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How to prepare for hurricane season
Source: iii.org - Jul 10, 2019 Hurricanes can shatter lives as well as damage property. Being prepared can help you, your family or your business minimize the impact of the storm. The best way time to start is before the threat... Read more > Category: General Business |
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IRS Form 5329: Reporting Taxes on Retirement Plans
Source: finance.yahoo.com - Jul 9, 2019 When filing taxes, it’s important to make sure you’re reporting all of your income correctly. That includes making note of early distributions from qualified retirement plans or other... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana tops the nation in FAFSA applicants
Source: louisianaradionetwork.com - Jul 9, 2019 According to the National College Access Network’s FAFSA tracker, Louisiana ranks number one throughout the nation for application completion for a second year. Louisiana Office of Student... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Opportunity Zones in Louisiana
Source: opportunitydb.com - Jul 9, 2019 Louisiana has 150 designated opportunity zones, including 145 low-income communities, plus 5 non-low-income contiguous tracts. Urban vs. Rural The majority of Louisiana’s opportunity zones are... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Win $1 Million from the Small Business Administration to Grow Your Business
Source: blackenterprise.com - Jul 3, 2019 The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering $1 million in prize money that could help black-owned small businesses locate and hire qualified workers. Finding capable workers is now among... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Want a Tesla? Time is running out on $7,500 federal tax credit
Source: wraltechwire.com - Jul 3, 2019 The federal tax credit for Tesla buyers falls by 50% on Monday and will be eliminated altogether at the start of 2020. The reduction of the tax credit makes buying a Tesla more expensive, because... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Is that unexpected US Treasury check a surprise tax refund, or something to worry about?
Source: komonews.com - Jul 3, 2019 SEATTLE (KOMO)- Between all the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scams out there, and confusion surrounding the new tax codes, you can't blame Twyla Lawrence for being suspicious about the U.S.... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Parents, homeowners, and students have a bonus tool to lower their taxes: tax credits
Source: businessinsider.com - Jul 3, 2019 There are a number of ways to legitimately pay less in taxes, and one of the most common is through tax credits. A tax credit is an amount of money awarded to you, the taxpayer, by the IRS that... Read more > Category: General Business |
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What Business Owners And Their Families Should Know About the New SECURE Act: The Features
Source: forbes.com - Jul 2, 2019 Planning is never easy, especially when the rules keep changing. Each retirement and planning situation is unique; most professionals and business owners don’t retire in a conventional sense.... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Louisiana among 29 states that maintains personal income tax exemptions
Source: thehayride.com - Jul 2, 2019 Louisiana is one of 29 states that maintains personal income tax exemptions despite these exemptions being suspended by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the federal level, according to a Tax... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Tying the knot? Some couples may face a ‘marriage tax penalty’
Source: cnbc.com - Jul 2, 2019 logo Sign In Pro Watchlist Make It USA INTL logo Tying the knot? Some couples may face a 'marriage tax penalty' Personal Finance Tying the knot? Some couples may... Read more > Category: General Business |
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4 Budgeting Alternatives to Meet Your Financial Goals
Source: moneycrashers.com - Jun 28, 2019 If you’ve ever searched for advice on how to meet your financial goals, there’s one tip you’ve probably heard over and over: You need to make a budget. No matter what you’re trying to do... Read more > Category: General Business |
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How business fared during the Louisiana legislative session
Source: businessreport.com - Jun 28, 2019 No one had particularly lofty expectations for this year’s legislative session. It’s an election year, after all, which means lawmakers were reticent to do anything that might prove... Read more > Category: General Business |
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Bernie Sanders on whether he will raise taxes on the middle class: 'Yes they will pay more in taxes'
Source: washingtonexaminer.com - Jun 28, 2019 Bernie Sanders said that as president he would raise taxes on the middle class. NBC News host Savannah Guthrie began the second round of the first 2020 Democratic primary debate on Thursday with a... Read more > Category: General Business |
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All Of The Times Candidates Talked Tax During A Crowded Democratic Debate
Source: forbes.com - Jun 27, 2019 If you tuned in during the first night of the Democratic debates to hear what the candidates had to offer on tax policy, you were likely disappointed. With ten candidates vying for time and answers... Read more > Category: General Business |