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How to Pay Taxes: Taxpayers Have Several Options for Paying Their Taxes to the IRS The IRS has provided the following tips for taxpayers who wish to make a tax payment. IRS Tax Tip 2019-07 The IRS offers several payment options where taxpayers can pay immediately or arrange to pay in installments. Taxpayers can pay [..]
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Tax Preparers Should Look Out for These Signs That a Criminal Stole Information The IRS has provided the follow tips for tax preparers and says they should look out for these warnings signs of a potential data breach. IRS Tax Tip 2018-152 Tax professionals should be alert to the subtle signs of data theft. The [..]
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What is Divorce Mediation? A question often asked of this St. Louis divorce mediator. This article explains the definition of divorce mediation with an example and touches on some of the differences between divorce mediation and litigation.
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- In 2012, 56% of people in the US have no ‘rainy day funds’. FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- More than half of millennials (about 54 percent) say debt is their “biggest financial concern.” Wells Fargo Study
- 39% of millennials worry about their financial future “at least once a week.” Fidelity study
- There’s a $6.6 trillion gap between the pensions and retirement savings of U.S. households and what they should have to maintain their living standards in retirement – and the gap is growing. Retirement Income Deficit report by Retirement USA
- 41% of baby boomers expect their standard of living to decrease in retirement. Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
- Only 14% of baby boomers have a written retirement strategy. Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
- HR professionals indicated financial worries continue to contribute to employee stress on the job. MetLife
- 83% said that personal financial challenges had a large impact or some impact on overall employee performance. Society for Human Resource Management
- In 2012, 56% of people in the US have no ‘rainy day funds’. FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- 46% of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. Employment Benefit Research Institute
- In December 2013, 19% of all homes owed at least 25% more on their mortgage than the home was worth. RealityTrac
- Student loan debt exceeds $1.1 Trillion. Fastweb and FinAid
- As reported in September 2013, the three-year cohort default rate rose from 13.4% for FY 2009 to 14.7% for FY 2010. US Department of Education