Month: May 2023

Tax Notes contributing editors Robert Goulder and Joseph J. Thorndike examine the looming debt ceiling crisis and its likely effect on the IRS’s budget, all in five minutes. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Robert Goulder: You’ve heard the news by now: The federal government is just weeks away from hitting the
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The Boerum Hill brownstone one-bedroom rental was small but nicely renovated. At the first open house, there were 15 appointments. Most of those renters made offers, some in excess of the $3,500 monthly asking price. The Upper West Side townhouse, renovated for sale, received an offer to rent for $35,000 before the renovation was completed
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In this article LC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Even as inflation cools, consumers still show signs of strain. As of April, the share of adults feeling stretched too thin held nearly steady at 61%, according to a new LendingClub report. However, high-income earners are increasingly under pressure, LendingClub found. Of those earning more than
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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., leaves the Capitol after the final votes of the week on Feb. 28, 2019. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images House Democrats on Tuesday slammed Republicans for putting Social Security benefits at risk amid an ongoing federal debt ceiling stalemate, while also re-upping a plan that aims to
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As if texting shorthand wasn’t confusing enough (IKR?), when you have stock options, restricted stock units, or an employee stock purchase plan, you are plunged into an alphabet soup of initialisms, acronyms, and jargon. Do you know NQSOs from ISOs? AMT from FICA or NIIT? What’s the FMV at option exercise? Can you sell company
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Investors looking at development opportunities may face obstacles this year as speculation about a recession looms and interest rates rise. The market uncertainty and shifting demand could cause extensive delays or abandoned developments. Property developers, who are the parties that oversee the project, will need to make tough decisions ahead. If you’re thinking about investing
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