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Healthy sex life boosts engagement and satisfaction at work, study finds

Source: www2.cipd.co.uk - Mar 11, 2017

A healthy and active sex life could be the hidden key to greater job satisfaction and better workplace engagement, according to new research from Oregon State University. The study, published... Read more >

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Tax Time Guide: Protect Personal, Financial, Tax Information and Computers

Source: irs.gov - Mar 10, 2017

IR-2017-55, March 9, 2017 Español WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to be cautious and protect... Read more >

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Americans Aren’t Filing Their Taxes This Year Almost six million returns are missing, and there’s only five weeks left. What’s going on?

Source: bloomberg.com - Mar 10, 2017

Are millions of Americans just forgetting to file their taxes this year? More than halfway through the 2017 filing season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service reported receiving 5.7 million fewer... Read more >

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Profitable Companies, No Taxes: Here’s How They Did It

Source: nytimes.com - Mar 10, 2017

Complaining that the United States has one of the world’s highest corporate tax levels, President Trump and congressional Republicans have repeatedly vowed to shrink it. Yet if the level is so... Read more >

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Sales tax boost from online unknown

Source: press-herald.com - Mar 9, 2017

Amazon began collecting local and state taxes in January, but there is no way to know if that has been a boost to the economy. Webster Parish Sales and Use Tax Commission Administrator Cyndy... Read more >

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What to Do if You Can't Pay Your Tax Bill

Source: finance.yahoo.com - Mar 9, 2017

"Don't panic." That's one of the first pieces of advice the Internal Revenue Service gives filers who can't pay their taxes. In addition to panicking, the IRS strongly cautions filers against... Read more >

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US expats: don't let the IRS put you in a bad mood this tax season

Source: thelocal.it - Mar 9, 2017

For many, filing tax US returns is an unpleasant and complicated task under the best of circumstances. And most often, filing from abroad doesn’t make things any easier. Not only do different... Read more >

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Man Convicted of Not Filing Taxes Over 'Mark of the Beast'

Source: usnews.com - Mar 8, 2017

A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of failing to file his income tax returns for 21 years because he considered using a Social Security number akin to using the "mark of the beast" spelled out... Read more >

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These overlooked tax breaks can help you save this spring

Source: cnbc.com - Mar 8, 2017

The deadline for filing your taxes is a little more than a month away, but you may still have an opportunity to save if you qualify for these breaks. Deductions help lower your bill by reducing... Read more >

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Republicans don’t want to talk about their health plan’s tax cuts

Source: msnbc.com - Mar 8, 2017

In the White House briefing room yesterday, a reporter asked HHS Secretary Tom Price why the Republican health care plan “includes a tax break for insurance executives that make more than... Read more >

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The American Health Care Act: What You Need to Know

Source: speaker.gov - Mar 7, 2017

Obamacare has failed the American people. Over the past seven years, we’ve seen premiums skyrocket, choices dwindle, and government take more control over our health care. Left unchecked, the... Read more >

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It’s time to tax the robots

Source: computerworld.com - Mar 7, 2017

Bill Gates has a modest proposal: Tax robots to slow the growth of automation and fund the kinds of important jobs our economy ignores, such as caring for children and the elderly. In an interview... Read more >

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'Tax Credit Scholarships,' Praised By Trump, Turn Profits For Some Donors

Source: npr.org - Mar 7, 2017

President Trump has indicated several times now that his education agenda may feature a school choice program known as tax credit scholarships. He called it out in his first joint address to... Read more >

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Republicans unveil bill to repeal and replace Obamacare

Source: cnn.com - Mar 7, 2017

Washington (CNN)House Republicans introduced their bill to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate that also aims to maintain coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and allow children to... Read more >

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How to Deduct MBA Tuition on Your Taxes There are several ways MBA students can deduct tuition on their taxes, experts say.

Source: usnews.com - Mar 6, 2017

With many top-ranked full-time MBA programs costing more than $50,000 in tuition per year, the ability to deduct b-school expenses come tax time offers some students a way to recoup costs. Brandon... Read more >

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