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Motion Picture Production Tax Credit
Source: louisianaentertainment.gov - Sep 29, 2017 For a complete overview of changes made in 2017, click here. For applications received on or after July 1, 2017, Louisiana's Motion Picture Production Tax Credit program provides motion picture... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Shreveport City Council to Trump: keep historic tax credits
Source: shreveporttimes.com - Sep 29, 2017 Louisiana historians love federal historic tax credits and what they've done over the years to breathe new life into aging historic buildings. The Shreveport City Council likes them too — so... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Trump plan promises huge tax cuts, but big questions remain
Source: neworleanscitybusiness.com - Sep 28, 2017 Promising big tax cuts and a booming economy, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled the first major revamp of the nation’s tax code in a generation Wednesday — a... Read more > Category: General Business |
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John Bel Edwards: I'm 'almost agnostic' about how the Louisiana budget gets fixed
Source: nola.com - Sep 28, 2017 Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday (Sept. 27) that he is "almost agnostic" about how Louisiana solves its looming $1-billion-plus budget gap that opens up in mid-2018, as long as the state comes... Read more > Category: General Business |
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No, we're not raising taxes on lower earners, Cohn and Ryan say
Source: cnbc.com - Sep 28, 2017 Critics have hit the Republican tax plan for raising the bottom tax rate, effectively creating a tax for the poor. The proposal's chief architects, though, say that's not the right way to look at... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Lawmaker: Cut off Saints' state funds; anthem protest unacceptable
Source: kcentv.com - Sep 27, 2017 BATON ROUGE, LA. - One Louisiana lawmaker wants to claw back all of the state's incentives paid to the New Orleans Saints after about 10 players didn't stand for the National Anthem Sunday in... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Here's everything you need to know about early voting, starting Saturday
Source: nola.com - Sep 27, 2017 Early voting in Louisiana begins Saturday (Sept. 30) and will run for one week, giving voters who have already made up their minds a chance to go to the polls at their convenience. Anyone who... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana's software industry among fastest-growing in country, report says
Source: theadvocate.com - Sep 27, 2017 Louisiana's rapidly growing software industry employed 11,694 people in 2016 and had a $1.5 billion impact on the state's economy, according to a new report by Software.org. In Louisiana,... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Trump's tax reform plan would dramatically lower rates for businesses, some individuals
Source: cnbc.com - Sep 27, 2017 Republicans will unveil sweeping changes to America's tax code Wednesday in a proposal that dramatically lowers taxes on businesses and many households but remains silent on thorny issues such as... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Rollovers keep IRAs relevant by preserving tax shelter
Source: usatoday.com - Sep 22, 2017 Most Americans don't contribute new money to Individual Retirement Accounts. Even fewer take advantage of catch-up contributions. But rollovers? They remain a vibrant area of IRA activity, with... Read more > Category: General Business |
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New potential burden for Houston homeowners: higher taxes
Source: foxbusiness.com - Sep 22, 2017 HOUSTON – As Houston recovers from Harvey's devastating flooding, many homeowners could be asked to shoulder an added financial burden: higher taxes on the same houses they are struggling to... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Amazon Distribution Center to be Built in Louisiana
Source: kedm.org - Sep 22, 2017 Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed on his monthly call in radio show that Amazon is set to build a distribution center somewhere in Louisiana, but details are limited at the time. He says either... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Stephen Curry: California sun is worth the fat taxes
Source: mercurynews.com - Sep 20, 2017 Leave it to Stephen Curry to have a perfect response for a report revealing how little he’ll make compared with his pre-tax salary. The Warriors superstar seemingly addressed an ESPN report... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Tax agent shot Tuesday remains in serious condition
Source: kansas.com - Sep 20, 2017 Kansas Department of Revenue tax agent Cortney Holloway, who was shot multiple times Tuesday afternoon, remains in serious condition Wednesday morning. Holloway was taken to the hospital just... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Don’t wait for a tax reform to start your tax-planning strategy
Source: cnbc.com - Sep 20, 2017 There has been a great deal of discussion concerning tax reform these days, and many people are putting tax planning on hold until they see what Congress is actually going to do. Since that could... Read more > Category: General Business |
