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5 Principles for Navigating Complex Property/Casualty Claims
Source: insurancejournal.com - Jun 22, 2016 Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When... Read more > Category: General Business |
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IRS: Woman pleads guilty to $1.17M tax scam
Source: cincinnati.com - Jun 22, 2016 A woman who filed false claims for income tax refunds of more than $1.17 million pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Ohio Tuesday. Mariamne McKinstry, 38, of Roselawn, faces five years in... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Senate Hearing Criticizes IRS's Anti-ID Tax Fraud Efforts
Source: tax-news.com - Apr 27, 2016 The US House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on April 19 to review the 2016 tax filing season, which ended on April 18, and, in particular, to discuss... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Over Half Of US Taxpayers Fear ID Theft Loss
Source: tax-news.com - Apr 27, 2016 Half of US adults believe it is at least "somewhat likely" that they will fall victim to some form of identity theft that results in financial loss in 2017, according a poll from the American... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Consumer Alert: Scammers Change Tactics, Once Again
Source: irs.gov - Mar 23, 2016 IR-2016-40, March 14, 2016 WASHINGTON — Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but now the IRS is receiving new reports... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Who will pay? Louisiana tax bills target smokers, drinkers, travelers, businesses, more
Source: theneworleansadvocate.com - Mar 11, 2016 Louisiana's lawmakers wrapped up work Wednesday in a special legislative session aimed at balancing this year's budget. Here's a look at some of the bills that passed and that failed to win... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Half of Free E-File Services Don’t Protect Consumers Enough: Audit
Source: accountingtoday.com - Feb 26, 2016 Six of 13 IRS-approved free e-filing services Web sites failed in taking steps to help protect consumers from fraudulent and malicious e-mail, according to a recent audit. The Online Trust... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana hit with credit rating downgrade, blow to state
Source: washingtontimes.com - Feb 26, 2016 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana’s credit rating was downgraded for the first time in more than a decade Thursday, in response to years of budget instability that have left public colleges and... Read more > Category: General Business |
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The IRS Says Identity Thieves Hacked Its Systems Again
Source: fortune.com - Feb 11, 2016 Identity thieves attempted to breach computer systems at the Internal Revenue Service to file fraudulent tax refunds. The criminals were especially after E-file PINs, which are used by some... Read more > Category: General Business |
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January brings new, rewritten laws in Louisiana with the start of 2016
Source: wdsu.com - Jan 4, 2016 Nineteen new or rewritten state laws go into effect in January. Most of the changes happen on Friday on New Year's Day, but others begin when Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards takes office on Jan. 11.... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Congress Easily Clears Massive Omnibus Spending Bill, Avoiding Shutdown
Source: govexec.com - Dec 18, 2015 In convincing bipartisan votes, the House and Senate have passed an omnibus to keep the government funded and a massive package of tax break extensions, wrapping up a... Read more > Category: General Business |
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FinCEN Further Extends Certain US FBAR Deadlines
Source: tax-news.com - Dec 11, 2015 The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced a further extension of time for certain individuals with signature authority over, but no financial interest in, some... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Internet Tax Ban Likely To Become Permanent
Source: ww2.cfo.com - Dec 11, 2015 Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who in 1998 co-authored the original Internet Tax Freedom Act that was set to expire, on Wednesday said a ban on taxes on Internet goods and services, as well as Internet... Read more > Category: General Business |
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First NBC Bank expanding market area for New Market Tax Credits
Source: theneworleansadvocate.com - Nov 13, 2015 First NBC Bank in New Orleans has received approval to expand its market area for federal New Market Tax Credits to all of Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana offers tax credits for donors who support early childhood education, but few know about it
Source: theadvocate.com - Nov 12, 2015 Over the past few weeks, donors have pledged $35,000 to help support an agency that provides training and support to people who work with Lafayette Parish preschoolers. The donors are in line for... Read more > Category: General Business |
