“When people go in with their paperwork for their annual conversation with their accountant, they will ask, 'What about next year?' But the IRS and practitioners did catch a break as to the timing of the legislation since, for the most part, it doesn't affect the current filing season.” Everson noted that the IRS
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Currency moves are a fresh headache for the ECB in its attempts to meet its 2% inflation target. The euro's sharp appreciation against the dollar, over the past year, makes it more difficult to get inflation in the eurozone back up to 2%, as it is …
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… more than one in 10 medical procedures. Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan are among the largest private employers in the U.S., with a combined 1.2 million workers. And they're among the most valuable, with a combined market capitalization of $1.6 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Now, securities regulators are poking around in one of the biggest and darkest corners of that box. GE's power-equipment division, its single largest unit, has come under scrutiny — alongside its ailing insurance business — for how it accounts for revenue for servicing gas turbines and other heavy duty
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An Iranian woman raises her fist amid the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran during a protest on December 30, 2017. Photographer: AFP Contributor/AFP/Getty Images. The humble metal cabinets that house telephone wiring on streets the world over have become a stage for Iranian women
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