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IRS to pilot test web videoconferences for tax appeals
Source: taxprotoday.com - Jul 25, 2017 The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Appeals plans to test a web-based videoconferencing option for taxpayers and their representatives to hold virtual face-to-meetings with IRS appeals... Read more > Category: General Business |
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IRS offers email option for tax payment notifications
Source: taxprotoday.com - Jul 25, 2017 The Internal Revenue Service has introduced an email feature that enables taxpayers to get notifications in their personal email accounts about their payments using IRS Direct Pay or the Electronic... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Two Tax Credits Many Small Business Owners Miss --or Don't Know About
Source: inc.com - Jul 24, 2017 Many small business owners miss or misunderstand the power of tax credits to build their businesses. If you read my column, you understand that a tax deduction is something that reduces how much... Read more > Category: General Business |
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GOP wants to kill a tax break beneficial to blue states
Source: cbsnews.com - Jul 24, 2017 When are Republicans in favor of raising taxes? Turns out it's when the states that benefit the most from the tax break are Democratic strongholds. The GOP is eager to eliminate the federal... Read more > Category: General Business |
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LaToya Cantrell failed to pay $28,000 in federal taxes in recent years, says bank issue resulted in lien on house
Source: theadvocate.com - Jul 24, 2017 Mayoral candidate LaToya Cantrell and her husband failed to pay about $28,000 in federal income taxes in recent years. Cantrell, a City Council member, is considered one of the main contenders in... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Tax man cometh for Golden State Warriors
Source: mercurynews.com - Jul 21, 2017 With the mind-boggling money being doled out in NBA contracts, players don’t seem to be overly concerned about state taxes – or the lack of them. Stephen Curry signed a $201 million deal with... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Former JPSO Chief Deputy Craig Taffaro charged with tax evasion
Source: nola.com - Jul 21, 2017 A federal grand jury Thursday morning (July 20) handed up an indictment charging former Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Craig Taffaro with tax evasion and filing a false tax return,... Read more > Category: General Business |
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IRS erroneously paid $152M in refundable tax credits
Source: taxprotoday.com - Jul 21, 2017 The Internal Revenue Service didn’t properly implement some provisions of the PATH Act aimed at reducing improper payments for refundable tax credits, instead allowing an estimated $152 million... Read more > Category: General Business |
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There are more renters than any time since 1965
Source: cnbc.com - Jul 20, 2017 More people are renting than at any other point in the past 50 years. In 2016, 36.6 percent of household heads rented their home, close to the 1965 number of 37 percent, according to a new report... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Summer newlyweds should also think about taxes
Source: wrex.com - Jul 20, 2017 Spring showers bring summer flowers and weddings typically aren’t far behind. Newlyweds have a lot to think about and taxes might not be on the list. However, there is good reason for a new... Read more > Category: General Business |
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This Chart Shows How Much Americans Pay in Taxes vs. the Rest of the World
Source: time.com - Jul 20, 2017 As the Republicans in Washington prepare to dig into the coming round of budget negotiations, their top priorities will include an systemic overhaul for U.S. taxes, which President Trump has... Read more > Category: General Business |
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McConnell's new Obamacare repeal lacks GOP votes to pass
Source: taxprotoday.com - Jul 19, 2017 Bloomberg) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s new proposal to simply repeal Obamacare appears to be dead less than 24 hours after he dropped his replacement plan for lack of support among... Read more > Category: General Business |
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UNO ranked third in nation in providing access to poor students, and other higher education news
Source: theadvocate.com - Jul 19, 2017 The University of New Orleans is a national leader in providing equal access to higher education for students from all income levels, according to a new report by the Brookings Institution. UNO... Read more > Category: General Business |
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New Orleans groups to push for raising minimum wage, 'banning the box'
Source: wwltv.com - Jul 19, 2017 NEW ORLEANS, LA. - After efforts to increase Louisiana’s minimum wage have failed in recent years, a coalition of local groups is urging candidates to address that and other economic issues.... Read more > Category: General Business |
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As Americans shop more online, retail jobs are disappearing
Source: nola.com - Jul 18, 2017 More Americans are embracing a trend that labor groups have come to fear: We are shopping online now about as often as we take out the trash. About a third of adults buy something on a computer or... Read more > Category: General Business |
