With tax time upon us, one message we keep hearing is that you should file as early as possible. You may recall that last year there were numerous delays in getting tax refunds after the pandemic caught everyone, including the IRS, off guard. If you have a refund coming, the sooner you file, the sooner
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Seventy percent of American couples have had a disagreement with their partner about finances in the past year, resulting in problems in their relationships, according to recent research by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). “If left ignored, financial stressors can tear through a relationship and ruin more than
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The healthcare organizations of CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason have united to form Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. As part of CommonSpirit Health, the non-profit, Catholic parent company of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, the new integrated system will increase access to care with hundreds of sites across western Washington, officials said. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health will
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Some days you just want to scream at your telephone or your computer, “How stupid do they think I am?” That’s one reaction to scams. But consumers may not even recognize the truly effective scams. They are that good. What are the most prevalent scams? How can people stop them and recover from them? Those
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