Tax year 2014 is almost over and the tax filing season is just around the corner, so IRS Spokesman Mark S. Green is offering helpful year-end tax tips for you to consider. “Taxpayers should review and gather documents now as part…
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The richest .01 percent have been investing in politics
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The richest Americans hold more of the nation’s wealth than they have in almost a century. What do they spend it on? As you might expect, personal jets, giant yachts, works of art, and luxury penthouses. And also on politics.…
Small business marketing conference
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Stop wasting time trying to figure out the “secret” to marketing your business online and instead invest a few hours attending in person or through a webinar the New Jersey Small Business Centers network 2014 Marketing Conference from 5:30 p.m.…
The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster
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by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger for ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan for NPR IN 2012, TWO MASSIVE STORMS pounded the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless, hungry or without power for days and weeks. Americans did what they so often do…
Study mark cities on the rise in New Jersey
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by Kamran Rosen for NerdWallet For a state that represents less than 1% of the America’s total landmass, New Jersey is big when it comes to business. The Garden State’s strength comes from industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and biotech to tourism and…
State shares in $105 million AT&T settlement
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New Jersey will receive more than $368,000 as a result a global settlement with AT&T Mobility that resolves allegations the company engaged in unlawful “cramming” – the placing of charges for unwanted third-party services on consumers’ mobile telephone bills. Customers…
PATH fares will increase, Port Authority reforms languish
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Fares to ride PATH trains between New Jersey and New York will increase beginning Wednesday, as single-ride tickets will go up by 25 cents to $2.75 and a two-trip ticket will cost $5.50. The scandal-plagued Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says…
IRA warns taxpayers about scam
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service issued a fraud alert for international financial institutions complying with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Scam artists posing as the IRS have fraudulently solicited financial institutions seeking account holder identity and financial…
New Jersey leading the nation in poverty
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New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) released a new report that says the Garden State experienced the largest increase in poverty and child poverty in the nation last year. The progressive think tank also found that New Jersey has recovered only 40…
Americans born between 1965 and 1980 are poorer than their parents
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A new report finds that only one-third of of Gen Xers — Americans born between 1965 and 1980 — have greater wealth than their parents did at the same ages, because those with higher income tend to be deep in…