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Source: The article below mentions grants worth "up to $33,000" for those of you who've suffered losses and don't have flood insurance. They give the website to apply: http - Aug 16, 2016

Historic flooding in Louisiana has forced more than 10,000 people to take refuge in shelters and damaged homes and businesses in areas once considered high and dry. That means many of those hit... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: revenue.louisiana.gov - Aug 8, 2016

The 2016 Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, September 2 through Sunday, September 4. Act 453 of the 2009 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature enacted... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: irs.gov - Aug 8, 2016

IR-2016-100, Aug. 4, 2016 Español WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced important changes... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nola.com - Aug 3, 2016

Michele Eichhorn thought she was making a wise investment in April when she and her husband opted to buy solar panels for their family home in River Ridge. She felt a sense of pride when she first... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: accountingtoday.com - Aug 3, 2016

The summer has started and summer camp bills have been paid. Summer camp is a great way to keep our children busy and looked after while we are working. But it comes at a steep price. Summer camp... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nola.com - Jul 7, 2016

Shiftgig, a technology company that links employers with locally available, hourly workers, has opened a New Orleans office. The company is the latest to move in as city leaders work to attract... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: theneworleansadvocate.com - Jul 7, 2016

Louisiana officially started the new budget year with the nation’s highest sales tax rate, according to a new analysis from a nonpartisan think tank devoted to tax issues. The Tax Foundation... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: theadvocate.com - Jul 5, 2016

With the holiday over, state officials begin Tuesday to earnestly apply their portion of $326.5 million in cuts to their agency’s budgets. The leaders of state offices and departments already... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: abcnews.go.com - Jul 5, 2016

It's the middle of a recent work day inside a Hollywood-style movie studio in downtown New Orleans, and Trey Burvant turns off the lights on an empty Stage 1. He heads over to stages 2 and 3, and... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: wbrz.com - Jul 5, 2016

BATON ROUGE - After years of generosity with tax breaks and subsidies, Louisiana’s leaders are taking a new approach with business, responding to years of budget problems with scaled back support... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: bankrate.com - Jun 27, 2016

Money gurus are always preaching long-term investing. Not only will that give you a better shot at earning more, it'll also get you a lower tax rate when you sell your assets. But exactly what... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: insurancejournal.com - Jun 22, 2016

Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: cincinnati.com - Jun 22, 2016

A woman who filed false claims for income tax refunds of more than $1.17 million pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Ohio Tuesday. Mariamne McKinstry, 38, of Roselawn, faces five years in... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: accountingtoday.com - Jun 22, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service is missing out on imposing approximately $21.6 million in penalties on taxpayers who are denied entry or withdraw from its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program,... Read more >

Category: IRS

Source: accuweather.com - Jun 6, 2016

Experts are calling for an above-normal hurricane season this year with 14 named storms forecast for the Atlantic basin. Of those, eight are predicted to become hurricanes and four are predicted... Read more >

Category: Louisiana