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California Film Commission sees big jump in tax credit applications
The California Film Commission saw a nearly 20% jump in the number applications for its annual film tax credit lottery. The Film Commission said 380 projects had applied for a piece of the $100 million the state allocates annually for film and...
Tags: Jack Reacher (movie), Taxation, Politics, Television Industry, Zynga Inc.
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New Mexico county first in nation to ban fracking to safeguard water
OCATE, N.M. — Sitting in the tidy living room of the home they built themselves, Sandra and Roger Alcon inventory what they see as the bounty of their lives: freedom, family, community, land, animals … and water. "We've lived off the land...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Holly J. Mitchell, Energy, Petroleum Industry, Business Enterprises
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Teen spends $54,000 at bars; judge blames the bars, American Express
A 16-year-old went on quite the joy ride after snagging his dad's credit card and racking up a $54,000 bar tab during a one-night club binge in Japan. The teenager and a friend made the rounds at some hostess clubs, where he paid to sit and drink with...
Tags: American Express Company, Bars and Clubs, Justice System, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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How 10 major tax breaks benefit the rich -- and the poor
A new Congressional Budget Office report on the cost and beneficiaries of 10 of the largest federal tax breaks includes one surprising factoid that could make it harder for lawmakers to simplify the tax code by winnowing the thicket of credits, deductions...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Justice System, Personal Income, Taxation, Politics
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How does tenure affect financial planning?
Dear Liz: My spouse has tenure at a university. Given that one of us will always be employed, should we change the way we look at the amount of money we keep in an emergency fund or our risk tolerance for investments? Answer: Even tenured professors can...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Financial Planning, Social Security, Unemployment Benefits, Retirement
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Orange County producer gets 27 years in B-movie Ponzi scheme
An Orange County movie producer convicted of bilking mostly elderly investors out of $9.5 million in a Ponzi scam involving B movies such as “Confessions of a Pit Fighter” and “Lake Dead” has been sentenced to 27 years in state...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Entertainment, Finance, Punishment, Tyson Beckford
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Young people looking for health insurance have new options
After leaving college at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh last year to move to Los Angeles, 23-year-old Odin Gray debated for several months whether to buy a health insurance policy. An avid bicyclist, he finally decided in December that it was time to...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health and Safety at School, Private Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance
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Arts patrons nationwide alerted to hacking of ticket sales data
A San Francisco-based online ticketing service that handles sales for hundreds of theaters, concert halls and sports venues nationwide says its records were hacked this spring and that customers should watch their billing statements to make sure intruders...
Tags: Ticketmaster, Services and Shopping, Computing and Information Technology Industry, New Products, Computer Crime
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Tax breaks benefit rich households the most, report says
WASHINGTON — Federal income tax breaks disproportionately benefit wealthier households, according to a report issued Wednesday that is certain to become ammunition in the budget battles as Congress debates the best ways to reduce Washington's...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mortgages, Personal Income, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Taxation
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Bondholders spark U.S. legal drama over Argentine debt
Collection agencies profit by buying up old debt, chasing borrowers for payment and, when all else fails, using the courts to recover as much as they can. It's a business model polished and perfected over decades of litigation. But what if the...
Tags: Congo, Bank of New York Company, Ghana, Litigation, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
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MTV's 'Teen Wolf' approved for $11-million state tax credit
The hit series "Teen Wolf" is a top-ranked cable show among young viewers. It also ranks at the top of the list when it comes to receiving California film tax breaks. On Tuesday, the MTV series was approved for an estimated $11-million tax credit for...
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment, Maxwell, ABC Family (tv network), Taxation
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Redlands broker accused of stealing $4.2 million from two clients
A Redlands broker allegedly stole $4.2 million from two client accounts, including one set up for an Alzheimer’s patient, and gave the money to two friends who spent lavishly on a vacation home and casino gambling, according to a complaint by the...
Tags: Travel, Theft, Casino and Gambling Industry, Finance, Tourism and Leisure
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