How The IRS Gets In Contact, Don't Fall For Scams
2022-07-22 17:50 Understanding how the IRS contacts taxpayers; Avoiding scams and how to know it’s really the IRS reaching out With continuing phone and in-person scams taking place across the country, the IRS wants to help taxpayers understand how and why agency representatives may contact taxpayers.   In most i...
75% Of Middle-Class Americans Can't Support Their Cost Of Living
2022-07-22 17:45 PERSONAL FINANCE Most middle-class Americans say they can't support their cost of living Three-quarters of middle-income Americans, with annual earnings of $30,000 to $100,000, say their earnings aren't enough to pay for their cost of living, according to a survey by financial services firm Primeri...
Analysis Says Federal Minimum Wage Is Lowest In 66 Years
2022-07-22 17:35 On July 14, 2022, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank provided recent analysis of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that shows the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour to be at its lowest value since February 1956. FLSA minimum wage rate. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established,...
Stay Safe When E-filing; Get An IP PIN
2022-07-20 15:05 Tax pros urged to protect clients with IP PINs The IRS and its Security Summit partners in the tax prep industry and state tax authorities are encouraging tax professionals to inform their clients about Identity Protection Personal Information Numbers (IP PINs) to safeguard against identity theft. F...
Interest Rates Likely To Increase 0.75%
2022-07-20 09:30 ECONOMY Fed officials ready to lift rates again Federal Reserve officials have signaled they are likely to raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage point later this month, for the second straight meeting, as part of an aggressive effort to combat high inflation. Fed officials have raised interest ra...
SF Small Businesses Grant - Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant
2022-07-07 12:40 The Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant provides up to $2,000 in financial relief for the restoration of small businesses impacted by deliberate actions that result in destruction or damages of small business storefronts. This program will offer amounts of either $1,000 or $2,000 depending on the tota...
SF Small Businesses Grant - SF Shines
2022-07-07 12:35 SF Shines is San Francisco’s storefront improvement grant program for small businesses and nonprofits. SF Shines is a program of the Invest In Neighborhoods division of the Office of Economic and Workforce Department. The program provides grants, design services, and project management for property ...