What has been on your calendar in April/May 2023? – Retirement reflections
adminApril Filled with family, friends, flights and good food, April is a hard month to beat no matter how hard you try! Visit my mom (92) before flying to Hong…
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Following up on last Sunday's post, The Life, Death, And Legacy Of Tim Keller: New York Times Op-Ed: Tim Keller Taught Me About Joy, by David Brooks: American evangelicalism suffers from…
Commonwealth Bank work-from-home crackdown branded hypocritical amid branch closures
CommBank is being accused of "hypocrisy" after ordering staff back to the office, stressing the importance of face-to-face interactions, even as it closes branches and forces customers online.With the country's…
What Is Force Placed Insurance?
Forced placed insurance exists to protect lenders, and it’s sometimes called lender placed insurance. Forced placed insurance can be purchased by a lender to cover a home, an auto, an…
NYSARA holds convention in Albany, elects leaders
May 19, 2023 NYSARA holds convention in Albany, elects leaders The New York State Alliance (NYSARA) held its convention Thursday and re-elected President Barry Kaufmann, Vice President Paul Schuh and…
Tips throughout the year for businesses to prepare for the inevitable IRS audit
As an attorney helping clients with audits, I see simple mistakes turn into big problems. If you are a small business owner, you must follow the record keeping rules and…
Debt ceiling crisis: how a default could play out
The United States is drawing ever closer to calamity, as lawmakers continue to bicker over what it will take to raise the country's $31.4 trillion debt limit.That has raised questions…
Risk Index Report 2023 | embroiderer
The boot environment feels like it's changing faster than ever. And no wonder: The founders are facing one unprecedented event after another in 2023. This has been going on for…
Hardship 401(k) Withdrawals Rise as Inflation Stays High
More Americans are looting their retirement accounts as the cost of living rises, and experts predict the number of workers turning to their 401(k)s to pay for financial emergencies it…
Commitment to Combat Extraterritorial Taxes: Ways and Means Proposal
This week, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), introduced legislation in response to the global minimum tax that would increase taxes on businesses and…