Taxes April 6, 2026
Average 2026 Tax Refund Up $350 Year Over Year, IRS Data Shows, as Tax Deadline Approaches
For the week ending March 27, 2026, the average refund is worth $3,521, an 11.1% increase compared to 2025’s $3,170.
Taxes June 2, 2025
Santucci’s Pizza Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Hiding $4.8 Million in Income From IRS
Frank Santucci Sr., owner of Santucci’s Original Square Pizza, agreed to plead to two counts of tax evasion and two counts of filing false tax returns for failing to pay nearly $375,000 in taxes, federal court records show.
Payroll June 2, 2025
Federal Job Applicants Will Be Quizzed on Trump’s Executive Orders
The Trump administration is adding four essay questions to applications for civil service jobs, asking applicants about their favorite executive orders and their commitment to government efficiency.
Small Business June 2, 2025
Consumer Spending Slows in April As Tariffs Cause Imports to Drop Rapidly
U.S. consumers hit the brakes in April while goods imports plummeted by a record as companies adjusted to higher tariffs.
General News June 2, 2025
Bessent Says U.S. Will Never Default on Debt
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. “is never going to default” as the deadline for increasing the federal debt ceiling gets closer.
Taxes May 30, 2025
Tariff Ruling Threatens a $2 Trillion Fiscal Hole in Trump Plan
The court ruling that blocked much of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs threatens to blow what some economists estimate as a $2 trillion hole into the U.S. fiscal outlook over the coming decade.
Payroll May 30, 2025
These Four Financial Tips Will Put Recent College Graduates on a Solid Path
Among the many lessons new college grads will encounter, understanding how to manage your finances is one of the most important. Good financial habits early on can set the stage for long-term stability and success.
Small Business May 29, 2025
Trump Wins Tariff Reprieve as Trade Agenda Faces Court Rollback
A federal appeals court offered President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve from a ruling threatening to throw out the bulk of his sweeping tariff agenda.
Small Business May 29, 2025
Trump’s Global Tariffs Deemed Illegal, Blocked by U.S. Trade Court
The U.S. Court of International Trade in Manhattan issued a ruling Wednesday siding with Democratic-led states and a group of small businesses that argued Trump had wrongfully invoked an emergency law to justify some of his levies.
Small Business May 29, 2025
How to Cut Spending Without Cutting Out Small Businesses
A majority of small businesses have cited financial uncertainty as the biggest challenge they're facing. Amid these pressures and their own financial concerns, consumers want to do their part.
Payroll May 29, 2025
Over Half of Americans Expect to Spend Less on Fun Purchases This Year, Survey Finds
Bankrate’s new 2025 Discretionary Spending Survey shows that 54% of U.S. adults say they expect to spend less on travel, dining out or entertainment in 2025 than they did in 2024.
Taxes May 28, 2025
Trump Bristles at ‘TACO’ Trade That Bets on Him Backing Down
The acronym—which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out—has been adopted by traders trying to navigate the dozens of changes to tariff policy Donald Trump has announced during his presidency.
Taxes May 28, 2025
Chrisleys’ Former Accountant Wants a Trump Pardon, Too
Peter Tarantino, who was convicted of helping reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley evade taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, says he plans to ask President Donald Trump to pardon him, too, a day after the couple found out they’d be freed.