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Hands or feet asleep? What to do

By Angelica | Feb 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Hands or feet asleep? What to do

We’ve all been there. You awaken in the morning and one of your hands is completely numb. It feels dead, heavy, and simply won’t work. Perhaps there’s some tingling as well. Or, you arise from a long dinner or movie and one of your legs feels that way. Then over a few minutes — maybe…

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Expanding The EITC To Include Family Caregivers

By Angelica | Feb 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Expanding The EITC To Include Family Caregivers

A handful of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates remain committed to increasing the earned income tax credit (EITC), particularly for workers without children at home…

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Recent Study on Financial Transaction Taxes Understates their Economic Harm

By Angelica | Feb 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Recent Study on Financial Transaction Taxes Understates their Economic Harm

A recent article by Public Citizen, entitled “A Progressive Tax With Beneficial Effects,” estimates the impact that a 0.1 percent Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) such as the proposed Wall Street Tax Act would have on the retirement accounts of Americans. The author finds that an FTT would be progressive, have a modest impact on top…

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Are Tax Breaks For Non-Profits And Their Donors Worth Saving?

By Angelica | Feb 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Are Tax Breaks For Non-Profits And Their Donors Worth Saving?

The special tax treatment Congress has granted to non-profits and tax deduction it gives their donors are broken. So broken, in fact, that it is…

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C. difficile (C. diff): An urgent threat

By Angelica | Feb 20, 2020 | Comments Off on C. difficile (C. diff): An urgent threat

Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile (C. diff) is the most common cause of diarrhea among hospitalized patients and the most commonly reported bacteria causing infections in hospitals. In a 2019 report, the CDC referred to C. diff as “an urgent threat.” Who is most at risk? C. diff infection (CDI) occurs more commonly following antibiotic therapy…

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NSL Analytical Expands Offered Testing Services.

By Jo Gardner | Feb 19, 2020 | Comments Off on NSL Analytical Expands Offered Testing Services.

When your business needs ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, Look to NSL Analytical Services.  NSL Analytical recently received Renewal of the prestigious ISO/IEC 17025-2017 in addition to scope expansion.  That allows NSL to provide several additional testing services to its clients.  Additional methods and tests approved by ANAB the ILAC approved accreditation body. ASTM E572, ASTM E1172…

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Did TCJA’s Corporate Rate Cuts Work As Promised? No Signs Yet.

By Angelica | Feb 19, 2020 | Comments Off on Did TCJA’s Corporate Rate Cuts Work As Promised? No Signs Yet.

Last week , I debated American Enterprise Institute resident scholar Aparna Mathur on the question of whether the corporate income tax rate cuts from the…

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Five healthy habits net more healthy years

By Angelica | Feb 19, 2020 | Comments Off on Five healthy habits net more healthy years

Are healthy habits worth cultivating? A recent study suggests healthy habits may help people tack on years of life and sidestep serious illnesses, such as diabetes and cancer. After all, if you’re going to gain an extra decade of life on this earth, you want to enjoy it! What did this research focus on? Researchers…

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Tuesday Tax Tips

By Jo Gardner | Feb 18, 2020 | Comments Off on Tuesday Tax Tips

Did you know the IRS issued more than 111.8 million refunds, averaging over $2800 each,  for the 2018 tax year?   There are still ways you can boost your 2019 tax year refund.  Boost Retirement contributions.  You can contribute to an IRS until the April 15 tax deadline and it will still count toward the 2019…

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Still Need Tax Answers?

By Jo Gardner | Feb 18, 2020 | Comments Off on Still Need Tax Answers?

If you got stuck on hold on the IRS tax help line…there’s still help.  President’s Day weekend is the busiest rush on IRS phones, and not everyone can get through to get the answers they need.  There is good news. IRS.gov is now offering tax tools online, so you get the answers you need when…

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