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Source: New Orleans minister convicted of stealing Katrina grant - Nov 21, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans minister has been convicted of stealing a $33,000 home repair grant after Hurricane Katrina. District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro's office says a judge found... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: governing.com - Nov 21, 2018

Retail experts are anticipating that the Thanksgiving shopping weekend will once again be record-breaking, particularly for online sales. Last year, the Monday after Thanksgiving -- nicknamed Cyber... Read more >

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Source: marketwatch.com - Nov 21, 2018

Everyone would like to claim they are engaged in an activity that results in a profit that is non-taxable. Here is one activity that has the potential of generating tax-free income – but if not... Read more >

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Source: theadvocate.com - Nov 16, 2018

LSU forecasters are downgrading the employment growth projections for Louisiana’s oil and gas production sector for the coming years, but energy companies here are expected to continue adding... Read more >

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Source: nola.com - Nov 16, 2018

Tax bills for Jefferson Parish property owners hit the mail next week, the Sheriff’s Office said Thursday (Nov 15). Taxes are due on receipt and become delinquent Dec. 31. The Sheriff’s... Read more >

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Source: cnbc.com - Nov 16, 2018

Moving a bakery from Staten Island to Brooklyn is not cheap. French chef Laurent Chavenet, a food industry veteran, knew this. But he didn’t anticipate how hard it would be to get a $30,000 loan... Read more >

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Source: rollingstone.com - Nov 15, 2018

Allyson Costello stared at the two lines on her pregnancy test and knew — immediately and beyond a shadow of a doubt — that she would get an abortion. She was 21 years old. She was on the pill,... Read more >

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Source: cnbc.com - Nov 15, 2018

If this fall’s market turbulence is giving you vertigo, here’s a thought that might make you feel a little better: your losses could help you save on 2018 taxes. Say hello to tax-loss... Read more >

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Source: pymnts.com - Nov 15, 2018

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is paying $1.7 million to a Virginia company to handle “large cash payments for processing cannabis federal taxes.” According to Quartz, the U.S. government... Read more >

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Source: usatoday.com - Nov 12, 2018

This Veterans Day, veterans and active-duty military can take advantage of an extra day of deals. As they do each year, restaurants are saluting veterans by offering free food and meal deals.... Read more >

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Source: smallbiztrends.com - Nov 12, 2018

On the heels of Hurricane Florence, businesses should be aware of tax breaks to help them through weather disasters resulting from nature or humans. Tax relief can help ameliorate the financial... Read more >

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Source: cnet.com - Nov 12, 2018

Fraudsters are making good use of the US Postal Service's Informed Delivery program. According to cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs, the US Secret Service issued an internal advisory on Tuesday... Read more >

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Source: forbes.com - Nov 12, 2018

If you don’t think what you post on social media matters, think again. France has announced that it will begin searching social media accounts next year in an effort to crack down on tax fraud.... Read more >

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Source: cnbc.com - Nov 9, 2018

There are many ways to reduce your tax burden. Two of the more lucrative ones these days are excluding gains from the sale of your primary home or from a stock sale of a business you own and... Read more >

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Source: dallasnews.com - Nov 9, 2018

As I conclude my career with decades of leadership positions for a Fortune 500 company, becoming forthright about the need for employers to invest in child care has surprised many. After all, I... Read more >

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