Which is better, using appreciated securities or an IRA? Hereâs a calculator to answer the question. Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity in Culver City, California. (Photo by John Wolfsohn) Getty Images The 2017 tax law, with its huge standard deduction, did serious damage to the tax benefits of philanthropy: Now, for a lot of taxpayers,… More
Season to pay Tax, Budget, and Tax planning concept. Business woman wear glasses calculating annual … [+] tax and using mobile phone. Calendar 2021 and personal income tax form placed on home office desk. getty For the second year in a row, you have additional time to file your federal taxes. On March 17th, the… More
Shell Oil’s Jackpine open pit oil sands mine in Alberta, Canada. U.S. and Canadian banks account for … [+] almost half of global fossil fuel financing, according to a new report. The Washington Post via Getty Images The worldâs biggest banks have pumped a staggering $3.8 trillion into fossil fuel industries over five years, a… More
The U.S. Department of Education rolls back the previous administrationâs borrower defense to repayment rules, even as a judge upholds some of the DeVos-era regulatory changes. The U.S. Department of Education will provide full relief in all previously-approved borrower … [+] defense to repayment discharge claims. Getty The borrower defense to repayment discharge cancels federal… More
As an evil force threatens the kingdom of Kumandra, it is up to warrior Raya to leave her Heart Lands home and track down the legendary last dragon to help stop the villainous Druun. © 2020 Disney. All Rights Reserved. DISNEY When every Disney princess unconventionally strong, feisty and empowered, âunconventionalâ becomes the Disney Princess… More
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 1O: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, … [+] Queen Elizabeth ll, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Anne, Princess Royal stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to view a flypast to… More
Protect yourself from Social Security scams. Be on the lookout for fake calls and emails. getty If youâre shopping at CVS tomorrow, you might hear the voice of Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul over the speaker system, warning Americans to beware of Social Security telephone and email scams. Screens behind customer service desks at Walmart… More
By Kerry Hannon, Next Avenue getty Six months after Tamara Schumer, of Fairfax, Va., opened her home-based window-treatment business in 2016, it took off. “I was fortunate,” says Schumer, owner of Budget Blinds of Arlington & Alexandria. “But it was very stressful trying to handle customer service, scheduling, follow-up, orders, sales â all of that… More
Godzilla Vs. Kong Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture We finally have a trailer for Godzilla Vs. Kong. Right in time for the 30th anniversary of The Silence of the Lambs, Godzilla is on a killing spree, and humanity has no choice but to send a monster to catch a monster. The monster is a âperfectly… More
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 17: Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration … [+] (SBA), speaks as Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, left, listens during a House Small Business Committee hearing on July 17, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The hearing is titled “Oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury Pandemic… More
President Donald Trump listens to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office of the White House, on … [+] December 7, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that could remove Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges if American regulators are not allowed to review their financial audits. The âHolding… More
Hindustan Times via Getty Images Physical place is often a powerful influence on entrepreneurs. One thinks of Steve Jobs growing up in the suburbs south of San Francisco. The unique mashup of cultural rebels and computer geeks inspired Jobs to locate Apple at the intersection of science and art. Itâs still the Apple address. The… More
Airbnb cofounders: Chief product officer Joe Gebbia (left), chief strategy officer Nathan … [+] Blecharczyk (center) and CEO Brian Chesky (right). Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Airbnb Airbnbâs much-anticipated initial public offering was well worth the wait for the companyâs three billionaire cofounders. Shares soared on their first day of trading Thursday, more than doubling the… More
The U.S. Senate passed the Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act on December 1, 2020 by unanimous consent. The legislation now proceeds to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. The Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act bans fraudulent access to U.S. Department of Education … [+] computer systems using a borrower’s FSA ID. getty… More
President-Elect Joe Biden (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Your student loans may look a lot different under President Joe Biden. Hereâs what you need to know. Student Loans President-elect Biden has a clear plan for your student loans. As he articulated during his presidential campaign, Biden would make several changes to student loan… More
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