| Volume 144 Number 29 |
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Scammers post ads online or in print for a variety of jobs, including work-at-home jobs. They sometimes even pretend to represent well-known companies or the government. But these ads are really just tricks to get your money or personal information. Here’s how to protect yourself: Click here for more.
Child tax credit checks will start arriving in July
Parents will start getting a little monthly financial help starting in July. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig has confirmed the tax agency will be able to begin the payments at that time.
Before the latest pandemic aid bill signed into law in March, parents received a tax credit for each child when they filed their federal tax returns. The credit was paid as part of their tax refund.
The $1.9 trillion measure increased the amount of the credit and allowed for its monthly distribution to help families with their budgeting, especially families driven into debt by the pandemic.
But with the tax filing deadline pushed back to May 17, the IRS had warned that it was doubtful that the payments to millions of American families would begin on schedule. At a Senate hearing Tuesday, Rettig said his agency could meet the original date. Click here for more.
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If you have no credit, you probably think it's nearly impossible to get approved for a credit card, let alone be able to use one for building credit. It's likely true you won't get your top choice, but breaking into the world of credit cards is easier than you think. It's just a matter of targeting the right cards. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Florida Governor signs Covid-19 liability protection law. Florida became the most populous state to date to enact legislation shielding businesses and health care providers from COVID-19 injury and death lawsuits, with the law drawing mostly praise from the many in the state's legal community as needed to support a post-pandemic economic recovery despite controversy over certain provisions. The legislation had drawn opposition from various groups, including the state's plaintiffs bar, unions and the AARP, plus Democratic lawmakers. But it was a top priority for Republicans, who control the Sunshine State's executive and legislative branches, and pushed the proposal through substantially in its original form and largely along party lines. For a copy of the law and further details, Click here for more.