A contractor in Wisconsin Rapids pleaded guilty in federal court this week to a tax-evasion charge he was slapped with for pocketing checks from clients over a three-year period.

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Architects and engineers are still in. Accountants, doctors and lawyers remain out — mostly. New rules floated by the Trump administration lay out what kinds of businesses are allowed by the new tax law to take a 20 percent deduction against their income taxes.

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Dan Danner never expected to end up in the middle of the health care debate. Or, for that matter, in politics.

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By Sean Ryan A few guys looking for work dropped by Market & Johnson Inc. project manager Mike Seichter’s office Friday morning in La Crosse. Rhinelander/School District Building Plan Hilbert/Addition and Renovations to Schools Edgar/School District Building Plan Bangor/School Renovation ...

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By Carole Feldman AP Writer Washington (AP)— Improving homes’ energy efficiency not only can cut homeowners’ energy costs, it can reduce their tax bills. The tax credit for energy-efficient windows or doors, air conditioners or furnaces, or other energy-saving improvements ...

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Jim Abrams AP Writer Washington — Tens of thousands of people may have taken advantage of the first-time homebuyer tax credit to defraud the government, according to an Internal Revenue Service watchdog official, in testimony that could jeopardize efforts to ...

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Stephen H. Berardi Dolan Media Newswires Rochester, NY — Outsourcing work to independent contractors is probably more common in the construction industry than in many other industries. After all, bringing in qualified independent contractors to handle various aspects of a ...

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