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Supreme Court Will Decide What Homeowners Are Owed When Tax Sale Erases Equity
Tax and Financial News
Supreme Court Will Decide What Homeowners Are Owed When Tax Sale Erases Equity
July, 2026
A county in Michigan was owed about $2,200 in back taxes. To collect it, the government took a home worth close to $200,000, auctioned it for a fraction of that, and called the matter settled. The family is now putting a simple...
Understanding Depreciation Recapture
General Business News
Understanding Depreciation Recapture
July, 2026
This accounting and tax method refers to a treatment used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to obtain tax remittances on sales of depreciated property. Understanding how it works is essential for filers to make the most of it...
Personal Versus Enterprise Goodwill: What You're Really Selling
Accounting News
Personal Versus Enterprise Goodwill: What You're Really Selling
July, 2026
Picture two heating-and-cooling companies at opposite ends of the same town. Same revenue, same trucks, same crew. The first one runs on its owner, a guy who spent 20 years...
Tips for Early Retirement Planning
Financial Planning
Tips for Early Retirement Planning
July, 2026
Retirement planning starts with retirement spending. Ideally, retirees are mortgage free and relatively debt free before they leave the working life behind. In retirement, a key strategy is to maintain low monthly staple...
Beyond Passwords: Why Recent 24B Records Leak is Wake-Up Call for Stronger Authentication
What's New in Technology
Beyond Passwords: Why Recent 24B Records Leak is Wake-Up Call for Stronger Authentication
July, 2026
The recent discovery of a publicly available Elasticsearch cluster, a group of interconnected search servers, containing 24 billion exposed records, is among the largest-scale data breaches, highlighting the...
11 Ways to Beat 'Streamflation'
Tip of the Month
11 Ways to Beat 'Streamflation'
July, 2026
The cost of streaming subscriptions is on the rise, and you have to ask: Are they really worth it? Especially when it’s summer and you’re taking advantage of the beautiful weather. Here are some ways...
Securing Funding for Border Patrol, Homeland Security and Small Businesses
Congress at Work
Securing Funding for Border Patrol, Homeland Security and Small Businesses
July, 2026
Secure America Act (S 2) – The Secure America Act is a federal budget reconciliation bill that funds homeland security. It was introduced by Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) on May 20...
The IRS Could Owe You Money Thanks to a Pandemic-Era Court Ruling
Tax and Financial News
The IRS Could Owe You Money Thanks to a Pandemic-Era Court Ruling
June, 2026
Here's something that flew under the radar for most people: a court decision from late last year could put money back in your pocket if you got hit with IRS penalties during COVID. But you need to act fast! For some taxpayers...
Understanding Horizontal Analysis
General Business News
Understanding Horizontal Analysis
June, 2026
Horizontal Analysis provides businesses a method to examine financial statement entries by looking at the documents’ number for a specific accounting time frame compared to the same length of a historical period for the same accounting line item...
Understanding Cost of Goods Manufactured
Accounting News
Understanding Cost of Goods Manufactured
June, 2026
When it comes to the latest report for March 2026 manufactured goods orders, according to the United States Census Bureau’s May 4 report, the government agency reported a 1.5 percent bump...
Windfall Planning Makes Sense for Everyone
Financial Planning
Windfall Planning Makes Sense for Everyone
June, 2026
Financial windfalls are not uncommon. Every year, entrepreneurs who build their businesses from scratch sell them for millions in profit. In 2024 alone, state lotteries paid out a combined $70.2 billion to prizewinners. Additionally,...
Why Human-Centric Marketing Beats AI Spam Every Time
What's New in Technology
Why Human-Centric Marketing Beats AI Spam Every Time
June, 2026
Every day, businesses are publishing AI-generated blog posts, automated emails, faceless videos and social media threads at an unprecedented scale. A prompt can now produce what once required hours of brainstorming and execution...
6 Financial Changes to Make in 2026
Tip of the Month
6 Financial Changes to Make in 2026
June, 2026
Summer’s here, school’s out and vacations are ahead. That’s why now might be the perfect opportunity to carve out some time to make some positive changes in your...
Advancing Broadband, Tribal Land Mortgages and Affordable Single-Owner Housing Opportunities
Congress at Work
Advancing Broadband, Tribal Land Mortgages and Affordable Single-Owner Housing Opportunities
June, 2026
S.98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 – This bipartisan bill instructs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a vetting...