News / General Business

Rick Ross owes $5.7M in back taxes

Source: pagesix.com - Nov 8, 2016

While Rick Ross is tweeting about his civic duty to vote Tuesday, he may have forgotten about his tax obligations to this country. According to TMZ, the Florida-based rapper, 40, owes $5.7 million... Read more >

Category: General Business

IRS imposter scam reports to BBB drop, but could easily surge again

Source: protectingyourpocket.blog.palmbeachpost.com - Nov 7, 2016

Reports to the Better Business Bureau from victims of the “IRS tax scam” have dropped dramatically since police raided nine call centers in Mumbai, India earlier last month, the BBB said... Read more >

Category: General Business

Livingston Parish tax collections soar after flooding

Source: wbrz.com - Nov 7, 2016

LIVINGSTON - Officials say Livingston Parish sales tax collections increased 50 percent over the same month last year as post-flood reconstruction and motor vehicle purchases continued to drive... Read more >

Category: General Business

State tax task force recommends package of changes with broader base and lowered rates

Source: revenue.louisiana.gov - Nov 7, 2016

November 2, 2016 BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s tax system would be simplified with lower rates, fewer exemptions and a broader revenue base under recommendations from the task force charged with... Read more >

Category: General Business

A tale of two tax plans: Studies show impacts Nonpartisan group compares Trump and Clinton proposals

Source: timesunion.com - Nov 7, 2016

One day before the 2016 presidential election, neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump appear to have addressed fundamental flaws in their tax plans that several experts say would exacerbate the... Read more >

Category: General Business

15 Control Tactics of Difficult People Be on the lookout for these, before you get blindsided!

Source: psychologytoday.com - Nov 7, 2016

Most of us come across difficult personalities at some points in our lives. These individuals may exist in our personal or professional environment. Being cognizant of control tactics used by... Read more >

Category: General Business

IRS, Security Summit Partners Expand Identity Theft Safeguards for 2017 Filing Season, Build on 2016 Successes

Source: irs.gov - Nov 4, 2016

IR-2016-144, Nov. 3, 2016 Español WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and... Read more >

Category: General Business

US Anti-Inversion Regulations - Turning Tax On Its Head

Source: tax-news.com - Nov 4, 2016

Lawmakers and the Government in the United States have had several tries at staunching the flow of corporate "inversions" over recent years, but demonstrably they have failed, as recent... Read more >

Category: General Business

How can your employer offer benefits like 'baby cash'?

Source: nola.com - Nov 2, 2016

Like many things in America these days, the story of employee benefits has become a story of the haves and have nots. On the one side are workers -- particularly young ones -- at Silicon Valley... Read more >

Category: General Business

Louisiana budget deficit to hit $313 million -- bigger than previously thought, meaning more cuts

Source: nola.com - Oct 28, 2016

Louisiana's midyear budget deficit is estimated to be around $313 million, larger than originally expected and likely to produce more budget cuts than originally thought to already-stretched state... Read more >

Category: General Business

The Big Winners and Losers in America’s Social Security System

Source: wsj.com - Oct 28, 2016

What will you receive in Social Security benefits compared with the taxes you pay in? The short answer: Low earners often get more than they put in, while high earners get less. By one estimate,... Read more >

Category: General Business

French Lawmakers Want Higher Taxes on Airbnb Renters

Source: abcnews.go.com - Oct 28, 2016

French lawmakers backed on Friday a proposal to increase taxes on people renting their homes, cars and other goods on the internet when their earnings exceed a certain amount. The measure would... Read more >

Category: General Business

Local sales tax rebate for TV, movie productions could help Baton Rouge level the playing field for film projects, councilman says

Source: businessreport.com - Oct 27, 2016

Baton Rouge could follow in the footsteps of other Louisiana cities and parishes to establish a local film industry sales tax rebate program in an attempt to draw more television and movie... Read more >

Category: General Business

21 signs your best employee is about to quit

Source: businessinsider.com - Oct 27, 2016

ost bosses are caught off guard when facing a mass employee exodus, and the same can happen when just one valued employee resigns. "As the boss, it's important to watch for the symptoms of an... Read more >

Category: General Business

Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Job

Source: hbr.org - Oct 27, 2016

It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” And yet when I ask... Read more >

Category: General Business