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Tax Changes Would Affect Individuals, Businesses
Last month the Obama administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2011. Included are many income-tax proposals that, if enacted by Congress this year, will greatly affect both individual and business taxpayers.
Legislature Approves Delay On Tax Increase
Making the most of an election-year opportunity, the Legislature agreed Tuesday to grant nearly a half-million businesses a two-year delay in a massive unemployment-compensation tax increase.
Two-Week Statewide Seat Belt Crackdown Begins Today
Hundreds of law enforcement agencies across Florida are kicking off a "Click it or Ticket'' campaign Monday targeting motorists who drive without wearing seat belts.
Bank CFOs describe how they've weathered the storm, dealt with TARP, and learned many invaluable lessons.
CCH Lists Ten Ways to Reduce Your Taxes Whether You Itemize or Not
RIVERWOODS, Ill., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- You don't have to itemize to find opportunities for savings on your taxes, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services (CCHGroup.com). But be sure to select your tax form carefully and read the instructions thoroughly. Not every deduction or credit appears on every form. While some deductions and credits have their own lines, others do not. You are required to do some hunting and may have to fill in the blanks to take advantage of them.
10 Things to Watch for In 2010 Legislative Session
As the 2010 session dawns, here are 10 things to watch for:
Signature legislation: A series of agriculture bills, cosponsored class-size amendment and the Florida Firearms Freedom Act, guns made and sold within Florida are not subject to federal regulation
Gov. Crist Prepares His Last State-Of-The-State Address
Florida governors give their state-of-the-state addresses on the opening day of the annual 60-day session of the Legislature.
Election Year Adds Twist to Legislative Session
Gov. Charlie Crist wants tax cuts for businesses and consumers, Senate President Jeff Atwater is making government spending more transparent and Sen. Dave Aronberg wants tighter rules for pain management clinics to help ensure they aren't run as pill mills.
More Trouble On The Horizon for Florida Banks
Community bankers Don Page and Larry Starnes were both breathing easier last week.
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Private Company Financial Reporting Panelists Named
The AICPA, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) on Friday announced the members of the new blue-ribbon panel on U.S. accounting standards for private companies.
Washington, D.C. (February 24, 2010) -- The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants President and CEO Barry Melancon issued the following statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s endorsement today of a plan to work toward incorporation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the U.S. financial reporting system:
This memorandum provides background to the proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) Consideration of Omitted Procedures After the Report Release Date. This proposed SAS would supersede SAS No. 46, Consideration of Omitted Procedures After the Report Date (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 390). The accompanying proposed SAS represents the redrafting of SAS No. 46 to apply the Auditing Standards Board’s (ASB’s) clarity drafting conventions, as discussed in the following sections.
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Monsanto building $2.4M corn breeding station in Miss.
Monsanto said it plans to break ground Tuesday on a new $2.4 million corn breeding station in Flora, Miss. (MON)
Monsanto?s Roundup gets new Chinese competitor
Beijing-based agricultural biotech firm Origin Agritech Ltd. said Monday that it has developed a pesticide business unit for premium branded chemical products, including a glyphosate weed killer. Monsanto initially patented and sold glyphosate under the name Roundup, for which its U.S. patent expired in 2000. (MON)
Oregon nurseries sue S. Carolina
The Oregon Association of Nurseries and the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers has filed a lawsuit against the state of South Carolina.
Colorado Senate panel balks at jobs exemption to urban-renewal bill
A Colorado Senate committee did not add a broad job-creation exemption Monday to a bill that would clamp down on the types of land used in urban-renewal zones, setting up what could be a lively debate on the chamber floor.
Danforth?s Sayre to be guest on NPR?s 'Science Friday'
Dr. Richard Sayre, director of the Enterprise Rent-a-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels and principal investigator of the BioCassava Plus program at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will be a guest on a live broadcast of NPR?s ?Science Friday.?
Animal ailments spur company in search for $8 million
DURHAM ? For more than 50 years, dairy farmers have relied on a crude, manual test to determine whether their cows suffer from a common and costly infection that cuts milk production and dairy farm profits.
Bill hits use of ag land for urban projects
Urban-renewal authorities, once the redeveloper of last resort for inner-city slums and dilapidated factory sites, are being used more by local governments looking to attract manufacturers and even malls in recent years.
Bills could cut, delay Maryland estate tax for family-owned farms
The next generation of Maryland farmers may stay in business longer if legislation passes in Annapolis to eliminate or delay the payment of estate taxes.
Blizzards wreak havoc on Maryland farms? income, properties
Losing $8,000 while the snow kept falling was the last thing beef farmer Cindi Umbarger needed in a dreary February.
Blue Diamond leases McClellan warehouse for storage
Blue Diamond Growers will expand its local operations with an 80,000-square-foot warehouse at McClellan Business Park, making it the sixth lease the former air force base has attracted during the past two months.
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A Big Upgrade for Marathon Oil
This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
FedEx Soars, but Will Its Wings Get Clipped?
Bad news is good news again.
Bullish on China's Stimulus Package
Will China's stimulus package sustain its necessary growth and its recent market rally?
This big contract is a much-needed confidence booster.
Take the double and run.
Disney's new attraction is money in the bank.
The Next Millionaire-Maker Megatrend
Will it really be 10 times bigger than the Internet?
Is the U.S. Government Insolvent?
Worried about Ponzi schemes? It's possible you ain't seen nothing yet.
