Getty Images Tax season is swiftly approaching, and after the roller coaster of 2020, this might be the year to get extra help filing your return. The coronavirus pandemic saw many changes to the tax code that could impact filers who generally would have had a straightforward return, potentially complicating your return. “For the average
Month: January 2021
Andrea Herrera, president of Amazing Edibles Gourmet Catering and founder of Boxperience Angela Garbot For Andrea Herrera, founder of Amazing Edibles Catering in Chicago, the pandemic has tested her ability to adapt on the fly amid falling revenues. Since last March, the firm shifted from catering weddings and corporate events to providing first-responder meals and
The stock market scorecard can help you invest for retirement with confidence. Getty Images, contributor gopixa If a baseball or basketball team had a win/loss record of 70-25, you’d say it dominated the field. Well, 70-25 has been the win/loss record for the annual rate of return on the S&P 500 since 1926. Impressive scores
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about when Social Security will recognize recent high income, what happens to benefit checks received in the month a person passes away and how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) can affect benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president
With this understanding about how life insurance is priced, I can create a simple model to consider four different potential roles for this whole life insurance policy in retirement income planning. First, the death benefit for life insurance provides a method to meet a legacy goal using risk pooling and tax advantages that is distinct
By Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp, Next Avenue Entrepreneur Uwe Diegel successfully pitching his startup Courtesy of Uwe Diegel You may be surprised to hear it, but there’s never been a better time to pitch your startup. And for that, you can thank the pandemic. Entrepreneurship is being driven by massive layoffs and the realization
Hundreds of people line up to receive food and goods distributed by volunteers from the Chelsea … [+] Collaborative Inc. outside the Pan Y Cafe in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 14, 2020. – Cmany families not eligible for state and federal help. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden (R) speaks as U.S. Vice … [+] President-elect Kamala Harris (L) looks on he lays out his plan for combating the coronavirus and jump-starting the nation’s economy at the Queen theater January 14, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Biden is expected to unveil a stimulus package
Antonio Wiggins (C) cuts the hair of James Bennett (R) as Robert White (L) waits for his turn, … [+] inside his barber shop in Jackson, Mississippi. Evidence shows income tax cuts tend not to grow small business jobs. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty
getty The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that tax season will open on Friday, February 12, 2021. Yes, on a Friday. The IRS will begin accepting paper and electronic tax returns that day. This is about two weeks later than had been expected. The delay allows the IRS time to do additional programming and
Supporters of US President Donald Trump, including Jake Angeli (C), a QAnon supporter known for his … [+] painted face and horned hat, enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. – Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sean Parker tour the senator’s childhood neighborhood as an example of the areas that can see investment through the opportunity zone program. Evan Kafka for Forbes President-elect Joe Biden and his administration are keen to undo much of what their predecessors did. Yet when it comes to one flagging Trump
17 states and the District of Columbia impose estate or inheritance taxes separate from the federal … [+] estate tax levy. getty As states address budget woes due to the pandemic, one place they may turn to for revenue as they have in past economic crises is death taxes. Already the District of Columbia has
Having been a return-preparing tax professional for the last 40+ years, I annually prepare a top-ten list of concerns about the filing season ahead. Earlier today IRS Commissioner Rettig announced that the upcoming filing season start date will be delayed. IRS will begin accepting tax returns on February 12. I can almost hear the groans across this country
Internal Revenue Service sign with a traffic signal in the foreground indicating a red light. getty One of my least favorite ideas is hiring private collection companies to collect federal taxes. So I was really intrigued by the second biannual report by the Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) on the program. Is IRS
Corbis via Getty Images Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world and a self-described nerd who is known for his early programming skills rather than his love of the outdoors, has been quietly snatching up 242,0000 acres of farmland across the U.S. — enough to make him the top private farmland owner in
As real estate agents licensed by the New York Department of State, we need to know the difference … [+] between the truth and a lie. getty In real estate, the facts are the facts. As the country watched the drama unfold over the past week, first at the Capitol Building and now, perhaps, at
2020 had been a tough year from all aspects, and at this point, it seems that 2021 is working tirelessly to catch up. Too many companies and too many fields were required to adapt to the ‘new normal’ and innovate their future with the hope of staying in business. New York City, which was the
Snowbirds typically searching for sun are favoring nearby ski towns. getty Is the beach so last year? Searches of homes in ski towns were up nearly 36% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new report from realtor.com. Much of the increased demand is coming from residents of cold-weather Northern states, often
The Union Station platform in Denver, Colorado. JC Buck The story of Denver’s Union Station neighborhood has always been indivisible from its namesake — the landmark railroad terminal that has faced a fair share of trials and triumphs in its journey to the present. Opened in 1881, Union Station has been a veritable phoenix, rising
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