From toiletries to toys and even pumpkins the U.S. supply chain backlog continues to be a problem for shoppers. There is no doubt the holidays will be affected including Halloween and in the face of a possible pumpkin shortage and soaring pumpkin prices, Dole Food Co. Inc. is encouraging Halloween [...]
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced that millions of American families are now receiving their advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payment for October. This fourth batch of advance monthly payments, totaling about $15 billion, is reaching about 36 million families today across the country. The majority of payments [...]
Ready for gumbo, gators and more? Coastal Mississippi: The Secret Coast is inviting travelers to expect the unexpected with experiences that you wouldn't normally think of along the Mississippi Gulf Coast's 62 miles of shoreline. In addition to an abundance of Gulf-fresh seafood and Southern hospitality, here's a sampling of the latest [...]
The Internal Revenue Service says that Free File remains available through Oct. 15 for those taxpayers who still need to file their 2020 tax returns. Free File is the IRS' public-private partnership with tax preparation software industry leaders to provide their brand-name products for free, according to a news release. [...]
Many states are struggling to recover from new unemployment claims, but California more than others. With early October's claims higher than at the start of 2020, according to WalletHub’s recent state rankings have changed for the States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the Quickest Here are some of the key [...]
Farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought may have an additional year to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced sales, according to the Internal Revenue Service. To qualify for relief, farmers or ranchers must have sold livestock on account [...]
The economy gained 235,000 jobs in August, and the national unemployment rate is now 5.2%, which is 65% below the peak of 14.8% during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide more context at the city level, a recently released report on the Cities Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing [...]
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded new contracts to three private-sector collection agencies for the collection of overdue tax debts. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, taxpayers with unpaid tax bills may be contacted by one of the following three agencies: CBE Group, Inc. PO Box 2217 Waterloo, IA 50704 800-910-5837 [...]
A spike in US travel has coincided with rapidly spreading coronavirus variants. Pent-up demand for travel - combined with rescheduled trips and historically busy summer months - led to the highest number of American travelers in recent history. Travel insurance comparison site, squaremouth.com, reported record sales in August, with an [...]
In August, 58.8% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition—a record low for 2021, according to a new report from Redfin real estate brokerage. That's down from a revised rate of 62.1% in July and a peak of 74.3% in April. It's also slightly lower than the August 2020 bidding-war [...]
