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IRS Forms 1099 Are Coming, The Most Important Tax Form Of All
Source: forbes.com - Jan 22, 2016 IRS Form 1099 season is here. No form is more critical to your tax return. You are almost guaranteed an audit or tax notice if you fail to report a Form 1099. Each Form 1099 is matched to your... Read more > Category: IRS |
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January brings new, rewritten laws in Louisiana with the start of 2016
Source: wdsu.com - Jan 4, 2016 Nineteen new or rewritten state laws go into effect in January. Most of the changes happen on Friday on New Year's Day, but others begin when Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards takes office on Jan. 11.... Read more > Category: General Business |
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2016 Tax Season Opens Jan. 19 for Nation’s Taxpayers
Source: irs.gov - Dec 23, 2015 IR-2015-139, Dec. 21, 2015 WASHINGTON ― Following a review of the tax extenders legislation signed into law last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season... Read more > Category: IRS |
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Congress Easily Clears Massive Omnibus Spending Bill, Avoiding Shutdown
Source: govexec.com - Dec 18, 2015 In convincing bipartisan votes, the House and Senate have passed an omnibus to keep the government funded and a massive package of tax break extensions, wrapping up a... Read more > Category: General Business |
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House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill
Source: huffingtonpost.com - Dec 18, 2015 WASHINGTON -- In a vote that might have said more about the internal divisions of the parties than the House itself, Republicans and Democrats came together Friday to pass a sweeping $1.1 trillion... Read more > Category: IRS |
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How you'll benefit from the new tax deal
Source: money.cnn.com - Dec 17, 2015 Parents, low-income families, students, teachers and mass commuters are among those who will benefit from a big tax deal that will be voted on by Congress in the next few days. While nothing is... Read more > Category: IRS |
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FinCEN Further Extends Certain US FBAR Deadlines
Source: tax-news.com - Dec 11, 2015 The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced a further extension of time for certain individuals with signature authority over, but no financial interest in, some... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Internet Tax Ban Likely To Become Permanent
Source: ww2.cfo.com - Dec 11, 2015 Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who in 1998 co-authored the original Internet Tax Freedom Act that was set to expire, on Wednesday said a ban on taxes on Internet goods and services, as well as Internet... Read more > Category: General Business |
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U.S. Lawmakers Still Wrestling Over Tax Extenders
Source: ww2.cfo.com - Dec 11, 2015 With negotiations intensifying on Capitol Hill, uncertainty remained over whether lawmakers would pass a major tax bill with permanent extensions benefiting both political parties, or simply opt... Read more > Category: IRS |
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One in 4 HealthCare.gov customers renew coverage so far, HHS says
Source: washingtonpost.com - Dec 11, 2015 With less than a week left to buy health plans under the Affordable Care Act for coverage that starts Jan. 1, about one in four existing customers have renewed coverage so far on the federal... Read more > Category: IRS |
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IRS Reminds On 2016 Health Spending Tax Break
Source: tax-news.com - Nov 17, 2015 The Internal Revenue Service has reminded eligible employees that now is the time to begin planning to take full advantage of their employer's health flexible spending arrangement (FSA) during... Read more > Category: IRS |
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Tax Preparedness Series: Most Retirees Need to Take Required Retirement Plan Distributions by Dec. 31
Source: irs.gov - Nov 16, 2015 IR-2015-122, Oct. 29, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers born before... Read more > Category: IRS |
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David Vitter or John Bel Edwards? Breakdown of key issues, where candidates agree, disagree
Source: theadvocate.com - Nov 16, 2015 Decisions, decisions. If you're having trouble deciding whom to vote for in the upcoming Louisiana governor's race runoff, let's try this. Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter... Read more > Category: Louisiana |
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First NBC Bank expanding market area for New Market Tax Credits
Source: theneworleansadvocate.com - Nov 13, 2015 First NBC Bank in New Orleans has received approval to expand its market area for federal New Market Tax Credits to all of Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Some see work in film industry disappear after changes to state's tax credit program
Source: wdsu.com - Nov 13, 2015 Just three months later, movie makers in New Orleans tell WDSU they can’t get work because production in New Orleans has vanished. “It’s gone,” said scenic artist Laurie Fewell. “Six... Read more > Category: Louisiana |