With the unemployment rate at 3.7% and many businesses desperate to hire workers, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Jobs To ease the process of finding employment for job seekers, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 35 key indicators of job-market strength, [...]
As tax professionals begin preparing for the upcoming filing season, reviewing security measures should be at the top of their to-do lists. The Taxes-Security-Together Checklist can help tax them identify the basic steps they should take to safeguard their clients and their business. Here are some of the recommended safety measures, [...]
Florida ... Mexico ... Skiing ... Beaches ... Europe. Thanksgiving Day means spending quality time with family and friends and traveling of course. But where are people headed this year? Well, using its search and booking data,* eDreams, an online travel agent, provides insight into Thanksgiving travel trends. Where do [...]
There are more than 750,000 active tax return preparers that must renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers now for 2023. All current PTINs will expire on Dec. 31, 2022. Anyone paid to prepare or assist in the preparation of all, or a substantial part of any U.S. federal tax return must [...]
Whether Black Friday or Cyber Monday, consumers are looking for ways to save money on big-ticket items like furniture and TVs this holiday season. But the BEST deal includes the gift of safety: anchoring heavy items to the wall to prevent tip-over incidents can save a life. "With the holiday [...]
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service recently announced the expansion of one of their programs for approving retirement plans. The IRS will now allow 403(b) retirement plans used by certain public schools, churches, and charities to use the same individually designed retirement plan determination letter program currently used by [...]
As daylight savings time ends and we move our clocks back an hour this weekend, the risk of drowsy driving increases as we do more driving in darkness. "More crashes happen in darkness," said Michelle Anderson of the National Road Safety Foundation, a non-profit group that produces free driver safety materials [...]
There are good surprises and there are bad surprises. Generally, a tax-related surprise is probably unwanted. To avoid tax surprises, people should review their tax withholding. There's still time left in 2022 to make changes and see the benefit on their tax return next year. An adjustment made now will [...]
When running a travel insurance quote online, you'll be asked for your trip cost. But what does that mean and how much should you insure under your travel insurance policy? According to the experts at Yonder Travel Insurance, trip cost means the total nonrefundable amount associated with your trip, according to a news [...]
No matter how much people plan, unexpected events occur. Often, those events result in unplanned expenses. To cover these costs sometimes people, withdraw funds from their retirement savings early. While this may seem like an easy way to get cash quickly, early withdrawals can come with heavy penalties and costly [...]
