🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThe recently passed American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 includes a provision making nearly all student loan forgiveness tax-free, at least temporarily. Before the ARP, student loan forgiveness was tax-free only under special programs. Before we look at the changes to come under the ARP, let’s look back at what … Continue reading “Tax-Free Student Loan Forgiveness is Part of the Latest Covid-19 Relief Bill”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIn a continuously changing business environment, small businesses have a challenge to keep up. It’s especially expensive to keep pace with ever changing technology. Luckily, with affordable cloud accounting solutions, small businesses can maintain a competitive edge. What is Cloud Accounting Cloud accounting involves moving your business books online. Unlike desktop … Continue reading “How Cloud Accounting Helps Small Businesses Gain Competitive Edge”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIn 2020, a year when all income brackets benefited from lower tax rates, the stock market took a nosedive at the beginning of the pandemic. For investors sharp enough to see the opportunity, this was an ideal time to convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. When you conduct a … Continue reading “Roth Conversion in 2021?”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhat if you could save enough for your child to go to college debt-free? It might sound impossible, but with dedication, hard work, and careful planning, you can do just that. According to Dave Ramsey, American personal finance advisor, here are the top three tax-favored plans to get started. The Education … Continue reading “3 Best Ways to Save for College”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAs businesses attempt to work their way through to a post-pandemic world, there are various means to bridge the financial gap. As recommended by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), some companies can use a line of credit to reach international customers or opportunities outside the United States to make up … Continue reading “Some Businesses Rely on Line of Credit to Escape Damages Caused by Pandemic”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readGood tax professionals ask the right questions to ensure they understand your situation and can help you to the best extent the law allows. Given the host of pandemic-related tax changes for 2020, it’s good to keep these four questions below in mind. If your tax preparer doesn’t ask these questions … Continue reading “Four Essential Questions You Should Ask Your Tax Professional This Season Related to COVID-19”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhen a business moves its services online, it runs the risk of losing the close connection it had with customers. This affects customer loyalty and sometimes means lost revenue. Thanks to technology, some businesses have deployed artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to keep customers engaged in a two-way conversation. What is an … Continue reading “How AI Chatbots are Transforming Businesses”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIf someone you know died from COVID-19 and had an existing life insurance policy, there should be no problem receiving the death benefit. The terms of a life insurance contract cannot be changed after purchase, so anyone with a policy before the pandemic will continue to be covered as long as … Continue reading “The Impact of COVID on Life Insurance”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccording to the National Bureau of Economic Research, in late spring of 2020 about half of American workers were working from home. Not surprisingly, many researchers believe that this pattern will continue after the pandemic is over. With this in mind, SmartAsset has examined the best cities to work from home … Continue reading “5 Cities Rank as Ideal Locations for Remote Workers”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readTo provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces (HR 35) – Prior to passage of this bill, a former service member could not be appointed as … Continue reading “Securing Jobs for Cabinet and Congress Members, Inspector Generals, and Apprentices – and Honoring Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman”
