Archive for December 2015
IRS extends some Obamacare reporting requirements for businesses
The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said they are extending some Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act reporting deadlines to help companies meet the requirements, LifeHealthPro reported. Employers will have two more months past Feb. …
Read MoreImmigration offsets Iowa’s population losses
Immigration has kept Iowa’s population from shrinking, the Quad-City Times reported. Illinois lost 22,194 residents between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, while Iowa gained 14,418 in the same period. …
Read MoreIowa A.G. Miller supports e-cigarettes as option to quit smoking
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who is famous for fighting tobacco companies, is making waves for touting the relative safety of e-cigarettes, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. Miller put out a strongly worded statement on the issuelast week. “There has been …
Read MoreHow the wealthy dodge the taxman
Feds plan to shift mortgage risk to private investors under new types of securities
The federal government is trying to get taxpayers off the hook for billions of dollars of potential losses if another mortgage crisis arrives, and in the process, it is quietly giving birth to a new …
Read MoreIowa lifts ban on poultry exhibitions
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Jan. 1 will lift a ban on live bird exhibitions at county fairs, the Iowa State Fair, livestock auction markets, swap meets and exotic sales that …
Read MoreIowa ethanol production hits 4 billion gallons
Iowa’s 43 ethanol plants produced more than 4 billion gallons of the fuel during 2015, up slightly from 3.9 billion gallons in 2014, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association reported. Iowa produces 27 percent of the …
Read MoreNominations sought for Awards for Excellence in History
The State Historical Society of Iowa board of trustees is seeking nominations for its Awards for Excellence in History programs, which recognize individuals, organizations and communities that made outstanding contributions to the study and practice …
Read MoreMinimum wage increases grew in 2015
Expect a wave of new federal regulations in 2016