It’s Tax Notes Talk’s fifth anniversary! Host David Stewart discusses the history of the podcast with current and former members of the team: Gulnar Zaman, Derek Squires, Paige Jones, and Jordan Parrish. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of
Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu chanted as she walked up the stairs and around the atrium at Kōʻula, the sixth high rise project to be completed at Ward Village, the 60-acre master planned community in downtown Honolulu. Leading the Blessing of the 41-story residential building with ocean and city views, she performed the traditional Hawaiian ceremony that
BMW Concept XM BMW BMW Group plans to invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations to build electric vehicles and batteries, the company announced Wednesday. The investment will include $1 billion to prepare for production of EVs at the automaker’s existing Spartanburg factory in South Carolina, and $700 million for a new high-voltage battery-assembly facility
In this article IBM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT IBM shares rose as much as 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the technology conglomerate surpassed analysts’ estimates for the third quarter and lifted its growth projection for the full year. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $1.81 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.77 per
In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Wells Fargo is one of the oldest and most powerful banks in the United States. Its reputation today is in tatters, following a notorious scandal that is still unfolding. Reports of fraudulent activity in Wells Fargo’s sales department first surfaced in 2013. The bank opened
For the ultra-rich, fly fishing is one of the most popular ways to spend time, a new report says. GROGL via Getty Images Spending time on yachts, golf courses and the slopes of exclusive ski resorts might be what first comes to mind when thinking about how the ultra-rich like to spend their time. And
Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 21, 2020. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Supreme Court on Wednesday was asked to block the Biden administration’s student loan debt relief program, which is set to take effect this weekend. The request by the Brown County
We’ve all heard the problems with relying on numbers: garbage in, garbage out; liars figure, and figures lie; 87.2% of statistics are made up; and so forth. Yet some individuals do their retirement income planning by answering some questions in an online calculator, reviewing the results, and checking the box that their retirement planning is
The IRS says that taxpayers in disaster areas have more to file their returns to qualify for the penalty relief under Notice 2022-36 for their 2019 and 2020 tax returns. Under Notice 2022-36, penalties for late-filing certain tax returns, as well as penalties for not reporting certain required information on the Form 1065 or Form
Ashley Graham is more than just a supermodel and entrepreneur, she’s also a mom to three beautiful boys, two-year-old Isaac and newborn twins, Malachi and Roman. As she approached the birth of her twins in early 2022, she realized not only would she need to design a nursery, but because they recently moved to a
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In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla reported third-quarter earnings after the bell, and executives addressed a broad range of questions during the earnings call, including macroeconomic concerns and CEO Elon Musk’s pending takeover of Twitter. Shares fell by about 4% after hours following the results. Here are the results. Earnings: $1.05
In this article AA KMI LRCX IBM TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A general view shows the Tesla logo on the Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 30, 2022. Annegret Hilse | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Tesla — Shares dropped 3.7% after the electric vehicle maker reported
MacKenzie Scott is chipping away at her promise to give away half of her multi-billion dollar fortune. On Tuesday, the Girl Scouts of the USA announced a $84.5 million gift from the billionaire, the biggest donation from a single benefactor in the organization’s history. The money will go toward updating facilities, hiring new staff and
Chamath Palihapitiya, Social Capital Founder and CEO CNBC A new buyback tax has motivated more and more SPAC sponsors to close up shop before the year-end, adding another headwind to the blank-check space already roiled by a tough market environment. A total of 27 SPAC deals, worth $12.8 billion, have been liquidated this year, according
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Inflation is causing American households to spend $445 more per month buying the same items they did a year ago, according to an estimate from Moody’s Analytics. Consumer prices jumped by 8.2% in September versus the same month in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
Bernd Vogel | Getty Images Ultra-wealthy Americans can soon protect more assets from federal estate taxes, the IRS announced this week. Starting in 2023, individuals can transfer up to $12.92 million to heirs, during life or at death, without triggering a federal estate-tax bill, up from $12.06 million in 2022. Since married couples may share
When Congress returns for a short post-election session, one item on its to-do list is major retirement savings legislation that has broad bipartisan support. One feature of both House and Senate bills: Expanding a deferred annuity called a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (QLAC). Both bills would increase the allowable size of QLACs. That might make
Tax Notes contributing editors Robert Goulder and Joseph J. Thorndike examine the new alternative minimum tax and its likely effect on corporate America, all in five minutes. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Joseph J. Thorndike: The Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) was signed into law last month, and taxpayers are still
A neon wild card among United States cities, Las Vegas took its time getting serious about the ultra-luxury residential market. Now, it’s got a full house of record-breaking deals and some ace listings north of $15 million up its sleeve. The priciest residential sale in the city’s history was sealed in June 2021: A palatial