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Here is what you need to know about your Economic Impact Payment. For most taxpayers, payments are automatic, and no further action is needed. This includes taxpayers who filed tax returns in 2018 and 2019 and most seniors and retirees.

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Experts Tell House Committee They’re Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits

Experts Tell House Committee They’re Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits
Experts Tell House Committee They’re Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits
July 23, 2020  |  Economy

Experts disagreed on whether another round of stimulus should extend the highly controversial expanded jobless benefits, according to testimony provided before the U.S. House Committee...

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White House And Republican Senators Agree On $1T Stimulus Plan
White House And Republican Senators Agree On $1T Stimulus Plan
July 23, 2020  |  Economy

The Republican version of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) 4.0, has been hammered out. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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GOP Mulls Reduced Unemployment Benefit
GOP Mulls Reduced Unemployment Benefit
July 22, 2020  |  Economy

The GOP is considering a reduced level of extra unemployment benefits through the end of the year, with only $100 extra per week as opposed...

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IRS Has Recovered 70 Pct Of Stimulus Checks Sent To The Dead
IRS Has Recovered 70 Pct Of Stimulus Checks Sent To The Dead
July 22, 2020  |  Economy

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department have collected around 70 percent of the $1.6 billion they sent to deceased Americans by accident...

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How Endpoint Authentication Can Make (Or Break) The Digital Disbursement
How Endpoint Authentication Can Make (Or Break) The Digital Disbursement
July 22, 2020  |  Authentication

Though speed was certainly a priority earlier this year when the U.S. federal government disbursed billions of dollars in relief funds to more than 127...

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Stimulus Talks Kick Off In DC As Economy Flashes Red
Stimulus Talks Kick Off In DC As Economy Flashes Red
July 21, 2020  |  Economy

As negotiations on another major stimulus package get underway today in Washington, D.C., a roughly $2 trillion gap exists between the proposal put forth by...

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White House Nixes Unemployment Benefits Extension
White House Nixes Unemployment Benefits Extension
July 20, 2020  |  Economy

The President Donald Trump administration has shot down propositions to continue the $600-a-week jobless benefits that have buoyed Americans as unemployment reached record highs due...

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US Consumers Fret Over Future Without Federal Jobless Aid
US Consumers Fret Over Future Without Federal Jobless Aid
July 19, 2020  |  Economy

The number of personal bankruptcy filings, one indicator of the American consumer’s financial health, fell to the lowest level in 15 years from April through...

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