After years of late nights of studying and calls to the local pizza shop, a new set of college graduates is ready to enter the "real world." Now, they just need the best car to get them from A to Z. Against the backdrop of rising car prices and looming [...]
With summer around the corner, many students will turn their attention to making money by working a summer job. Whether it’s flipping burgers, waitressing, or filing documents, the IRS wants student workers to know some facts about their summer jobs and taxes. Not all the money they earn will make [...]
Bed and breakfast inns may seem like something from a different era, but according to Travelocity, this old school accommodation is seeing a significant upswing this summer. New booking data from the travel site shows room nights at B&Bs have grown 25 percent year-over-year both domestically and internationally, and some [...]
For those interested in stats and numbers the Internal Revenue Service has released its 2018 IRS Data Book which looks at agency's activities for the fiscal year. The 2018 IRS Data Book shows activities conducted by the IRS from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018, and includes information about [...]
Commercial real estate executives recently expressed increased optimism about real estate markets and overall economic conditions, according to The Real Estate Roundtable's 2019 Q2 Sentiment Index. The Q2 Sentiment Index registered 51 – a six point increase from the previous quarter. The Index has registered between 50 and 55 every [...]
The Internal Revenue Service announced its application period for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grants for calendar year 2020 will run through June 17, 2019. If you didn't know the LITC Program is a federal grant program administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS, led by [...]
Times might be changing: it looks a large percentage of teens are in favor of "debt-free college," according to a new survey. The survey by Junior Achievement USA (JA) conducted by the research group Engine recently learned that more than two-thirds (69%) of teens between the ages of 13 and [...]
The Internal Revenue Service reminded small businesses that recent tax reform legislation lowered the backup withholding tax rate to 24 percent and the withholding rate that usually applies to bonuses and other supplemental wages to 22 percent. The agency also urged employers to encourage their employees to check their withholding [...]
What happens if you're on vacation and injure yourself or get sick? An alarming number of Americans are unclear whether their health insurance works outside the U.S., according to a new survey from InsureMyTrip. Over 58 percent polled were not sure whether their domestic health insurance plan would cover any [...]
