Be on high alert during the time of natural disasters warns The Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as FEMA, and whose mission is: "Helping people before, during, and after disasters." When natural disasters occur, it is common to find [...]
McDonald's is doing more than fast-food. The fast-food giant announced the company's "HACER More Scholarship," that is providing 100 additional scholarships for Hispanic students as an extension of the annual HACER National Scholarship. Through HACER, McDonald's is committing $1 million to [...]
It has been a hot couple of months in California due to wildfires up and down the state. Now, victims of the California wildfires that began Aug. 14, 2020, have until Dec. 15, 2020, to file various individual and business [...]
If you have an employee that is paid via payroll, the IRS reminded employers to carefully choose their payroll service providers. This comes following continuing concerns that some disreputable organizations can fail to deposit employment taxes, leaving businesses vulnerable to [...]
A scholarship program is being offered by Udacity, an online learning platform that trains the world's workforce for the careers of the future. The company reports it will offer 1,000 Nanodegree program scholarships to members of the black community to [...]
When COVID-19 first shut classrooms in the spring, parents got a glimpse into the digital challenges of distance learning. Among them, kids aren't immune to developing tired, dry eyes from concentrating on laptops and tablets for extended periods. The discomfort [...]
Despite Coronavirus, the overwhelming majority of the nation’s metro areas saw home prices rise in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors. In fact, median single-family home prices rose year-over-year [...]
Working in a changing world does have its perks. The home office deduction allows qualifying taxpayers to deduct certain home expenses on their tax return. With more people working from home than ever before, some taxpayers may be wondering if they [...]
Hiring new employees is not as easy as it once was because of the Coronavirus pandemic. However, as companies continue to slowly staff up and hire new employees over the next months, they will need to prioritize diversity and remote [...]
Need money? The Internal Revenue Service said the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act can help eligible taxpayers in need by providing favorable tax treatment for withdrawals from retirement plans and IRAs and allowing certain retirement plans to [...]