Paying the Price for Vice: The Evolving Landscape of Excise Taxes in America
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Paying the Price for Vice: The Evolving Landscape of Excise Taxes in America
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhile excise or vice taxes have long been a part of the American tax landscape related to alcohol and cigarettes, the recent invention of vaping and legalization of marijuana and other substances is changing the landscape. … Continue reading
What To Know About Filing For Bankruptcy
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAbout one million Americans file for personal bankruptcy each year, with one in 10 households having filed at some point. Given the loss of jobs, reduced income, and the coronavirus recession in 2020, those numbers could … Continue reading
Standalone 5G Networks: Potential Vulnerabilities that Could Result in Denial of Service for Customers
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min read5G networks promise high speeds, lower latency, and more robust security compared to its predecessors – and this has created a lot of buzz. As a result, there is a lot of competition among operators to … Continue reading
Prosecution for Use of Performance Enhancement Drugs, Modernizing Government Technology, and Enhancements for Veterans and Their Caregivers
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readRodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 (HR 835) – This bill was introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Jan. 29, 2019. The purpose of this legislation is to give U.S. officials the power to prosecute … Continue reading
2021 Social Security Tax and Benefit Increases Announced
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThe Social Security Administration recently announced 2021 increases to both benefits and the taxable wage base for FICA taxes. Increases Announced for 2021 Workers are facing a 3.7 percent increase in the taxable wage base subject to … Continue reading
Last Minute Financial Moves for Year’s End
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThere are certain year-end financial transactions that must clear by Dec. 31 to be reported on the 2020 tax return. It’s important to take a good look at your financial portfolio in light of the plethora … Continue reading
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: Where We Are So Far
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhile the pandemic is not over, we do have some good news. There are vaccines and they will be available soon. Here’s where we are in terms of an overall plan and where states are with … Continue reading
How Businesses Can Adapt, Grow During COVID-19
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIn order to survive – and even thrive – during these unprecedented times, small businesses have had to find new ways to make money. The UPS Store’s Small Biz Buzz survey found that 41 percent of … Continue reading
Will StarLink be the Next Disruption to the Telecommunication Industry?
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWith every new project comes expectations, uncertainties, questions, opposition, and more. Elon Musk’s StarLink internet is one such project. Just last month, on Nov. 24, SpaceX launched 60 StarLink internet satellites – making a total of … Continue reading
A Flush of Protections for Veterans and Native Americans
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readVeterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 (HR 6168) – Introduced by Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) on March 10, this bill increases Vet compensation benefits by 1.3 percent (the same as for Social Security recipients). The … Continue reading
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