Finance

According to the U.S. Census, on average, Black women were paid 63% of what non-Hispanic white men were paid in 2019.  Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL - With Black women carrying more student loan debt than any…

Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in 1934. The FHA became a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Housing in 1965. File photo: DC Stock Photography, Shutterstock.com,…

According to the Labor Department, the consumer price index increased 0.9 percent in June, compared to the 0.6 percent increase in May; experts had anticipated a 0.5 percent increase and one nearly double that has proven troubling to…

Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is facing indictments on tax charges including grand larceny in the second degree. WEST PALM BEACH, FL - As the CEO of one of the world's largest tax specialty and accounting…

The White House’s official Twitter account posted a tweet about the “success” of the administration’s economic recovery plan and how much it will save Americans on the cost of food this Fourth of July weekend as they get ready to hit the…

The action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts, which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency…

As the CEO of the world's largest tax specialty firm, I will fight Bezos' hostile takeover. If Jeff Bezos' history of similar ventures can tell us anything, he will surely push to have the company collaborate with Amazon, which…

The pandemic changed a lot of things in the world and economies were hit hard. This resulted in many job losses. If you lost your job to Covid, it isn’t the end of the world. Don’t wallow in your sorrows. Use the opportunity to build…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has attributed the sudden PPI increase to the rising costs of lumber; diesel fuel, ethanol, and natural gas; structural, architectural, pre-engineered metal products; and food such as beef and veal. File…

A growing number of Republican-led states have withdrawn from the federal program, claiming it will be an incentive to get people back to work. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Laid-off workers are appealing to Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse plans to…

A Virginia father pulled up to his ex-wife’s house, backed up to the curb, and proceeded to rain 80,000 pennies – worth $800 – onto the street according to his 18 year-old daughter Avery, who says she hasn’t spoken to her father in years. …

The Biden Administration is currently the object of criticism from a GOP Congressman after the words “woman” and “mother” was replaced by the more inclusive term of “birthing people” in the Biden administration’s upcoming proposed spending…

The architectural, engineering and construction industries have for years now received research and development (R&D) tax credits, a just and deserved reward and incentive for those industries’ roles in fostering innovation and creating…

MARION COUNTY, FL - The Tourist Development Council announced this week not only an increase in Tourist Development Tax revenue, but a record breaking $402,060.20. This number reflects tax collection from stays in short term…

President Biden wants to "close the tax gap" through several different mechanisms. File photo: Alexandros Michailidis, Shutter Stock, licensed. Social justice has now crept into our tax code. Death and taxes used to be the two things…

A new piece of legislation signed in January expands eligibility and reduces the required days of service for National Guard members, opening qualifications for VA loans for tens of thousands of troops going forward, including those who…

We have all been trying to save during this pandemic, so how should we view our tax refund? Spend or save it? With many states beginning to open back up, we are faced with a very difficult choice. Do we save or spend our tax…

In addition to exacerbating our domestic problems, our foreign problems seem to be met by complete ignorance on the part of the Biden Administration. File photo: Stratos Brilakis, Shutterstock.com, licensed. DELRAY BEACH, FL –…

While we did get a short reprieve of a little over a month this year due to the pandemic, we are now just five days away from the May 17th filing deadline. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. WEST PALM BEACH, FL – It's the time of…

50 Cent isn’t alone when it comes to NYC residents wanting to leave the Big Apple; a 2020 survey indicated that two out of every five New Yorkers were thinking the same thing. File photo: Jamie Lamor Thompson, Shutterstock.com, licensed. …

While the DOJ let's actual tax cheats like Al Sharpton skip on $8 million in unpaid taxes, the Biden DOJ is targeting Roger Stone despite his efforts to settle his outstanding tax bill. Roger Stone arriving at court with his wife…

While small business owners begin their recovery in earnest, warning signs remain about their ability to return to business as usual. File photo credit: Igor Golovniov, Shutterstock.com, licensed. MIAMI, FL - A new national survey of…

Washington, D.C. is populated by over 700,000 people – more than the population of some states, such as Vermont or Wyoming – but has no voting representation in the House or the Senate. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. …

President Joe Biden's recently unveiled funding request will cost the American people dearly if approved. File photo credit: BiksuTong, Shutterstock.com, licensed. WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Establishment politicians on both sides of…

The legislation passed last month in the Democrat-led House of Representatives, but in the Senate – where Dems’ narrower control does not afford them enough votes to overcome the filibuster – means that the bill is most likely dead on…

With the IRS still struggling to handle the overload of requests from taxpayers, there remains confusion on just about all fronts a year into the pandemic. For those that have still not received stimulus payments and cannot get…

People rallying In Times Square for Workers Assembly Against Racism. New York, NY - January 20, 2021. , Shutterstock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican members of Congress are insisting that the Administration of President Joe…

FEMA will begin accepting applications for financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses beginning Monday, April 12. The funding comes from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. Photo…

According to IRS data from 2018 (the most recent data available), Trump’s tax policies lead to the wealthy top 1% in America paying over $600 Billion in taxes, the most sizable share of taxes paid by the wealthiest Americans since…

Mexican-Americans gathered in Times Square to demand “drivers licenses for all,” including undocumented immigrants. New York, NY, February 09, 2019. Photo credit: Scootercaster / Shutterstock.com, licensed. NEW YORK, NY – …