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IRS Automated Collection System: What You Need to Know 

Key Takeaways   The IRS Automated Collection System is a centralized IRS collection function that handles certain cases involving unpaid federal...

$1,000 Bonus on $10,000 Deposit — My Money Blog

GalaxyOne is a fintech super-app that combines a checking account, stock trading, and crypto. Checking account is through Cross River...

New Employees, Locations, or Warehouses? Don’t Overlook Sales Tax Nexus

Business growth doesn't always look like opening a new office or storefront. Sometimes, it means hiring an employee who works...

What You Need to Know About State Tax Audits

Key Takeaways:  A state tax audit is a review conducted by a state tax authority to verify the accuracy of...

Self-Directed Investors Hold a Lot of Cash. Maybe That’s Perfectly Rational — My Money Blog

In this Morningstar market brief, it is revealed that the average self-directed Vanguard investor (7 million accounts!) held an asset...

Do I Need a Tax Attorney?

Key Takeaways   Do I need a tax attorney? Not necessarily. Routine tax preparation, straightforward filing questions, and uncomplicated tax planning...

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Autumn Budget 2026 – what can small business owners expect?

The Autumn Budget 2026 is happening on 28 October, around a month earlier than last year’s Budget. It’s the first for new Chancellor, John Healey, after his appointment from new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. The Cebr expects a modest 1.2%...

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Less Friction, More Opportunity: The Future of Cross-Border Payments

For banks and financial institutions, the pressure is mounting. Customers operating across borders expect payments to be fast, predictable, transparent,...

My Most Contrarian Opinion Right Now

I’m not much of a contrarian. By definition, contrarians are wrong most of the time. Fighting the herd only tends...

Avis Budget holds onto arbitration right despite months of litigation

Budget moved to dismiss and, in a reply footnote, "reserve[d] the right to move to compel arbitration." The breach-of-contract claim...

24 August to 28 August – Mortgage Strategy

This week’s top headlines: Prices fall across 11 of London’s commuter towns and young adults turn to AI for mortgage...

Stripe, PayPal Move On After Purchase Talks Collapse

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have ended their $53 billion pursuit of PayPal. The proposed deal had been...

Crypto Just Woke Up – Banyan Hill Publishing

Crypto spent most of 2026 giving investors reasons to ignore it. Last week, it gave them billions of reasons to...

Mortgage

Average UK rents rise by 4.3% year on year: Lomond – Mortgage Strategy

Average rents have risen by 4.3% over the past year to £1,369 per month, the latest quarterly index from Lomond...

Government puts £39bn into social and affordable housing – Mortgage Strategy

Families living in temporary accommodation or waiting for a council home will be helped by a £39 billion government housing...

17 August to 21 August – Mortgage Strategy

This week’s top headlines: HSBC and Gen H cut rates and Nationwide launches free credit score tool. Explore these and...

Swap rates explained – Mortgage Strategy

Over the past few years, borrowers have become accustomed to seeing fixed-rate mortgage pricing move quickly and sometimes unexpectedly. The...

Hanley launches into holiday let market – Mortgage Strategy

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched its first range of holiday let mortgages. It is initially offering two discounted variable...

West Brom BS launches mortgage range for foreign nationals – Mortgage Strategy

West Brom Building Society has launched a new mortgage range for foreign nationals living and working in the UK into...