May 29 is National 529 College Savings Plan Day! Do you know what a 529 plan is? Do you know how to use it? Let me explain. What is it? 529 College Plans were initially created to help families save money for higher education expenses for children, grandchildren, or others. They are named after Section
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Starting on July 15, the IRS will begin distributing a monthly Child Tax Credit payment to at least 39 million families, or almost 90 percent of families with children. The agency has created a new online portal to help families claim the correct amount. But the portal may have no way for claimants to add
In the latest episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Notes legal reporters Ryan Finley and Kiarra M. Strocko discuss the EU General Court’s judgments in Amazon and Engie and their effect on state aid rules. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: the state of state
A new rankings index is the first ever to rate states’ performance on fines and fees, and the results aren’t flattering. Every state received a failing score with the highest-ranking state — Washington — earning a 54 out of 100. Rounding out the top three are Oklahoma and Rhode Island, which shows that neither political
by Tax Notes State Commentary Editor Doug Sheppard In one of the most famous scenes from The Blues Brothers, Sister Mary Stigmata doles out rapid-fire corporal punishment with a ruler on Jake and Elwood Blues, then breaks it on Elwood’s head before Jake crashes down an adjacent flight of stairs in the ensuing chaos. “Get out! And don’t come back until you’ve redeemed yourselves,”