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Local governments still must hold gun sales tax holiday even though the state won't participate
Source: theadvocate.com - Aug 29, 2018 Local and parish taxing authorities — whether they like it or not — are going to have to forgive taxes on the sales of guns and hunting equipment for a holiday that the state created then opted... Read more > Category: General Business |
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What the Tax Act Means for Your 2018 Meals and Entertainment Deductions
Source: blog.indinero.com - Aug 29, 2018 Many are still torn on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will help or hurt U.S. small businesses, but there is one change that would have a sweeping effect on most startups: The more rigid restrictions... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Securities Investors
Source: law.com - Aug 24, 2018 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) did not make any major changes for the taxation of gains and losses from securities transactions. Favorable tax rates continue to apply to capital gains,... Read more > Category: General Business |
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New Report Shows Medicaid Expansion Cuts Uninsured Rate in Half
Source: gov.louisiana.gov - Aug 24, 2018 Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards praised a report showing that the number of residents who are uninsured has fallen to half of what it was in 2015 and more Louisianans are getting better access to care... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Delgado's downtown bars six months behind on taxes
Source: wbrz.com - Aug 24, 2018 BATON ROUGE - A former metro councilman and downtown bar owner owes about $15,000 in back taxes. John Delgado is a part owner of Huey's and 1913, both located on Third Street. "When things get... Read more > Category: General Business |
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For people involved in the sharing economy: Do a ‘Paycheck Checkup’ now, avoid a surprise year-end tax bill
Source: irs.gov - Aug 20, 2018 IR-2018-168, Aug. 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service urges anyone working in the sharing economy to perform a Paycheck Checkup now to avoid an unexpected tax bill when they file... Read more > Category: General Business |
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell gives assessment of first 3 months on job: 'we are taking important first steps
Source: theadvocate.com - Aug 20, 2018 Want to get into the weeds of what Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration was up to in its first three months? A series of progress reports released by the administration last week aim to provide... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana adds 26,000 jobs over the year in July
Source: theadvocate.com - Aug 20, 2018 Louisiana added 26,000 jobs in July compared to a year earlier, lifting employment to 1,980,200. The preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics represented the latest in a... Read more > Category: General Business |
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New Orleans-area construction sites inspected for misclassifying workers
Source: neworleanscitybusiness.com - Aug 20, 2018 Louisiana Workforce Commission and members of a statewide task force visited New Orleans-area construction sites Thursday to investigate tips that employers are misclassifying workers. The sites... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Most Americans in the Dark on Key Deductions and Rules
Source: nerdwallet.com - Aug 17, 2018 Are you getting all of your deductions this tax season? According to a new NerdWallet survey, many Americans think some legitimate tax-reduction strategies are illegal, which could be leading them... Read more > Category: General Business |
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IRS regs on Sec. 199A look ‘taxpayer-favorable’
Source: accountingtoday.com - Aug 17, 2018 Long-awaited and highly anticipated proposed regulations for Code Section 199A, the new 20 percent deduction on “qualified business income” of pass-through entities, were released August 8 by... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Salt Lake City, Buffalo and New Orleans Have the Youngest Entrepreneurs
Source: markets.businessinsider.com - Aug 17, 2018 CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®, the nation's leading online loan marketplace, today released a study on the cities in the U.S. with the youngest entrepreneurs. The... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Drive Shack developers get property tax freeze to redo former Times-Picayune building
Source: Drive Shack developers get property tax freeze to redo former Times-Picayune building - Aug 17, 2018 The developers who want to turn the former Times-Picayune building on Howard Avenue in New Orleans into a three-story indoor golf attraction received final approval Tuesday (Aug. 14) on a plan that... Read more > Category: General Business |
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ExxonMobil's CEO asked to withdraw tax break requests groups say would cost $6.2 million
Source: theadvocate.com - Aug 17, 2018 Opponents of giving industries breaks on their school property taxes in Louisiana have publicly requested a meeting with the CEO of ExxonMobil and asked that he withdraw all pending tax exemption... Read more > Category: General Business |
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More small businesses can now use cash accounting: IRS
Source: accountingtoday.com - Aug 8, 2018 Small-business taxpayers with average annual gross earnings of $25 million or less in the prior three-year period are now allowed to use the cash method of accounting, according to new guidance... Read more > Category: General Business |
