Banking & Finance

Advantous Consulting moving downtown

Advantous Consulting, which says it is the largest state and local tax consulting firm in Louisiana, is moving to 440 on Third in downtown Baton Rouge. 

Improving Louisiana’s business tax ranking, what more needs to be done?

The income tax overhaul lawmakers and voters approved last year is set to boost the Tax Foundation’s ranking of Louisiana’s business tax system from 42nd to 38th

An app for hunters, anglers co-launched by Waitr founder’s son

Waitr founder Chris Meaux is backing a new startup that bills itself as the “Airbnb for sportsmen.” 

IRS opening tax filing season more than two weeks early 

This year's tax filing season will begin Jan. 24, 17 days earlier than last year, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

US job market near full recovery in Fed’s eyes

The U.S. job market is nearly at levels healthy enough that the central bank's low-interest-rate policies are no longer needed, Federal Reserve officials concluded last month, according to minutes of the meeting released today.

Stories to remember from 2021: Half of business-backed tax overhaul passes

Voters in November approved a state constitutional amendment that triggers a complex tax swap,...
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More companies automatically enrolling employees in 401(k) plans

More employers are putting their workers’ retirement savings on autopilot, automatically enrolling new hires into their 401(k) plans, CNBC reports. 

Workers’ compensation rates dropping by more than 10% next year

Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has approved the annual loss cost filing of the National Council on Compensation Insurance, for a 10.5% reduction in workers’ compensation rates, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced Tuesday.

The biggest business moments of the past year 

The coronavirus didn't stop disrupting business in 2021, but for many small business owners,...

Fewer traffic tickets leaves public defenders strapped for funding

Traffic filings in Louisiana decreased 48% from 2009 to 2019, declining every year during...