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Here’s something that flew under the radar for most people: a court decision from late last year could put money back in your pocket if you got hit with IRS penalties during COVID. But you need to act fast! For some taxpayers, the deadline to file a claim is July 10. What This Case Is Actually About Remember when COVID was declared a federal disaster? That designation wasn’t just symbolic. It triggered real protections under the tax code, specifically Section 7508A, which lets the IRS push back deadlines and waive penalties when taxpayers are caught up in a disaster. We’re talking about failure-to-file and failure-to-payRead More →

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Horizontal Analysis provides businesses a method to examine financial statement entries by looking at the documents’ number for a specific accounting time frame compared to the same length of a historical period for the same accounting line item. Breaking the Process Down It’s a way to measure trends and variances by looking at the current year’s values versus the reference year. This helps an analyst figure out if the values increase or decrease. It’s either done on an absolute value or a percentage change basis. The analysis provides a company’s growth and financial position against competitors. This method is different compared to vertical analysis becauseRead More →

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Financial windfalls are not uncommon. Every year, entrepreneurs who build their businesses from scratch sell them for millions in profit. In 2024 alone, state lotteries paid out a combined $70.2 billion to prize winners. Additionally, over the next 20 years, around $84.4 trillion in wealth transfers are expected to take place, with $72.6 trillion of this going to heirs and the other $11.9 trillion going to charities. After scrimping and saving for years, a large windfall of money can seem like a dream come true. However, there are many factors to consider when receiving a substantial sum of money all at once. The key to makingRead More →

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Summer’s here, school’s out and vacations are ahead. That’s why now might be the perfect opportunity to carve out some time to make some positive changes in your financial life. Here’s a few ideas to get you started that are are significant, not too big or too small, and well within your reach. Set Up a Safety Net Rising costs and an uncertain geopolitical landscape make this more important than ever. If you already have sturdy savings, great. Having a three-to-six-month surplus is super smart. You never know when your fridge might go out, or you might have unexpected medical expenses. That said, consider increasingRead More →

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Every day, businesses are publishing AI-generated blog posts, automated emails, faceless videos, and social media threads at an unprecedented scale. A prompt can now produce what once required hours of brainstorming and execution. This probably sounds like every marketer’s dream. However, audiences are becoming more selective, more skeptical, and more emotionally disconnected from brands that sound robotic or overly automated. This also has made human connection more valuable. The businesses winning today are not those creating the most content, but those creating the content that feels real, personal, trustworthy, and emotionally intelligent. In a world flooded with AI-generated noise, human-centric marketing has become a competitiveRead More →

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S.98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 – This bipartisan bill instructs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a vetting process for service provider applicants applying for federal funding assistance for broadband deployment in high-cost areas, including rural communities. Sponsored by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Jan. 15, 2025, the bill passed in the Senate on June 26, 2025, and in the House on April 20, 2025. It was signed into law by the president on May 11, 2026. S.723: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 – Introduced by Sen. John Thune (R-SD) on Feb. 25, 2025, this bill requires the BureauRead More →

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When it comes to the latest report for March 2026 manufactured goods orders, according to the United States Census Bureau’s May 4 report, the government agency reported a 1.5 percent bump in orders for the nation’s manufacturers, growing to $630.4 billion. Understanding concepts like Cost of Goods Manufactured (COGM) is essential to smooth operations. The cost of goods manufactured (COGM) reflects the total manufacturing costs a company incurs during a particular accounting period to complete goods. It includes direct materials used, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. COGM helps businesses manage inventory levels and serves as a key input for calculating the cost of goods soldRead More →