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17 States With Inheritance or Estate Taxes — or Both

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on 17 States With Inheritance or Estate Taxes — or Both

Getting to retirement with a fat nest egg is a big accomplishment. All those years of toil and saving have paid off. It’s not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. If you are exceedingly fortunate and plan to pass on a big inheritance to your children or…

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Best Checking Accounts for Bad Credit

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Best Checking Accounts for Bad Credit

If your credit score is low, you may have a difficult time opening a checking account. Millions of Americans go without a basic checking account, resorting to pre-paid debit cards and check cashing businesses because their bad credit is holding them back. But a bank account is a critical part of a strong financial plan,…

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Pandemic Spending: We’re Still Mindful Of Our Spending

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Pandemic Spending: We’re Still Mindful Of Our Spending

With many businesses closed or operating in a limited capacity and large social events not allowed our spending habits have certainly changed. While we may be spending less in some capacities, there are still temptations to spend needlessly and waste money. Here are four things I’ve resisted temptation and refrained from buying: Leaf Blower After…

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Everest Re plans expansion of Mt. Logan Re strategy: Doucette, ILS Asia 2020

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Everest Re plans expansion of Mt. Logan Re strategy: Doucette, ILS Asia 2020

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Re Group continues to explore ways to evolve and develop its alternative capital play, according to John Doucette, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Reinsurance Division. In the first-quarter of 2020, Everest Re reported that premiums ceded to its collateralized reinsurance sidecar-like vehicle, Mt. Logan…

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Food allergies are not funny

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Food allergies are not funny

It seems that adults need to be reminded and educated of the dangers life-threatening food allergies possess. If you think taunting people that have life-threatening food allergies occur only with very young children, you would be sadly mistaken. Case in point, comedian Jimmy Fallon’s in his recent sketch “Masculine Man Masks Commercial” states that his…

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New York sees push to tax stock trades with revenue in free fall

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on New York sees push to tax stock trades with revenue in free fall

Democrats in New York, the world’s financial capital, may finally have the right moment to resurrect the state tax on stock trades. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/new-york-sees-push-to-tax-stock-trades-with-revenue-in-free-fall

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How can I know if my penicillin allergy is real?

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on How can I know if my penicillin allergy is real?

People with a penicillin allergy on their medical record are not given penicillins (or often their relatives the cephalosporins) when they have infections. Instead, the antibiotics prescribed may be broader-spectrum, less effective, and/or more toxic. Penicillin alternatives may be less effective or more toxic One recent national study from more than 100 US hospitals with…

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Munich Re reveals €700m of Q2 Covid-19 losses in reinsurance

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Munich Re reveals €700m of Q2 Covid-19 losses in reinsurance

Global reinsurance player Munich Re has revealed that it has suffered €700 million of losses in its reinsurance business from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in the second-quarter of 2020. Despite the high loss burden, Munich Re still expects to report an above consensus €600 million net result for the quarter, citing lower-than-average major losses from…

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Preparing for the potential for fraud in the PPP

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Preparing for the potential for fraud in the PPP

The speed and scale of the Paycheck Protection Program made it particularly susceptible to fraud, explains Juliette Gust, a forensic accountant and founder of Ethics Suite — and that means businesses need to take steps to protect themselves. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/podcast/preparing-for-the-potential-for-fraud-in-the-ppp

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Working from home is not a choice

By Angelica | Jul 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Working from home is not a choice

We are not back to normal, and WFH is not a perk … yet. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/working-from-home-is-not-a-choice

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