It’s not tax season yet, but by the time you finish feasting on turkey and calculating the damage from holiday spending, it’ll be time to gather receipts, fill out forms, and calculate deductions. Before Uncle Sam comes knocking like an... (Continue reading)
Thousands of laid-off workers have been pushed into self-employment and freelance work this year. A leap into entrepreneurship presents a new set of tax rules. Here are seven key tax issues to address in the first year of striking out... (Continue reading)
A Congressional panel convened a hearing last week to explore ideas about how to improve the flow of capital to small businesses. Both Democrats and Republicans who sit on the House Committee on Small Business’ finance and tax subcommittee agree... (Continue reading)
You’ve probably heard proponents pushing the case for everything green – from organic cosmetics to energy efficient home construction to new jobs. Even the Obama administration has jumped head-first into supporting green initiatives that it says will save the country... (Continue reading)
Roger W. Ferguson Jr. has answered the call at a time when our nation needs him most. Earlier this year, he agreed to serve on President Barack Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, the influential body charged with providing recommendations for revitalizing... (Continue reading)
HBCU1 It’s great that you’re still basking in the warm, proud glow of your child’s high school graduation. Brace yourself, though. Come autumn, the cold realities of paying for college are sure to come rushing in. As you’re no doubt aware,... (Continue reading)
It’s great that you’re still basking in the warm, proud glow of your child’s high school graduation. Brace yourself, though. Come autumn, the cold realities of paying for college are sure to come rushing in. As you’re no doubt aware,... (Continue reading)
After De’Lante A. Rawls, 34, left his job as an insurance agent in 2002 to open his own agency, he was hit with a $7,000 tax bill because he hadn’t withheld taxes on his self-employment earnings. When he couldn’t... (Continue reading)
President Barack Obama marked this year’s tax filing deadline at a White House event to promote the tax cuts included in the stimulus bill. While the president addressed reporters in the Old Executive Office Building, a few hundred protestors across... (Continue reading)
On tax day, the Obama administration was greeted by tea parties organized by people who said they disapproved of government spending. Some of the tea parties were sponsored by “fair and balanced” Fox News Channel. President meets with families to... (Continue reading)