New spending rules issued this week say that states and local governments can use their federal COVID-19 relief aid for hazard pay for essential workers. The allowance comes amid a brewing battle in California over grocery workers’ right to hazard pay. The inclusion is part of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s sweeping guidance on how
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The Internal Revenue Service is conducting an “ongoing, extensive investigation involving substantial IRS resources” into cryptocurrency holders. As part of that investigation, the IRS is serving “John Doe” summons on various cryptocurrency companies, seeking court orders to require cryptocurrency exchanges to turn over account holder’s names and other key identifying information. On May 5, 2021,
In deciding whether or not to bet on the founders of Lili, a digital banking app that caters towards America’s freelancers, Group 11 founding partner Dovi Frances wanted to be sure he had “the OGs of the digital banking industry.” “It’s not like you’re looking for veterans in everything you do,” Frances says. “In Lili’s
Why is it hard to stop inflation? Because it creates so many winners. Down in Washington they’re printing money like ink is going out of style. Possible consequence: People spend the money, bidding up the prices of cars, lumber and semiconductors. We might get high inflation, high being something more than the target rate of
Today’s column addresses questions about whether Social Security spousal benefits might be available before their spouse takes their retirement benefits, why spousal benefits were terminated after filing for retirement benefits and how to determine when to file for maximum benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president
Jonathan Curry of Tax Notes recaps the tax provisions of President Biden’s American Families Plan and discusses with Dean Zerbe of Alliantgroup LP the finer details and its likelihood of passing Congress. This post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week:
The Internal Revenue Service has announced new, higher contribution limits for health savings accounts for 2022. Are you maxing out these benefits? At the end of January, Americans held $82.2 billion in 30 million health savings accounts, according to HSA advisory firm Devenir. That’s a year-over-year increase of 25% for HSA assets and a 6%
Now that we know the Biden administration’s ideal rate for a global minimum corporate tax — 21% — it’s a bit easier to look at what that rate might mean, particularly for developing countries. At the high end, one estimate has pegged the potential global gains in unrecovered taxes at over $500 billion annually. In a recent
Some Americans may be eligible to receive another cash stimulus from their state or local government, according to new spending rules released by the U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday. The rules outlined long-anticipated guidance on the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund (Recovery Fund), part of the American Rescue Plan Act. The bill includes $350 billion in direct,
The Department of Justice issued a news release to strike terror in the hearts of anyone attempting to execute cryptocurrency tax shenanigans. The federal court for the Northern District of California entered an order authorizing a John Does summons on Payward Venture Inc and Subsidiaries d/b/a Kraken. The IRS wants to look at the records of