Many Philadelphians are likely to see property tax relief amid soaring real estate assessments, as well as cuts to wage and business taxes, thanks to a compromise between City Council members and Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration that was approved in a key committee vote late Wednesday night. Under the tax plan that came together in […]
“Inflation is the bane of our existence,” President Biden lamented last week to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Unfortunately, he was referring to inflation’s effect on presidential approval ratings, not the plight of average Americans brutalized to pay for gas and groceries. The president’s speech Tuesday to the AFL-CIO was another Team Biden pity party […]
Placeholder while article actions load Breathing is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. That’s according to the latest report from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, which says that air pollution now takes more than two years off the global average life expectancy — more than cigarettes, alcohol, or conflict […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Emmanuel Wesner Jean, owner of Jean Tax Services (JTS), a tax preparation business located in Lumberton, N.C., was arrested today on charges of tax fraud. In the criminal complaint, which was unsealed today, Jean is charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false and fraudulent Return, in […]
The US imposed sanctions on Russian companies and exports, including oil, over the Ukraine invasion. Biden officials now acknowledge that the sanctions affected the US economy, Bloomberg reported. They’re now quietly encouraging some US firms to use Russian products to try to offset the damage, Bloomberg reported. Loading Something is loading. … Read more…
BASKING RIDGE, NJ and PURCHASE, NY – Today, Verizon Business announced that it is teaming up with Mastercard and First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) to launch a credit card designed to bring value to small business owners. In the coming weeks, existing Verizon Business wireless customers with less than 100 lines and an online […]
By Alun John HONG KONG, June 15 (Reuters) – The euro jumped after the ECB’s governing council said it would hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the recent sell-off in government bond markets, briefly distracting traders ahead of a much-watched Fed meeting. The European common currency rose as much as 0.55% against the […]
Jersey Shore Borough Council approved a request by West Pharmaceutical Services to apply for tax forgiveness during its recent monthly meeting. LERTA, or Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance, provides tax abatements over seven years to companies looking to expand their operations as a means of incentivizing redevelopment of aging or deteriorating properties. Under […]
The combination of surging oil and gasoline prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, broader inflation worries resulting from continued supply-chain disruptions and fears about aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve have sent the market into a tailspin. Put simply: “It’s a pretty bad storm,” Joann Weiner, an economics professor at George Washington University, […]
Tarrant County Commissioners approve $25 million Small Business Workforce Recovery Grant Program The Tarrant County Commissioners Court allocated $25 million in federal funding to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with workforce recovery, retention, recruitment, training, and development efforts. “We know that small businesses continue to bear the brunt of the economic […]
