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Source: irs.gov - Jan 5, 2018

IR-2018-01, Jan. 04, 2018 WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season... Read more >

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Source: cpapracticeadvisor.com - Jan 3, 2018

The monumental new tax law signed late in 2017 – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) – has been hailed as a boon for big business. But the TCJA also benefits many small businesses while presenting... Read more >

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Source: huffingtonpost.com - Jan 3, 2018

Real estate investors didn’t see massive changes with the final tax bill signed into law by President Trump, but they will see enough change to influence real estate property investment decisions... Read more >

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Source: forbes.com - Jan 3, 2018

Tax laws have just changed, and that is likely to affect you. Whether your see a net benefit in your paycheck (which I hope you do) or end up paying more is a function of personal factors like your... Read more >

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Source: taxfoundation.org - Dec 21, 2017

Legislators are now poised to overhaul the U.S. tax code for the first time in three decades. Keep track of the latest developments in the path towards reform with this one-stop guide to our... Read more >

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Source: money.cnn.com - Dec 21, 2017

It's official. Congress has ushered through the first major tax overhaul since Ronald Reagan was president. The measure, which now awaits President Trump's signature, is about to shake up life for... Read more >

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Source: healthcare.gov - Dec 21, 2017

IMPORTANT: Recently impacted by a hurricane? If you qualified for a Special Enrollment Period to get coverage for the rest of 2017 but were unable to enroll due to Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, or... Read more >

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Source: wwl.com - Dec 20, 2017

Congress is sending President Trump the most substantial tax reform package since the Reagan administration. All of Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation voted for the bill, which has... Read more >

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Source: finance.yahoo.com - Dec 20, 2017

World stock markets wavered just below recent record highs while U.S. Treasury yields held near multi-month peaks on Wednesday as the final procedural throes of long-awaited U.S. tax reform played... Read more >

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Source: taxprotoday.com - Dec 20, 2017

Among CPAs, it’s common to hear a major piece of tax legislation called “The Accountants’ Full Employment Act” -- and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is no different. Having passed in the Senate... Read more >

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Source: cpapracticeadvisor.com - Dec 20, 2017

The House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Tuesday, the biggest change to tax laws since 1986. The bill passed on a mostly party line vote, 227-203, with two members not... Read more >

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Source: neworleanscitybusiness.com - Dec 19, 2017

As a $1 billion budget gap draws closer, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his favored approach to closing the financial hole with a package of tax changes. The ideas come from a list of suggestions... Read more >

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Source: tax-news.com - Dec 19, 2017

The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) has said that the US Government should mandate a regular review of the tax code. The suggestion came during a hearing held by the House Ways and Means Oversight... Read more >

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Source: freep.com - Dec 19, 2017

December is turning into yet another crazy time to add more chores to the to-do list, thanks to a sweeping tax package that appears to be on the fast track this week. Republicans released their... Read more >

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Source: nytimes.com - Dec 15, 2017

The Senate and House may spend most of the month ironing out the differences in their tax bills. Or they may be delayed by other legislation and not enact a new tax code until the new year. Either... Read more >

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