Finance

The architectural, engineering and construction industries have for years now received research and development (R&D) tax credits, a just and deserved reward and incentive for those industries’ roles in fostering innovation and…

MARION COUNTY, FL - The Tourist Development Council announced this week not only an increase in Tourist Development Tax revenue, but a record breaking $402,060.20. This number reflects tax collection from stays in short term…

Social justice has now crept into our tax code. Death and taxes used to be the two things that all Americans knew they could not escape. But is something else afoot with Biden's new tax plan? WEST PALM BEACH, FL - As far as…

A new piece of legislation signed in January expands eligibility and reduces the required days of service for National Guard members, opening qualifications for VA loans for tens of thousands of troops going forward, including those who…

We have all been trying to save during this pandemic, so how should we view our tax refund? Spend or save it? With many states beginning to open back up, we are faced with a very difficult choice. Do we save or spend our tax…

In addition to exacerbating our domestic problems, our foreign problems seem to be met by complete ignorance on the part of the Biden Administration. File photo: Stratos Brilakis, Shutterstock.com, licensed. DELRAY BEACH, FL - After…

While we did get a short reprieve of a little over a month this year due to the pandemic, we are now just five days away from the May 17th filing deadline. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. WEST PALM BEACH, FL – It's the time of…

50 Cent isn’t alone when it comes to NYC residents wanting to leave the Big Apple; a 2020 survey indicated that two out of every five New Yorkers were thinking the same thing. File photo: Jamie Lamor Thompson, Shutterstock.com, licensed. …

While the DOJ let's actual tax cheats like Al Sharpton skip on $8 million in unpaid taxes, the Biden DOJ is targeting Roger Stone despite his efforts to settle his outstanding tax bill. Roger Stone arriving at court with his wife…

While small business owners begin their recovery in earnest, warning signs remain about their ability to return to business as usual. File photo credit: Igor Golovniov, Shutterstock.com, licensed. MIAMI, FL - A new national survey of…

Washington, D.C. is populated by over 700,000 people – more than the population of some states, such as Vermont or Wyoming – but has no voting representation in the House or the Senate. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. …

President Joe Biden's recently unveiled funding request will cost the American people dearly if approved. File photo credit: BiksuTong, Shutterstock.com, licensed. WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Establishment politicians on both sides of…

The legislation passed last month in the Democrat-led House of Representatives, but in the Senate – where Dems’ narrower control does not afford them enough votes to overcome the filibuster – means that the bill is most likely dead on…

With the IRS still struggling to handle the overload of requests from taxpayers, there remains confusion on just about all fronts a year into the pandemic. For those that have still not received stimulus payments and cannot get…

People rallying In Times Square for Workers Assembly Against Racism. New York, NY - January 20, 2021. , Shutterstock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican members of Congress are insisting that the Administration of President Joe…

FEMA will begin accepting applications for financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses beginning Monday, April 12. The funding comes from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. Photo…

According to IRS data from 2018 (the most recent data available), Trump's tax policies lead to the wealthy top 1% in America paying over $600 Billion in taxes, the most sizable share of taxes paid by the wealthiest Americans since 1980.…

Mexican-Americans gathered in Times Square to demand "drivers licenses for all," including undocumented immigrants. New York, NY, February 09, 2019. Photo credit: Scootercaster / Shutterstock.com, licensed. NEW YORK, NY - According to…

Candidate Biden spent the entirety of the 2020 presidential campaign promising voters that he would not embrace the radical left's ideas on everything from tax and spend policies to climate change. However, as most of us expected,…

Contrary to constitutional principles, the Biden administration seems to be planning to switch away from taxing the fuel used, to taxing by the miles driven. Such a monumental change would empower the government to surveil and regulate all…

While campaigning in 2020, Biden touted several initiatives his administration would be pursuing if he was elected to office, including an infrastructure bill, ways of fighting climate change, health care, and more. January 10, 2021.…

As a result, Shawna Eccles, 30,found herself forced to live out of her own car while her tenant, who is not paying rent, gets to live in her two-family home on East 91st Street in Carnarsie free. BROOKLYN, NY - A small, “mom-and-pop”…

Florida continues to resist calls and significant financial incentives to expand Medicaid eligibility for nearly all poor adults and children in the state. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL -- The pressure is on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - According to an exclusive report by Fox News, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced legislation to permanently withhold payments from the United States – and possibly other countries as well – on debts owed to the…

A statue of Alexander Hamilton in front of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH - An Ohio judge has ruled that a current federal eviction ban issued by the…

The North Korean hackers are alleged to have created several malicious cryptocurrency applications that looked legitimate but contained malware that provided the hackers access to the computers of victims who downloaded them. Editorial…

Using the jump in their wealth since last March, three men alone, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, could foot the nearly $250 billion cost for supplemental unemployment benefits contained in the ARP that will pay millions of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives voted 220 to 211 on Wednesday to approve the massive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that will find itself on President Joe Biden’s desk this Friday for his signature, reports…