Month: October 2022

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questions IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig at a Senate Finance Committee hearing. Tom Williams | Pool | Reuters Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has outlined five priorities for the nearly $80 billion in IRS funding enacted in August through the Inflation Reduction Act.  Wyden shared expectations for
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There’s a significant perception/reality gap among most pre-retirees and retirees today. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new study published by the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), titled Disconnected: Reality vs. Perception in Retirement Planning. The study shows that most of today’s pre-retirees and retirees lack sufficient savings to fully retire at age
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Eric Solomon of Steptoe & Johnson LLP discusses the new excise tax on corporate stock buybacks and examines the issues that the IRS and Treasury will need to tackle before its implementation. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of
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Hinterhaus Productions | Getty Images There are signs the hot job market is cooling — but workers still have bargaining power for now, according to labor economists. Job openings, a barometer of employers’ demand for workers, saw a near-record monthly decline in August. Openings fell by 1.1 million to 10.1 million, according to U.S. Department
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Hurricanes damage buildings in two major ways: Wind damage and flooding. In Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in Lee County, Florida last Wednesday, water was definitely a major factor, carrying homes off of their foundations, sweeping boats, cars and sea life through neighborhood streets and flooding roads, parks and structures. “Overwhelmingly, it’s been that surge
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