Did you know that home value growth in the suburbs began to speed ahead of urban home value growth last summer and some areas have become expensive and popular? For instance, Woodinville, Wash., is Zillow's most popular market in early 2022, [...]
The Internal Revenue Service made an important enhancement to the 'Where's My Refund?' online tool recently by introducing a new feature that lets taxpayers check the status of their current tax year and two previous years' refunds. Taxpayers can select [...]
With summer approaching officially on June 21 and the leisure and hospitality sectors gaining 78,000 jobs in April, a new survey called 2022’s Best Places for Summer Jobs details where the best places are to find what you're looking for. [...]
With millennials today making up the largest generation in the U.S. workforce and responsible for 21% of all consumer discretionary spending, a new report on 2022's Best & Worst States for Millennials offers insight. To determine the most livable places [...]
Are things changing in the real estate market? It appears that existing-home sales recorded a third straight month of declines, slipping slightly in April, according to the National Association of Realtors. Month-over-month sales were split amongst the four major U.S. [...]
A lot of families move during the summer to avoid disturbing the school schedule in the fall among other things. Taxpayers who are selling their home may qualify to exclude all or part of any gain from the sale from [...]
With Americans quitting their jobs at record rates during what has been dubbed as the “Great Resignation,” a report on 2022’s States With the Highest Job Resignation Rates gives more insight as to those areas with the highest resignation numbers. [...]
The battles in America are being played out on the battlegrounds of our schools. Restoring K-12 public education requires the involvement and voices of parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and community stakeholders alike. Everyone deserves to know what is happening in [...]
Experiencing high rent where you are? It's not a surprise. The U.S. rental market is as competitive as it's been in decades, and renters are facing a variety of challenges. High demand is keeping vacancy rates near all-time lows and [...]
When a taxpayer believes their personal information is being used to file fraudulent tax returns, they should submit Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, to the IRS. But in most cases, taxpayers do not need to complete this form. Only victims [...]