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If your mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012, you may be able to claim special tax relief and exclude the debt forgiven from your income. Here are 10 facts the IRS wants you to know about Mortgage Debt Forgiveness.Normally, debt forgiveness results in…
NTIA announces that the closing deadline for the submission of applications for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (CCI) projects under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is extended until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 26, 2010. There are no changes to the…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is charging two Poughkeepsie, New York-area landlords with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly refusing to allow a Vietnam-era veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to have a…
Federal Reserve announces proposed rules to protect credit card users from certain practices
Muse performing a concert at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA.
The Silversun Pickups opening for Muse at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA.
You might be eligible for a valuable tax credit. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of taxes owed. Some credits are even refundable, which means you might receive a refund rather than owe any taxes at all. Here are five popular tax credits you should consider before filing your 2009…
Commerce Secretary Locke announced a $4.7 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) investment to help bridge the technological divide and increase economic opportunities in Clark County, Nevada.
Testimony of Daniel J. Weitzner, Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development, NTIA, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Committee on the Judiciary. (Delivered March 2) (Acrobat PDF 133 Kb)
Secretary Locke announced 23 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to increase broadband access and adoption in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas,…
A new long-term exhibition at the Walt Disney World Resort® in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., will bring visitors face to face with the nanoworld.Housed at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot®, the exhibition Take a Nanooze Break features a series of interactive, continually updated displays that allow visitors to…
The IRS provides free publications and forms as well as other tax material and information to help taxpayers meet their tax obligations. Here are four great ways you can get the information you need to file your tax return. The best thing about these four options is that they won’t cost you a…
Taxpayers looking for tax preparation assistance should look into IRS sponsored, community-based, volunteer tax return preparation programs. Here are the top 10 things the IRS wants you to know about these volunteer programs.The IRS sponsors both the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax…
Federal Reserve Banks announce completion of check processing infrastructure changes
Secretary Locke announced a $84 million Recovery Act grant to bring high-speed Internet access to more than 100 community anchor institutions. The investment will allow the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) to deliver new and enhanced broadband capabilities to some of the more remote regions of…
PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JANUARY 2010Personal income increased $11.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $47.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The decrease in DPI reflected an increase in federal nonwithheld…
Starting April 1, advertising for "free credit reports" will require new disclosures to help consumers avoid confusing "free" offers - which often require consumers to spend money on credit monitoring or other products or services - with the no-strings-attached credit reports…
The clock is ticking toward implementation of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the CARD Act. On February 22, consumers will have a new set of financial protections in place. However, in order to maximize the provisions of the Act,…
NTIA announced a $7.25 million Recovery Act grant for vulnerable and low-income communities in Los Angeles, the Central Valley, Orange County, San Diego, and the Inland Empire in California. The grant to the California Emerging Technology Fund will fund digital literacy training for more than…
Written agreement with Northwest Community Bancorp
DOE announced on February 22 its conditional commitments for more than $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to BrightSource Energy, Inc. in support of the construction and start-up of three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants (CSP) in the Mojave Desert of southeastern California. The loan…
The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released on February 12 a joint staff assessment and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Solar Two Project, a 750 megawatt (MW) project to be located in Imperial County, about 100 miles east of San Diego.…
Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn submits his intent to resign from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective June 23, 2010
Personal income increased $11.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)decreased $47.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Thedecrease in DPI reflected an increase in federal nonwithheld income taxes. Personal…
Approval of proposal by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. to establish a representative office