May 27, 2013
Lawyer claims IRS and Administration have tried to intimidate Koch Industries
The chief lawyer for Koch Industries said Friday that government targeting of conservative political groups is nothing new to the Wichita-based company.
May 26, 2013
Maine charity director gets 2.5 years for $1M embezzlement
The former head of a York County nonprofit organization was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Tuesday for embezzling approximately $1 million from the organization to spend on his gambling habit.
May 25, 2013
Experts expect Massachusetts economy to improve in 2014
The Bay State's economy will grow slowly this year before bouncing back in 2014, while the state's unemployment rate is poised to fall to 5.2 percent by the last quarter of 2017, according to an economic forecast released today by the New England Economic Partnership.
May 25, 2013
Sales of new U.S. homes up in April
The housing market continues to rebound, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
May 23, 2013
IRS announces third quarter 2013 interest rates
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
May 23, 2013
Winners of 2013 Roger CPA Spirit Scholarship Announced
After receiving nearly 300 applications, Roger CPA Review has announced their 2013 Roger Spirit Scholarship recipients, selected from students across the nation. In addition to the Roger Spirit Scholarship, Roger CPA Review awards over 115 scholarships at individual campuses each year.
May 22, 2013
Top Business Execs Worried About Growing Regulations, Geopolitical Unrest, Global Economy
According to a new KPMG International survey report, regulatory pressure is consistently one of the biggest threats facing companies across industries, and the number one challenge facing financial services and energy and natural resources companies. Regulatory, namely government pressure to contain spending, was the top risk in health care.
May 22, 2013
For air travel, is low airfare or shorter travel time more important?
70 Percent of Consumers Would Not Give Up a Direct Flight to Save on Airfare
May 22, 2013
Federal disaster loans available to businesses and homeowners hit by Oklahoma tornado
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Oklahoma residents and business owners as a result of President Obama's major disaster declaration, U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen G. Mills announced.
May 20, 2013
High gas prices hurt economy, but low gas prices don’t help much either
80% of Americans have not increased their discretionary spending despite gasoline price declines in the first half of 2013.
May 17, 2013
Massachusetts reports employment downturn in April
Higher payroll taxes and federal sequestration spending cuts are keeping the Bay State stuck in a "soft patch" of economic growth that could last until the end of the year unless federal fiscal policy changes are put into immediate action, experts said yesterday, as new numbers show the state losing jobs.
May 17, 2013
For some considering homes, rent vs. buy is getting more complicated
Southern Nevada's housing market has a "breakeven horizon" of three years, meaning it takes that long until owning a house becomes cheaper than renting, according to a new report from Seattle research firm Zillow.