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L.A. Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining $9 Million in COVID-19 Loans

A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $9 million in loans from COVID-relief programs, some of which he transferred to his stock trading accounts and used for gambling trips to Las Vegas, federal prosecutors said. Andrew Marnell … Continue reading

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IRS: New contracts awarded to private collection agencies; taxpayers may be contacted by one of three groups

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded new contracts to three private-sector collection agencies for collection of overdue tax debts. The new contracts begin Thursday following today’s expiration of the old contracts. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, taxpayers with unpaid tax … Continue reading

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St. Louis remote workers fight for earnings tax refund

A St. Louis city attorney argued in court that payers of the city earnings tax who worked from home last year would each need to file individual lawsuits against the city if they want refunds. A lawyer for St. Louis … Continue reading

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Here’s how a taxpayer’s custody situation may affect their advance child tax credit payments

Parents who share custody of their children should be aware of how the advance child tax credit payments are distributed. It is important to remember that these are advance payments of a tax credit that taxpayers expect to claim on … Continue reading

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Consumer Spending Rose as Inflation Held Firm in August

Inflation held firm in August as consumer spending rebounded sharply from a July decline, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of consumer price growth, rose 0.4 … Continue reading

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California’s Eviction Moratorium Ends, Leaving Tenants Facing ‘Tsunami of Evictions’

California may become a ground zero for a homelessness crisis, as the end of the state’s temporary halt to evictions — which officially expired last Thursday — means renters in arrears face the prospect of being forced from their homes. … Continue reading

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Lawyer accused of calling opposing counsel ‘lowlife bottom-feeder’ says term was ‘entirely truthful and accurate’

A suburban Chicago lawyer has admitted that he called a judge a clown and an opposing lawyer a “lowlife bottom-feeder,” but he said his comments were truthful or constitutionally protected speech. Lawyer Edwin Franklin Bush III of Des Plaines, Illinois, … Continue reading

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Old Country Buffet’s Bankrupt Parent Is Up for Sale Again

The on-again, off-again sale of the former Buffets Inc. empire is on again: Fresh Acquisitions, the owner of Old Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet, Tahoe Joe’s and other concepts, has another buyer, restaurantbusinessonline.com reported. This time it’s Serene Investment Management, an … Continue reading

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SEC Gives Whistle-Blower $110 Million in Second-Biggest Payout

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awarded $110 million to a tipster whose information resulted in enforcement actions, bringing total payments under the agency’s whistle-blower program to more than $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported. The tipster’s award, the second-largest ever, … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Reaches $27 Million Settlement with Auto Lender

A national subprime auto lender has agreed to pay more than $27 million to settle allegations that it took advantage of thousands of Massachusetts borrowers, according to the state attorney general’s office. The settlement with Credit Acceptance Corp. in Suffolk … Continue reading

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