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Move Over, TurboTax? IRS Considers Expanding Free Tax-Filing Program
The Direct File website processed more than 140,000 returns, exceeding a goal announced in March.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Move Over, TurboTax? IRS Considers Expanding Free Tax-Filing Program
The Direct File website processed more than 140,000 returns, exceeding a goal announced in March.The Wall Street Journal - World -
IRS free tax filing pilot processed more than 140,000 returns, saved consumers $5.6 million in prep fees
This season, the IRS Direct File pilot helped more than 140,000 million taxpayers file taxes for free and saved $5.6 million in tax prep fees.CNBC - Business -
IRS calls its free Direct File tax-prep tool a success. Will it be back in 2025?
The IRS’s Direct File platform prepared federal income-tax returns for nearly 141,000 households, exceeding officials’ goal of handling 100,000 returns.MarketWatch - Business -
Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency's power to broadly prohibit practices it says are anticompetitive.
Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency’s power to broadly prohibit practices it says are anticompetitive.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency's power to broadly prohibit practices it says are anticompetitive.
Top business groups and a national tax-services firm filed lawsuits challenging a new FTC ban on noncompete agreements, cases that will test the agency’s power to broadly prohibit practices it says are anticompetitive.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Ivy Getty Files for Divorce
After three years of marriage and a lavish wedding attended by Anya Taylor-Joy, Nancy Pelosi and Olivia Rodrigo, the oil heiress is seeking a divorce from her husband, Tobias Engel.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy
The far-right website Gateway Pundit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company's founder said this week. TGP Communications, the website's parent company, is seeking protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Southern ...The Hill - Politics -
HMRC’s struggles pose ‘a threat to tax compliance’
Authority’s chief in talks with ministers over additional fundingFinancial Times - World -
Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
Russia’s president has signaled an increase in income and corporate taxes that will help finance the war. The move reflects his firm control over Russian policy.The New York Times - World - Russia -
Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
Russia’s president has signaled an increase in income and corporate taxes that will help finance the war. The move reflects his firm control over Russian policy.The New York Times - Top stories - Russia -
Ivy Getty Files for Divorce From Tobias Engel
After three years of marriage and a lavish wedding attended by Anya Taylor-Joy, Nancy Pelosi and Olivia Rodrigo, the oil heiress is seeking a divorce from her husband, Tobias Engel.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Billionaire tax to bolster Social Security popular in swing states
Voters in swing states are overwhelmingly supportive of taxing billionaires to support Social Security benefits, a new survey found. More than three-fourths — 77 percent — of voters across seven key swing states approved of the idea of raising ...The Hill - Politics -
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Trump’s tariffs could overshadow the benefits of his tax cuts, economists say
As analysts assess what a second Trump administration could mean for the U.S. economy, one team from Oxford Economics is forecasting that the proposed tariffs could eclipse any boost from tax cuts.MarketWatch - Business - Donald Trump -
Biden vs. GOP: Tax fight heats up ahead of election
Rhetoric is heating up on competing visions for taxes from Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2024 election, which will determine whether the individual provisions in the 2017 Trump tax cuts are extended, modified or thrown into the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
The IRS declared its foray into online tax preparation a success and is considering expansions.
The IRS declared its foray into online tax preparation a success and is considering expansions.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Red Lobster seeks a buyer as it looks to avoid bankruptcy filing
Beleaguered seafood chain Red Lobster is looking for a buyer to avoid filing for bankruptcy as it contends with slower sales and costly leases.CNBC - Business -
Red Lobster seeks a buyer as it looks to avoid bankruptcy filing
Beleaguered seafood chain Red Lobster is seeking a buyer as it looks to avoid filing for bankruptcy, CNBC has learned.NBC News - Top stories -
Attorneys for American imprisoned by Taliban file urgent petitions with U.N.
The petitions are the latest in the effort for Ryan Corbett's release.CBS News - Top stories -
Pro-Palestinian Columbia students file civil rights complaint against school
Pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school for discrimination against Gaza protesters and students from Palestine. Palestine Legal filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of ...The Hill - Politics -
Attorneys for American imprisoned by Taliban file urgent petitions with U.N.
The petitions are the latest in the effort for Ryan Corbett's release.CBS News - Politics -
Pro-Palestinian Columbia students file civil rights complaint
Negotiations continue between Columbia University and pro-Palestinian student protesters as another deadline for demonstrators to disperse comes and goes. CBS News' Michael George and Lilia Luciano have the latest.CBS News - Top stories -
World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers
Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis. ‘Why we need a global tax on billionaires’. . . The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% ...The Guardian - World -
Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis. Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...The Guardian - World -
That sinking feeling: why long-suffering Venice is quite right to make tourists pay | Simon Jenkins
The overcrowded city is leading the way with a tax on day trippers. Surely other great European destinations should follow suit. Venice has had enough. It is sinking beneath the twin assaults of tourism and the sea and believes the answer lies in ...The Guardian - World -
I’m going to inherit $6 million in property along with my two siblings — is there a ‘clever’ way to avoid capital-gains tax?
“There are three siblings who are heirs, including me. What happens with the eventual distribution upon my surviving parent’s death?”MarketWatch - Business -
Fallout Season 2: What Ella Purnell Wants For Lucy In Next Season
Fallout TV show star Ella Purnell, who plays Lucy, has discussed what she hopes her character can do and achieve in the upcoming second season. Speaking to GQ, Purnell said she wants to see Lucy have more character growth and do more stunts, among ...GameSpot - Tech -
Can honey treat seasonal allergies?
Honey has not been scientifically proven to treat seasonal allergies, according to allergists. But it can soothe a sore throat or cough. Shop the best honey to keep at home.NBC News - Top stories -
Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert
A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surgeABC News - Entertainment -
UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack
UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare businessABC News - Health -
Former Tesla SVP Drew Baglino is selling $181.5 million worth of stock, SEC filing says
Drew Baglino, who announced he'd be leaving Tesla on April 15, is selling 1.14 million shares of the electric car company, according to a filing on April 25.CNBC - Business -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assaultABC News - Entertainment -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit
Combs pushed back against a woman's lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault.ABC News - Top stories -
Sharks fire Quinn after historically woeful season
The Sharks have fired coach David Quinn after two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project.ESPN - Sports -
QB Rashada heading to Georgia for 2024 season
Quarterback Jaden Rashada will join the Bulldogs after appearing in three games for the Sun Devils last season.ESPN - Sports - NFL -
White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama
Even though Johnson helped move his foreign policy aid package, the president isn’t going to intervene on a conservative effort to oust him.Politico - Politics - House -
White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama
Even though Johnson helped move his foreign policy aid package, the president isn’t going to intervene on a conservative effort to oust him.Politico - Politics - House -
White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama
Even though Johnson helped move his foreign policy aid package, the president isn’t going to intervene on a conservative effort to oust him.Politico - Politics - House -
Fernandez to miss rest of season after operation
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after undergoing successful surgery on a groin issue.BBC News - Top stories