Recently, I had the opportunity to appear with Gina Rubel on her firm’s podcast, PR On Record. Gina’s company, Furia Rubel Communications, provides integrated marketing and public relations services to clients in professional service and business sectors internationally. They’ve been around since 2002 – and I’ve probably known Gina at least that long. She’s also…
At the climax of the 1979 film, “When A Stranger Calls,” the family babysitter, played by Carol Kane, is advised by the police that the terrorizing calls she’s receiving are coming from inside the house. While thinking about that scene, I couldn’t help but wonder about the IRS and its recent problems. What if the…
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about the advance child tax credit payments coming this summer. The credit isn’t new but rather an expansion of the existing child tax credit. It’s more money for more families–and those families will receive the credit each month in the form of advance payments. There’s a lot of confusion…
Tax Day was May 17, 2021, for most individual taxpayers – and what a day it was! It marked the end of a difficult season for taxpayers and tax professionals alike. For more on what we’ve learned, read Five Lessons From What Felt Like The Longest Tax Season Ever (on Bloomberg Tax, outside of the…
With just two weeks to go until Tax Day, many taxpayers are scrambling to finalize their returns. The race to finish up, however, can sometimes result in mistakes, including missed opportunities to save on tax dollars. Before you sign your return, consider these not quite last minute tax tips courtesy of Bloomberg BNA: Double-check your…
If New York City Mayor Bloomberg gets his way, it will soon be a lot more expensive to light up in California. Yes, that Mayor Bloomberg, the same one that proposed a ban on sugary sodas this week. And yes, that California, three thousand miles away from New York City. On Tuesday, California voters will…
DOH! This version has been corrected. My original source indicated that the proposal was targeted to the city (like Philly) and not the state. Apologies for the error. Just days after Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced plans for Philadelphia to tax soda, New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg signaled that his city supports state efforts to…
As of Saturday, New York City shoppers got a break: they no longer have to pay city sales tax on clothes and shoes. Mayor Bloomberg proposed sales tax relief in June and it went into effect on September 1 – just in time for the Labor Day shopping weekend. The measure eliminates a 4% city…