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December 10, 2012 

5 Year-end tax tips for small businesses

Eight in ten Americans consider it extremely or very important that Congress and President Obama agree on a plan to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff -- automatic budget cuts and the expiration of Bush-era tax increases set for Jan. 1. But the difficult task of finding compromise before the deadline means year-end tax planning for…

 Plowed under: Federal farm bill languishing

December 10, 2012 

Plowed under: Federal farm bill languishing

The political debate over the so-called fiscal cliff has overshadowed another piece of legislation that could have a significant impact on farmers, consumers and the poor if it's not addressed: the farm bill.

 Florida CPA gets 1yr in prison for role in foreclosure scheme

December 10, 2012 

Florida CPA gets 1yr in prison for role in foreclosure scheme

A Florida was sentenced on Friday to serve a year and a day in prison for his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme that victimized desperate homeowners on the brink of losing their homes, the Justice Department announced. Coombs was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in the Southern District of Florida.