IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers, other filers IRS data-driven algorithms selected Black taxpayers for auditing at up to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers. The agency says it’s moving to correct the disparity. 05/3/2024 - 11:16 am | View Link
TurboTax's software is easy to use but can be expensive for complicated returns Choosing the right tax software can help you get your taxes done quickly and accurately and with the biggest refund. TurboTax is an industry leader and a good fit if you're looking for live expert ... 05/3/2024 - 7:27 am | View Link
Douglas Rooks: Progressive income tax makes a small comeback Republicans capitalized with a 2010 people’s veto campaign that not only repealed this “tax shift” but set the stage for a sweeping GOP victory that fall ... It’s just too complicated, and a tax code ... 05/1/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Biden's historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters Facing softening support from a left-leaning voting group that will be crucial to his reelection hopes in November, President Joe Biden has made a number of election year moves intended to appeal in ... 05/1/2024 - 6:14 am | View Link
Colorado legislative property tax plan is in 11th-hour limbo Colorado’s property tax picture was muddied last week when members of a bipartisan state commission tasked with overhauling the tax code called for big changes to a draft proposal created by ... 04/29/2024 - 2:04 pm | View Link
Houston — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
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“This threat is ongoing and it’s going to get worse.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.