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Source: nola.com - Aug 28, 2012

By James Varney, The Times-Picayune GULFPORT, Ms. -- The Mississippi Gulf Coast moved toward full shut-down mode Tuesday afternoon as Hurricane Isaac moseyed its way toward land and officials... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: wwl.com - Aug 28, 2012

AP Reporting The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Isaac to hurricane status, with top sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. The storm threatens to flood the coasts of four states with storm... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: wafb.com - Aug 28, 2012

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The National Hurricane Center has announced Isaac is officially classified as a hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 75 mph. Isaac's track has shifted to the west,... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: fox8live.com - Aug 27, 2012

MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: irs.gov - Aug 27, 2012

IR-2012-60, June 11, 2012 WASHINGTON — With the early start of this year’s hurricane season, the Internal Revenue Service encourages individuals and businesses to safeguard themselves against... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nola.com - Aug 27, 2012

By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune Tropical Storm Isaac is on a path that will take it up the Mississippi River on Tuesday and Wednesday through the New Orleans area as a Category 2... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: revenue.louisiana.gov - Aug 20, 2012

The 2012 Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 7th, 8th, and 9th. Act 453 of the 2009 Regular Session of the Louisiana... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: nola.com - Aug 20, 2012

Taxpayers who want to appeal their 2013 real estate assessments must do so by 4:30 p.m. on Monday by filing information with Assessor Erroll Williams at his east bank or west bank office. Appeal... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: realestate.aol.com - Aug 20, 2012

Some well-heeled homeowners are reportedly scrambling to offload luxury properties by the end of the year or else risk having a serious bite taken out of their bottom lines. That's because if the... Read more >

Category: IRS

Source: nola.com - Aug 17, 2012

Published: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 11:30 AM By The Associated Press Thousands of taxpayers have yet to claim their state income tax refunds and the state's revenue agency says millions of... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: rev.louisiana.gov - Aug 16, 2012

August 14, 2012 BATON ROUGE – Millions of dollars in state income tax refunds will become unclaimed property if taxpayers don’t claim them by August 24, 2012. The Louisiana Department of... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: justice.gov - Aug 14, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 ARIZONA TAX DEFIER SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD AND TAX CONSPIRACY WASHINGTON –... Read more >

Category: IRS

Source: foxnews.com - Aug 10, 2012

A recently released report shows widespread tax fraud in connection with the federal government’s Individual Taxpayer Identification Number program. The U.S. Treasury inspector general report... Read more >

Category: IRS

Source: nola.com - Aug 9, 2012

By Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune Baton Rouge -- The state's film tax credits cost the state about $60,000 for each direct job they create, according to a report from a think tank that blasts... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nola.com - Aug 9, 2012

By Claire Galofaro, The Times-Picayune The chalk-written sign outside a venerated city dive bar -- typically reserved for its busy calendar of live music acts -- now instead carries an apology to... Read more >

Category: Louisiana