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State and federal tax matters can be vexing and problematic. The following are answers to some of the key issues facing taxpayers as the third quarter approaches. Q: Can I deduct investment fees I pay this year? A: No. The schedule A writeoff for these costs, IRA custodial fees paid directly by the account owner, and the rest of the […]

SCORE Ventura will present “Inspiring Women: a Female Entrepreneur Forum on Financing Your Business” from 5 to 8 p.m. Wed., June 19 at the Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Refreshments, resource fair, networking will be available from 5 to 6 p.m. Speakers will give talks from 6 to 8 p.m. The female-focused event will include a […]

The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce returns with its Regional Economic Forecast program from 7 to 9 a.m. Fri., June 21 at the Sheraton Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road. A hot breakfast buffet and check in will begin at 6:45 p.m. The keynote speaker is Kristin Decas, CEO and port director of Port of Hueneme. Since Decas took […]

The Nature Conservancy’s office in Ventura recently took bids from qualified individuals, teams and companies to find and help people living in homeless encampments in the river bottom of the Santa Clara River and at Ormond Beach in Oxnard. Those habitat areas are continuously threatened by byproducts of homeless encampments, including trash, human waste, wildfires started by campfires, and illegal […]