Month: March 2021

FreezeFrameStudio | E+ | Getty Images If you ended up tapping your nest egg due to Covid last year, don’t forget the taxman. Most people did not take an early distribution from qualified retirement accounts — i.e., a 401(k) or individual retirement account — as permitted under temporary rules for last year, according to plan
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A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images New York attorney general Letitia James sent a blistering warning to investors and industry members about the dangers of cryptocurrencies on Monday. “We’re sending a clear message to the entire industry that you either play by the rules or we will shut you down,”
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Wednesday, the United Kingdom will publish its 2021 budget, after the fall budget was delayed due to the pandemic. In addition, the UK government will launch several consultations on the future of the country’s tax strategy on March 23. Changes to the corporation tax—particularly an increase in the UK’s 19 percent corporation tax rate—are reportedly among
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Gary Collis of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, receives his boost dose at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) community vaccination event, as the vaccination rate in West Virginia ranks among highest in world, in Martinsburg, February 25, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Johnson & Johnson‘s Covid-19 vaccine can be used as a substitute for a second jab
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The major indexes may be kicking off the month in rally mode, but PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati sees trouble under the hood. She believes the rotation into economically sensitive market groups from stay-at-home plays is overdone. “The value side of the equation — that ‘go outside’ trade — has really moved way too far and
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Advertisement Continue reading the main story Opinion Supported by Continue reading the main story Too Much Choice Is Hurting America Learning from subprime, health care and electricity. Opinion Columnist March 1, 2021, 7:00 p.m. ET Credit…Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor of Texas, is clearly what my father would have called a
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Yellow Dog Prod. | Image Bank | Getty Images After a wild final week of a volatile month, it’s becoming increasingly clear that something is spooking investors. That something is the potential for a surge in inflation later this year.  Investors are justifiably concerned that the combination of sustained Fed interest-rate suppression and trillions in
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Amid a debate over water extraction from Florida’s springs, Florida Sen. Annette Taddeo (D) has introduced a bill (SB 562) which, if enacted, would establish an excise tax on water extraction beginning July 1. According to Taddeo, the 12.5 cents per gallon tax matches what water companies pay per gallon when bottling water supplied from public
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Virojt Changyencham | Moment | Getty Images The self-employed and gig workers are anxiously waiting for the Small Business Association to update guidelines to its Paycheck Protection Program, which could mean bigger loans for the group. The Biden administration announced last week changes to how the SBA will calculate forgivable loans for sole proprietors and
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