Taxes
If You Pay Cyberattack Ransom, Deduct It On Your Taxes
Yet again, there has been a major cyber attack, this time on a very large scale. This time, the massive cyberattack was traced to tax software. It is said to have impacted people in 64 countries, with its origins in a Ukrainian company’s tax accounting software. Reports say impacted systems are …
Tax PreparationKey Republicans Want to Scrap Health Bill's Tax Cuts for Wealthy - Bloomberg
Several Senate Republicans began to question Wednesday whether their health-care bill should repeal a tax on high-income Americans imposed by …
Health CareFact check: Rand Paul’s subsidies twist
Sen. Rand Paul, who opposes the Republican Senate health care bill, says subsidies “are actually greater under the Republican bill than they are under the current Obamacare law.” But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the average subsidy under the bill would be “significantly lower …
Tax PreparationRep. Jordan Hopes Health Vote Doesn't Affect Tax Reform
Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, discusses the prospects for health-care legislation and tax reform with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli on "Bloomberg …
Tax ReformTrump Accuses Amazon of Tax Avoidance, Bankrolling ‘Fake News’
Jeff Bezos owns a newspaper that does not comport itself as the president’s personal <i>Pravda</i>. He has also, repeatedly, expressed a desire to shoot …
Fake NewsWhat Happened to America’s Wealth? The Rich Hid It.
If you find yourself traveling this summer, take a closer look at America’s deteriorating infrastructure — our crumbling roads, sidewalks, public …
WealthMorning Bits
Maybe we need a new secretary. “[Secretary of State Rex W.] Tillerson is treating the State Department as if it were a poorly run conglomerate that is in need of an urgent overhaul by a new CEO who is waiting for the management consultants to tell him which lines of business to keep and which to …
Tax ReformPaul eligible for super-max extension with Rockets next summer
Wednesday's bombshell that the Houston Rockets had reportedly acquired Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers was met with more than just surprise …
State Income TaxWhy Donald Trump can’t make deals in Washington
The big problem is he has no idea what he’s talking about.<p>Donald Trump is proud of his reputation as a master dealmaker. Congressional Republicans even like to bring it up to flatter him.<p>“He comes from the private sector where your business partner today isn’t always your business partner …
Donald TrumpHealth bill stalls in Senate
<b>HEALTH BILL STALLS IN SENATE</b> — Well, the worst possible outcome for tax reform has arrived. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the Senate would not take up its Obamacare repeal bill this week and instead would wait “a couple of weeks.” That means further delays in when the House and …
Tax ReformCall 4 Action Helps Pepperell Man Get Missing Tax Refund
PEPPERELL (CBS) – A Pepperell man has been looking for his state tax refund for nearly three months, and wants to know, what’s taking so long?<p>So he …
Tax PreparationNeil Buchanan: Tax Reform? Beware What You Wish For
Every tax proposal Republicans have suggested would take us in the wrong direction.
Tax ReformSenate GOP focuses on premiums, but would health plans be affordable?
WASHINGTON – Their plans in shambles for a hurried vote to rewrite major parts of the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans are still reciting …
Tax PreparationThe only groups supporting the Senate Trumpcare bill like it for the tax cuts
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Liberal POVSpa Castle workers accused of taking pics in women’s locker room
Four women are suing a spa in Texas after three employees at the sprawling oasis allegedly snapped cellphone pictures of them in the facility’s …
SpasTop tips as tax time looms
The end of the financial year is almost upon us and there are a few last minute things you can do to fatten your tax return and avoid run-ins with …
Tax PreparationTrump Unaware of Trumpcare’s Single Most Important Feature
Barack Obama helped pass the Affordable Care Act by defending its merits in meaty press conferences and hours-long public exchanges with Republican …
Health CareExpanded military retiree tax breaks approved by Senate
Senators want to give a state income tax break to more North Carolina military veterans on retirement pay or benefits received by surviving family …
State Income TaxTax reform “on track” for 2017, despite health care delay: Rep. Kevin Brady
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) of the Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday Republicans are “still on track” to deliver major tax reform this year, despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) announcement Tuesday to delay the vote on the Senate’s health care bill until after the July 4th …
Tax ReformGermany's Schäuble sets out pre-election budget
The German government has set out its financial plans three months prior to elections. Its 2018 budget and longer-term financial plan until 2021 …
World NewsLook at Warren Buffett's First Tax Return at Age 14! (BRK-A)
Today, billionaire Warren Buffett is one of the world's wealthiest and most famous investors. As the leader of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), he grew …
Tax PreparationThoughts On Medicaid: What To Do? Save It? Transform It? Protect Its Beneficiaries?
Opinion writers examine how plans to overhaul Medicaid impact those who rely on it -- especially vulnerable populations.<p>St. Louis Post-Dispatch: …
Tax PreparationCan you smell the freedom?
The central theme of the Republican campaign to repeal the Affordable Care Act has been freedom: freedom from Obamacare’s onerous regulations, …
Health CareOp-Ed | A Bad Brexit Would Pull the Fashion Industry Apart at the Seams
<b>LONDON, United Kingdom</b> — A great many people all over the world have at least something in their closets that’s been conceived by a UK-trained designer or sold by a UK-based retailer. If industries were nations, then fashion would represent the seventh largest economy in the world and what happens …
BrexitIndia’s historic tax reform represents real progress
There are rare moments when a nation will do the sensible thing despite itself. One such occasion is due to happen this weekend when India introduces …
Tax ReformOregon Promise will be 'significantly' changed amid budget crisis
Oregon higher education leaders are considering making significant changes to who qualifies for the Oregon Promise, the last-dollar scholarship …
Adjusted Gross IncomeSmall business optimistic about tax cuts
Almost two-thirds of small businesses are upbeat about the tax cuts they are about to receive as the 2016/17 financial year draws to a close.<p>More …
Small BusinessWhy Entrepreneurs Should Move to Puerto Rico
the tax benefits are quite strong.<p>When you make a list of thriving economic hubs and the top places to start a business, Puerto Rico usually isn't mentioned. The country has over $70 billion in debt with no concrete repayment plan in place, imports over 85% of its produce, and Puerto Ricans pay up …
RetirementForget Kansas - North Carolina Is The National Model For Conservative Tax Reform
By overriding a veto from Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.), the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature enacted a new budget today that cuts the state’s personal and corporate income tax rates. Under this new budget, the state’s flat personal income tax rate will drop from 5.499 to 5.25% in …
Tax ReformIncome Tax Planning Is the New Estate Tax Planning
For decades, minimizing estate taxes was a top priority for anyone with substantial assets. Now, with the estate tax exemption at an all-time high of …
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