College students are experiencing many challenges according to the Scholarship app Scholly. The company released its COVID-19 Student Impact Report which includes key insights into the unique challenges facing college students this academic year, along with students' thoughts on returning to the classroom as opposed to learning from home. Mission [...]
It is the Digital Age, after all. On Aug. 28, the IRS reported it would temporarily allow the use of digital signatures on certain forms that cannot be filed electronically. Since then the agency has added several more forms (PDF) to that list. The IRS made this decision to help protect [...]
The rise of remote work has the potential to unlock the American Dream of homeownership for nearly 2 million renter households. A new Zillow analysis finds that's how many renter households could likely telecommute and afford monthly payments on the typical U.S. starter home, but couldn't afford a starter home in [...]
Some good news for taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Internal Revenue Service said interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning Oct. 1, 2020. The rates will be: 3% for overpayments (2% in the case of a corporation); 0.5% for the portion of a corporate overpayment [...]
Men aren't the only ones who buy boats: About 75% more women are shopping for boats across the U.S., according to Boat Trader. In a news release Boat Trader, the online marketplace said there has been a tidal wave of women shopping for boats from coast-to-coast this summer. Reports of [...]
Digital signatures aren't always accepted or possible however, to protect the health of taxpayers and tax professionals, the Internal Revenue Service will temporarily allow the use of digital signatures on certain forms that cannot be filed electronically. The change will help to reduce in-person contact and lessen the risk to [...]
Pondering a visit to the West Coast, Florida, or New York? The travel industry may be changing but as the world adjusts to living safely during a pandemic, people are again gaining confidence to travel. CheapOair, the flight focused agency, looked int its consumer habits data and identified Labor Day [...]
With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service reminded people receiving unemployment compensation they can have tax withheld from their benefits now to help avoid owing taxes on this income when they file their federal income tax return [...]
More help is needed as the unemployment rate is at 10.2% due to COVID-19, and a new study released offers updated rankings for those States Where People Need Loans the Most Due to Coronavirus. Greater interest in getting a loan indicates that more people in the state are struggling to make [...]
Do you drive a truck for a living? The Internal Revenue Service is reminding owners of most heavy highway vehicles of their responsibility to timely file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return. The highway use tax applies to highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 [...]
