getty Some TurboTax users are reporting that they have yet to receive a stimulus check due to a single checked box in the popular tax preparation software. The checked box asks if the taxpayer’s spouse can be claimed as a dependent by someone else. The issue first surfaced in a TurboTax support forum on April 24th. The
Month: August 2020
New York’s real estate market is in wait and see mode getty Here’s the latest news on New York City’s real estate market from brokers with “boots on the ground.” After more than three months in lockdown when New York’s brokers and agents were not allowed to show properties, the market is up and running again—kind
A small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine” sticker is held near a medical syringe. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. has doled out billions to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus that has infected more than 5.1 million people across the country, locking in a minimum of 800 million doses as soon as the immunizations
A jogger passes in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on June 17, 2020. Michael Nagel | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were flat on Thursday night after the S&P 500 failed once again to reach its record high from February. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up
Robert Federico waited more than four months for his unemployment benefits to arrive. In the end, the payout was more than $23,000. But he endured financial hardship in the interim. Robert Federico Robert Federico’s situation was bleak — dire, even, by his telling. In March, the 52-year-old lost his job at a New York design
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House … [+] August 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke on a range of topics including his announcement earlier in the day of a new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty
getty Close study of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act appeared to give a fantastic break to businesses with less than $25 million in gross receipts. It appeared that they could change accounting methods and write off their inventories. Lucien Gauthier of the Boston Tax Institute promoted the concept, as I explained in Tax Cut
SoftBank Group chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) Getty Images This spring, SoftBank, the Japanese conglomerate helmed by Masayoshi Son, backtracked on an offer to buy up to $3 billion of WeWork shares, a deal that would have netted the coworking firm’s cofounder Adam Neumann nearly $1 billion. It seemed, at
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the U.S., young biotech company Verve Therapeutics was just months away from a pivotal development: studies in animals of its gene-editing approach to lowering cholesterol that would lead it to be heralded as a potential “cure for heart disease.” But Chief Executive Dr. Sekar Kathiresan had a problem: this isn’t
Chinese customers look at iphones at the official opening of the new Apple Store in the Sanlitun shopping area on July 17, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL) – Apple and Alphabet’s Google unit are being sued by Epic
From near death in a hotel fire to expectations of immortality, here are some memorable quotations from media tycoon Sumner Redstone. “Content is king.” — Redstone’s credo that some say he, rather than Bill Gates, coined. “I was enveloped in flames. The fire shot up my legs. The pain was searing. I was being burned
For a program that seems to have clear-cut limits for eligibility, stimulus checks appear to have puzzled a lot of people. Part of the problem was determining eligibility, says Aaron Klein, a fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a non-partisan research group in Washington, D.C. “The structure of the stimulus payment is this
getty At the end of 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed with dual purpose. The foremost focus of the act was to bolster retirement security throughout the country by providing broader access to retirement accounts. While that aspect of the SECURE Act is modest in magnitude, the second
Rows of coin stacks with toy blocks among the receipts symbolizing value added tax getty This article is based on a reader’s suggestion: Design a VAT regime to help the U.S. fisc recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenge accepted. The concept isn’t as outlandish as it first sounds. A review of U.S. history shows that
America’s cities and their suburbs have experienced comparable market dynamics when it comes to the … [+] days homes spend on the market, the number of pending sales, the share of abodes selling above their asking price and the overall growth in home values. getty Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, numerous headlines have
Russell Crowe stars in “Unhinged.” Solstice Studios Actors covet those times when they stand alone on a stage, sharing their craft with a captive audience. Films debuting in movie theaters rarely get an opportunity for a solo. Typically, one or two new movies vie for an audience’s attention along with holdover films from previous weeks.
Shenerah Nelson is facing eviction during the pandemic. Source: Shenerah Nelson Shenerah Nelson used to pay her rent with the money she made driving for Uber and Lyft, but when the pandemic struck, her rides dried up. The single mother of two scrambled to land another job. The positions she found were low-paying or part-time, but
The fitting rooms at Rent the Runway’s flagship store in New York City. Source: Rent the Runway The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many retailers, pushing dozens into bankruptcy, and it will now prompt the clothing subscription company Rent the Runway to shut all of its stores for good. Rent the Runway told
President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 3. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) President Donald Trump is “ready to send” more coronavirus stimulus money. But it remains unclear if that is enough to move stalled Congressional negotiations forward so that Americans can see more money in their pockets. On Friday, Trump
September 28, 2012 Vice President Biden Campaigns In Florida. VP Biden speaks on the vision of how … [+] to create an economy built to last from the middle out. The Vice President lays out what’s at stake for middle class families in this election. (Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via
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