Month: May 2023

Tax Notes contributing editors Robert Goulder and Joseph J. Thorndike examine the looming debt ceiling crisis and its likely effect on the IRS’s budget, all in five minutes. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Robert Goulder: You’ve heard the news by now: The federal government is just weeks away from hitting the
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The Boerum Hill brownstone one-bedroom rental was small but nicely renovated. At the first open house, there were 15 appointments. Most of those renters made offers, some in excess of the $3,500 monthly asking price. The Upper West Side townhouse, renovated for sale, received an offer to rent for $35,000 before the renovation was completed
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is slated to launch his presidential campaign Wednesday evening, putting his blend of pro-business conservativism and
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Izusek | E+ | Getty Images The 2023 summer travel season is expected to be a busy one, making federal programs like TSA PreCheck especially helpful for fliers, according to experts. Such programs carry fees but generally save travelers time at the airport. However, relatively long processing times — as with recent passport applications —
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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., leaves the Capitol after the final votes of the week on Feb. 28, 2019. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images House Democrats on Tuesday slammed Republicans for putting Social Security benefits at risk amid an ongoing federal debt ceiling stalemate, while also re-upping a plan that aims to
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As if texting shorthand wasn’t confusing enough (IKR?), when you have stock options, restricted stock units, or an employee stock purchase plan, you are plunged into an alphabet soup of initialisms, acronyms, and jargon. Do you know NQSOs from ISOs? AMT from FICA or NIIT? What’s the FMV at option exercise? Can you sell company
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