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Together Louisiana, state’s assessors team up to defeat major corporate tax-giveaway scheme
Source: weeklycitizen.com - Jun 5, 2017 At a Senate committee hearing last week, Together Louisiana and the state’s assessors teamed up to deal an unlikely defeat to a proposed constitutional amendment backed by one of the most... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana's film tax credit program to continue, with a cap
Source: wwltv.com - Jun 5, 2017 BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers have reached a deal to place a long-term cap on, but not get rid of, spending for Louisiana's film tax credit program, which is both derided as wasteful spending and... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Annual Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday for Hurricane Preparedness Supplies
Source: knoe.com - May 26, 2017 LOUISIANA (Press Release) - The Annual Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday for Hurricane Preparedness Supplies is scheduled for Saturday, May 27th beginning at 12:01 am, through Sunday, May 28th ending at... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Trump officials under fire over vague tax proposals
Source: reuters.com - May 26, 2017 Missing from President Donald Trump's budget proposal this week was an annual report, known as the Green Book, that presidents have issued for many years to spell out their tax goals in detail, an... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Keep Coming Back: Another Louisiana Special Session Expected
Source: usnews.com - May 25, 2017 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have grappled with financial woes across three special legislative sessions since their terms began fewer than 18 months ago. No end's in sight, with... Read more > Category: General Business |
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A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump's Border Wall
Source: npr.org - May 25, 2017 One of President Trump's boldest, most ambitious proposals on the campaign trail was to build a wall along the Southern border and get Mexico to pay for it. Amid the tumult of Trump's first few... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Messi's Spanish jail sentence for tax fraud to stand
Source: bbc.com - May 24, 2017 Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his finances, were both convicted in 2016 of defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.6m) in taxes. Jorge Messi's jail term was reduced because he paid some... Read more > Category: General Business |
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How to know it’s really the IRS calling or knocking on your door
Source: irs.gov - May 24, 2017 Many taxpayers have encountered individuals impersonating IRS officials – in person, over the telephone and via email. Don’t get scammed. We want you to understand how and when the IRS contacts... Read more > Category: General Business |
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529 plans: Simply the best way to save for college
Source: chicagotribune.com - May 24, 2017 Every family with young children should have a 529 college savings plan, even if they can only save a small amount every month. Yet a recent study shows that more than half of families trying to... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana GOP leaders call for defeat of gas tax increase
Source: klfy.com - May 23, 2017 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican Party leaders are urging state lawmakers to reject a gas tax hike and have chastised GOP legislators who voted for the proposal. The party’s... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Tax reform could reduce charitable giving by up to $13 billion per year
Source: cnbc.com - May 22, 2017 The charitable tax deduction has been a part of the U.S. tax code for a century. During last year's U.S. presidential campaign, then-candidate and now President Donald Trump proposed capping the... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Housing Industry Panicking About Tax Reform
Source: forbes.com - May 22, 2017 The National Apartment Association and the National Multifamily Housing Council are concerned that looming tax reform might have a bad impact on the rental housing industry. So they have initiated... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Bills on minimum wage, LGBT non-discrimination move to full state Senate for consideration
Source: bestofneworleans.com - May 18, 2017 The Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations on Wednesday favorably moved two bills by Sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans — one to increase the state’s minimum wage to $8.50 an hour by... Read more > Category: General Business |
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St. Tammany School Board will set tax rate Thursday
Source: nola.com - May 18, 2017 The St. Tammany Parish School Board will meet Thursday night (May 18). The agenda includes a resolution to set the millage rates for 2017 at 65.41 mills. CLICK SOURCE ABOVE FOR ENTIRE ARTICLE Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana House spurns first large money-raising tax bill
Source: neworleanscitybusiness.com - May 18, 2017 The Louisiana House has taken up its first significant proposal to fill a large, looming state budget hole. And lawmakers in the chamber resoundingly rejected it. Tuesday’s vote raises questions... Read more > Category: General Business |