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Road work during highway repaving and widening project slows traffic. (Photo by: Education … [+] Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has rolled up many different committee bills into a single, massive 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that the Democratic-controlled House likely will pass

null Getty The way my mind works stimulus checks going to dead people had me first thinking about zombie movies. My second thought was about a fellow I knew who said his estate plan would be to bounce his last check. He would have had to come back. But with the Wall Street Journal, the

TOPLINE  With Joe Biden surging in the polls, Wall Street executives are preparing for a potential scenario where he becomes president—with some firms warning clients the stock market could take a hit. As Biden surges in the polls, Wall Street grows more concerned about a likely corporate tax hike. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images KEY FACTS The

Sujata Yalamanchili Sujata Yalamanchili Buffalo, New York, has been called the “queen city.” Yet other women of power grace its streets, such as Sujata Yalamanchili, a partner in the Hodgson Russ law firm. She is the firm’s real estate practice leader as well as its retail sector industry leader. At Hodgson Russ, Yalamanchili has served on the board of directors, and

Thanks to decades of spending, many local police departments now resemble well-armed military squads. But budget shortfalls and protests will likely force a change. Among Delaware’s beach towns, Dewey Beach, sandwiched between artsy Rehoboth to the north and family-friendly Bethany Beach to the south, is known as a place to party after a day of

TOPLINE Chinese officials recently expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with U.S. sanctions that came in response to a new national security bill on Hong Kong, warning that crossing “red lines” and meddling in what China considers its own internal affairs could put the trade deal at risk, The Wall Street Journal first reported on Friday. U.S. President

IRS building in Washington DC. Please see my portfolio for other travel and tax related images. Getty Offer For Cases Being Litigated The IRS is following up a major Tax Court win against sketchy conservation shelters with a purportedly “take it or leave it” offer. For background you might want to check out my piece

TOPLINE The Federal Reserve on Thursday placed new restrictions on the banking industry for the first time since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, requiring big banks to temporarily suspend share buybacks and cap dividend payments at current levels. The Fed cracked down on big banks in an effort to protect the economy during

US Senator Martha McSally (R) (R-AZ) speaks next to US President Donald Trump at a Keep America … [+] Great Rally in Phoenix, AZ, on February 19, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As Congress prepares to pass another round of coronavirus relief,

Getty 2020 has been an odd year, to say the least. It seems that everything has been delayed or postponed to another time due to the COVID-19 crisis. This delay applies to tax season as well as the Treasury Department and the IRS announced in March that the federal income tax filing deadline is automatically extended from

Getty Will he or won’t he? That’s the question on the minds of taxpayers and tax professionals alike as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continues to mull extending the tax filing deadline for 2020. As it currently stands, the 2019 tax filing deadline remains July 15, 2020.  Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) received and processed

Department of Justice sign, Washington DC. Getty On June 19, 2020, the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a Petition To Enforce Summons against the Delaware Department Of Insurance, which seeks testimony and certain documents relating to Artex Risk Solutions, Inc. and Tribeca Strategic Advisors, LLC in connection with its promoter audits

TOPLINE The market finished higher on Tuesday—with the Nasdaq hitting a new record high—after stocks recovered from overnight losses when White House trade adviser Peter Navarro walked back his earlier comments that the U.S.-China trade deal is “over.” Big tech stocks led the market higher on Tuesday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones

Paper with Required Minimum Distributions RMD on a table Getty Marty Davidoff of PragerMetis has given me a heads up to accommodations the IRS is making to follow through on the spirit of some of the relief that Congress has given taxpayers under the CARES Act and the SECURE Act. This is about required minimum

TOPLINE President Trump has told his aides that he supports sending another stimulus payment directly to Americans, the Washington Post reports, even though some officials in his administration aren’t on board—the revelation comes as lawmakers disagree on how to approach the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.  President Donald Trump speaks with reporters

Getty If you follow me on Twitter, you’d know that our law firm didn’t take out a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. But if we had, you might soon know the details – down to how much money we had received: Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) have agreed with the bipartisan leaders of the U.S.

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 13: Students hold placards as they stage a demonstration at the Hunter … [+] College, which is a part of New York City University, to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges in New York on November 13, 2015. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu

Regulated cryptocurrency futures bypass the default short-term, long-term capital gain tax rules applicable to cryptocurrencies. It allows you to treat 60 cents of each dollar of profit you make as long-term gains, irrespective of the holding period of the asset. For the savvy day trader, this can yield up to 24% of tax savings. What

For those who pay estimated taxes, 2020 presents special issues and potential hardships. Getty Tax Day 2020 is July 15, and for some taxpayers it could be a financial nightmare. Covid-19 prompted the IRS to delay the usual April 15 federal tax-return deadline to July 15, but it isn’t just 2019 tax returns that are

Getty Recent reports indicate that the IRS is launching an audit campaign that will focus on hundreds of returns filed by high-wealth taxpayers.  The initiative, which was confirmed by Douglas O’Donnell, head of the IRS’s Large Business and International Division (“LB&I”), last week, is expected to begin around July 15th, and will likely involve taxpayers with