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Over the fiscal cliff: What kind of landing?
Source: durangoherald.com - Dec 26, 2012 By CONNIE CASS Associated Press Efforts to save the nation from going over a year-end "fiscal cliff" were in disarray as lawmakers fled the Capitol for their Christmas break. "God only knows" how... Read more > Category: General Business |
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GAO Report Examines Social Security Overpayments
Source: tax-news.com - Dec 20, 2012 by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 19 December 2012 A report prepared by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program has... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana economy is strong, Jindal declares
Source: nola.com - Dec 20, 2012 by Carlos Sanchez, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Louisiana's economy is strong because of the right climate of low taxes, a revamped workforce training program, tough new ethics laws and bold... Read more > Category: Louisiana |
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"Fiscal cliff" talks stalled, House to vote on "Plan B"
Source: cbsnews.com - Dec 20, 2012 WASHINGTON The GOP-controlled House is moving ahead Thursday on a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year, sparing most workers from a tax hike but leaving in place... Read more > Category: General Business |
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SO WHO’S AFRAID OF THE FISCAL CLIFF?
Source: jimbrownla.com - Dec 13, 2012 Thursday, December 13th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana What’s most memorable about January 1, 2000? That was the day, experts of all types warned, that the economies and businesses of world were... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Medical director says Blue Cross preparing for $90M in new taxes from 'Obamacare'
Source: businessreport.com - Dec 13, 2012 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana expects to pay $90 million in new taxes in the first year to fund rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," says Chief... Read more > Category: General Business |
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I-10 eastbound lanes to close in Metairie starting Thursday night
Source: nola.com - Dec 13, 2012 Interstate 10 eastbound in a section of Metairie will see night-time lane closures starting Thursday and through Saturday morning, as crews plan to remove overhead signage. The work, between... Read more > Category: Louisiana |
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Bribery allegations dog Jefferson Parish code inspectors
Source: nola.com - Dec 13, 2012 By Drew Broach, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on December 12, 2012 Bribery allegations against some Jefferson Parish building code inspectors are the subject of a criminal investigation by the... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana spends at least $1.79 billion per year on incentives to companies, newspaper reports
Source: nola.com - Dec 5, 2012 By Richard Thompson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Louisiana spends at least $1.79 billion per year -- about 21 cents for every dollar in the state budget -- on tax breaks and other incentives to... Read more > Category: Louisiana |
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IRS aims to clarify investment income tax under healthcare law
Source: reuters.com - Dec 5, 2012 WASHINGTON | Mon Dec 3, 2012 6:14pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service has released new rules for investment income taxes on capital gains and dividends earned by high-income... Read more > Category: IRS |
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Obama's Fiscal Cliff Proposals Unacceptable To GOP
Source: tax-news.com - Dec 3, 2012 By Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 03 December 2012 United States House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner (R – Ohio) called President Barack Obama’s first proposal, involving both... Read more > Category: General Business |
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IRS Seeks To Return Undelivered Tax Refunds
Source: tax-news.com - Dec 3, 2012 by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 03 December 2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is looking to return tax refunds that were not delivered earlier this year because of... Read more > Category: IRS |
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BR, N.O. rank low in global recovery
Source: theadvocate.com - Dec 3, 2012 BY TIMOTHY BOONE Advocate business writer December 03, 2012 Baton Rouge and New Orleans both ranked low in a report on how the world’s largest metro area economies are recovering from the global... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Sales tax trend continues
Source: theadvocate.com - Dec 3, 2012 By Bob Anderson Florida Parishes bureau December 03, 2012 LIVINGSTON — Parish sales tax revenue rose for the 24th straight month in October, Livingston Parish tax records show. When compared... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Delgado, Sewerage & Water Board announce skilled job-training program
Source: nola.com - Dec 3, 2012 By Richard Rainey, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on December 03, 2012 at 8:08 AM, updated December 03, 2012 at 9:01 AM Delgado Community College, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and... Read more > Category: General Business |
