Obama, Republicans plan last-minute talks on sequestration
02/28/2013Read morePositions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as...
Senate confirms Lew as Treasury secretary
02/28/2013Read moreThe Senate confirmed Jack Lew as Treasury secretary Wednesday, giving him broad responsibilities over the U.S. economy just as...
How will Not-For-Profits be affected by sequestration?
02/27/2013Read moreIn a previous blog entry, we asserted that those not-for-profits weathering the economic storm (aka the Great Recession) were...
Boehner makes tax reform top priority
02/27/2013Read moreSpeaker John Boehner signaled Tuesday that he will push major reform of the tax code by reserving pole position...
Fed will stick with bond-buying program, Bernanke says
02/27/2013Read moreFederal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled the Fed is prepared to keep buying bonds at its present pace...
American Cities with the Highest (and Lowest) Taxes
02/27/2013Read moreTax season is here and, according to a recent report, American families in the nation’s largest cities will be...
Federal shutdown likely if stopgap isn’t passed soon
02/26/2013Read moreWhile President Barack Obama warns of the dire economic impact from across-the-board budget cuts, the nation may face more...
Ability to retire worries Americans, survey finds
02/26/2013Read moreEven as the economy slowly improves, the vast majority of Americans remain deeply worried about their ability to achieve...
How will Florida be impacted by sequestration?
02/25/2013Read moreFive days. That’s how long until the sequestration goes into effect. Sequestration, painted as one half of the worst...
Governors say spending cuts will return U.S. to recession
02/25/2013Read moreFederal budget cuts will probably push the U.S. back into recession by damaging states’ economies recovering from the worst...
Eurozone recession to continue in 2013
02/25/2013Read moreThe eurozone economy will shrink by a further 0.3 percent in 2013, the European Commission said Friday (22 February),...
Beware of Bogus IRS Emails
02/22/2013Read moreThe IRS receives thousands of reports every year from taxpayers who receive emails out-of-the-blue claiming to be from the...
Obama and Republicans break silence and restart budget talks
02/22/2013Read moreAfter weeks without talks on the U.S. budget crisis, President Barack Obama called Republican leaders on Thursday to discuss...
New tax laws are having an impact on majority of consumers
02/22/2013Read moreA majority of consumers say they are making adjustments to their spending following the end of a payroll tax...
First-time jobless claims climb by 20,000
02/22/2013Read moreThe number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped 20,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 362,000, though it remained...
Parents and Students: Check Out College Tax Benefits for 2012 and Years Ahead
02/22/2013Read moreThe Internal Revenue Service today reminded parents and students that now is a good time to see if they...
