dec 14, 2016

The federal government brought in a record of approximately $213,300,000,000 in individual income tax revenues through the first two months of fiscal 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016 through the end of... Read more >

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Source: irs.gov - Dec 12, 2016

IR-2016-168, Dec. 9, 2016 WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service today reminded eligible employees that now is the time to begin planning to take full advantage of their employer’s health... Read more >

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Source: entrepreneur.com - Dec 12, 2016

Some years ago, I overheard a debate between two friends about the name of a startup business. "It's a good name," said one friend to the other, "but I'm not sure it's the best name." You could say... Read more >

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Source: newsfactor.com - Dec 12, 2016

As e-commerce takes more of Americans' shopping dollars, the opportunity for web-based fraud increases. Not only are more thieves lurking, shoppers' comfort with e-commerce is leading to risky... Read more >

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Source: foxbusiness.com - Dec 12, 2016

Year-end tax planning often involves doing things to reduce your tax bill, and one easy way to get a tax break is to make gifts to charity. In this segment of Industry Focus: Financials Opens a... Read more >

Category: IRS

Source: forbes.com - Dec 12, 2016

It's hard to break a habit after 30 or 40 years isn't it? Well, if you've been contributing to an IRA, 401K, 403B, or TSP you've created a multi-decade healthy habit of saving, but when you turn 70... Read more >

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