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☆ How Long Does It Take to Get a Tax Refund?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( E. Napoletano | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

By E. NapoletanoOver dinner with friends, you toast to having finished this year’s tax return: Everyone’s getting a tax refund! How you file your tax return greatly impacts how quickly your refund arrives. Four ways to get your tax refund fasterThere are a few basic situations where your refund can be delayed. E-fileIf you still put a stamp on your tax return, you may want to upgrade to e-filing. How to check your refund statusNo matter how you file, you can easily check your refund status using the IRS’s Where’s My Refund?

Persons: they’ve, Uncle Sam, Rob Burnette, haven’t, you’ll, “, you’re, Brian Eberle, it’s, Eberle, ” Organizations: Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Outlook Financial, Social Locations: Troy , Ohio, Minneapolis

☆ Millionaires, athletes and experts swear by this mindset—how to make the most of it, and avoid its pitfalls
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

You've probably heard about the growth mindset — the idea that constant, incremental improvement can lead to achievement and success. It's also the key to understanding why the growth mindset works and when to lean into it, researchers say. Several studies on school-age children, for example, found that a growth mindset resulted in better grades for kids from financially well-off families than those from poorer backgrounds. A growth mindset is "a necessary but insufficient condition for learning," says Tipton. When a growth mindset is most effective, and how to use it wisely

Persons: You've, Carol Dweck, It's, Jennifer Burnette, Elizabeth Tipton, Tipton, it's Organizations: Ivy League, North Carolina State University, CNBC, Northwestern University, Psychological Locations: Tipton

☆ Do I Get Taxed on a High-Yield Savings Account?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Aly J. Yale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Today, you can even find some banks offering high-yield savings accounts with 5% APYs or higher, up from just 0.50% to 1% a few years ago. Has your high-yield savings account been racking up interest this year? How high-yield savings accounts are taxedThe interest you earn on a high-yield savings account—or any other savings account, money market account or certificate of deposit, for that matter—is subject to state and federal income taxes. What’s more, savings account and CD interest contrast with investment income, which is often taxed at lower rates. Some IRAs offer access to high-yield savings accounts.

Persons: Aly J, Uncle Sam, you’d, ”, Rob Burnette, that’s, They’re, Jan, You’ll, you’ll, Banks, you’ve, ” Burnette, you’re, Roth, won’t, Burnette, “ Organizations: Yale, Federal Reserve, Outlook Financial, IRS Locations: Texas, Illinois , Indiana , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Troy , Ohio

☆ Here's who qualifies for the home office deduction this year, tax pros say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eva-katalin | E+ | Getty ImagesIf you're one of the millions of Americans who worked remotely — fully or partially — in 2022, you may be wondering about the home office deduction on your taxes. However, many of those workers can't claim the home office deduction, said Brad Sprong, national tax leader of KPMG Private Enterprise. You won't qualify for the home office deduction with Form W-2 income. And the IRS expects it to be the principal place for your business, used regularly. Calculate the home office deductionThere are two ways to calculate the home office deduction: the "simplified option" and the "regular method," according to the IRS.

REUTERS/Phil NobleCOVENTRY, England, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Developing fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) that can go everywhere has proven harder and more expensive than expected, but investors are continuing to fund startups that target simpler self-driving vehicle solutions far removed from pedestrians and other vehicles operated by unpredictable humans. Earlier promises made by robotaxi companies of operating fleets of vehicles by the early 2020s have fallen well short. BMW iVentures has also invested in AV truck technology firm Kodiak Robotics, which managing partner Sage said has adopted a simpler approach to areas like mapping. Construction and agricultural equipment - used off-road in low-traffic environments - has been another growth area for AV startups. U.S. agricultural equipment maker AGCO Corp (AGCO.N), for instance, is using the Palo Alto, California-based startup's software for an experimental automated electric planter.

☆ Here's who can claim the home office deduction on this year's taxes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesIf you worked from home in 2022, you may be wondering if you qualify for the home office deduction, which offers a tax break for part of your home expenses. But most employees aren't eligible for the home office deduction, according to Brad Sprong, national tax leader of KPMG Private Enterprise. Your workspace must meet IRS guidelinesRob Burnette, CEO of the Outlook Financial Center, said your workspace must meet certain IRS guidelines to qualify for the deduction. And the IRS expects it to be the principal place for your business, used regularly. How to calculate the home office deductionThere are two ways to calculate the home office deduction: the "simplified option" and the "regular method," according to the IRS.

☆ Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics wins $50 million deal to help develop driverless Army vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said Tuesday that it won a two-year, $49.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help develop automated combat vehicles for the U.S. Army. The company said the vehicles will be tailored for reconnaissance, surveillance and other missions that would present a high risk to a human driver. The contract was awarded by the DoD's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and is part of the Army's ongoing Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program. DIU said it received 33 responses to its initial solicitation in October, and selected Kodiak and another vendor, development software provider Applied Intuition, after an extensive review process. The award marks the latest development in the DoD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge self-driving competitions, which began in 2004.

☆ IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said that it has begun a pilot program with IKEA in Texas. Kodiak's CEO, Don Burnette, said that he isn't looking to put truck drivers out of business – in fact, he's aiming to make their lives easier. Texas has become a hotbed for self-driving truck testing, in part because of favorable regulations -- and also because the long highway stretches between its cities are ideal for automation. Self-driving truck startup Aurora Innovation has also been testing trucks in Texas. Another startup, TuSimple , has been testing its self-driving semitrucks in Arizona and is planning to expand to Texas next year.

☆ Mississippi banned most abortions to be the 'safest state' for the unborn. Meanwhile, one in three Mississippi kids lives in poverty.
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-26 | by ( Sarah Fowler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Mississippi lawmakers said the ban on most abortions after 15 weeks makes Mississippi 'the safest state in the country' for the unborn. "We've had so many state leaders who have talked about wanting Mississippi to be the safest state in the country for unborn babies. It's even higher for kids: one in three Mississippi children live in poverty. Each of the women has dedicated their life to helping Mississippi women and families. More than 100,000 Mississippi children should be eligible, but in 2019 – the most recent year for which there's data – just 20,900 benefited from the program.

☆ (video) Un cuplu și-a lăsat câinele să le filmeze nunta, iar rezultatul este unul amuzant și viral
▼ + stars: | 2015-11-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

(video) Un cuplu și-a lăsat câinele să le filmeze nunta, iar rezultatul este unul amuzant și viralÎn timp ce majoritatea caută fotografi pentru a înregistra nunta într-un mod cât mai profesionist, Addie și Marshall Burnette, din SUA, au decis să-l angajeze în acestă poziție chiar pe propriul lor câine de rasă husky. Ei au prins o cameră GoPro de câinele familiei, iar camera a înregistrat ceremonialul în funcție de mișcarea patrupedului. Cei doi tineri s-au căsătorit pe muntele Roan, Tennesse, iar Ryder a fost liber să zburde în jurul lor. „Câinele nostru, Ryder, a reuşit să surprindă momente mult mai spectaculoase decât orice profesionist”, au spus cei doi îndrăgostiţi. Ce a înregistrat acesta, priviți în videoclipul de mai jos:

Persons: Marshall, Ryder Locations: SUA

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