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D-keine | E+ | Getty ImagesMany taxpayers qualify for credits worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars — even if you don’t have a federal filing requirement.  Generally, you must file a tax return with earnings over a certain threshold, depending on filing status. However, submitting your return can be beneficial, even when it’s not required, according to the IRS.   “I’ve seen five-figure refunds” for those claiming both the earned income tax credit, or EITC, and additional child tax credit, or ACTC, with two or more children, said Syracuse University law professor Robert Nassau, director of the school’s low-income tax clinic. More from Personal…

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to a crowd gathered in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.Anna Rose Layden | Getty ImagesU.S. senators expressed concern on Friday that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort, the Department of Government Efficiency, had “infiltrated” the Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data on tens of millions of borrowers.In a letter signed by 16 Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Chuck Schumer of New York, the lawmakers said that the Education Department’s…

Chappell Roan at the 67th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Christopher Polk | Billboard | Getty ImagesWith a Grammy win for best new artist, Chappell Roan is at a career high. A few years ago, she was one of the millions of Americans without a job or health insurance.”I told myself that if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels, and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists, would offer a…

Coroimage | Moment | Getty ImagesMany workers value remote work to such a degree that they’d take a pay cut to be able to work from home, even on a part-time basis, studies show.The prevalence of remote work ballooned during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many experienced telework perhaps for the first time in their careers; employees cite work-life balance as by far the biggest perceived benefit, according to Pew Research Center.Some researchers have quantified the financial value workers assign to telework.For example, about 40% of workers say they’d accept a pay cut of at least 5% to keep their remote job,…

EC Markets, a global leader in CFD trading, is set to make an important contribution at the upcoming iFX EXPO Dubai 2025, having been confirmed as the Elite Sponsor of the preeminent online trading event in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The award-winning broker will have a strong visible presence, being front and centre at the highly anticipated showpiece event, which will take place at the prestigious Dubai World Trade Centre from 14th to 16th January. This official sponsorship underscores the firm’s strong commitment to continuous innovation and growth, with a particular focus on delivering optimised trading…

WASHINGTON – A day before the Trump administration’s deadline for federal workers to resign, staffers at the U.S. Department of Education were told that taking a buyout would prevent them from seeking recourse if they don’t get the severance pay they’ve been promised. At an agency-wide town hall Wednesday, employees were confused by answers to their questions about the so-called “deferred resignation program.” A copy of the agreement shows the offer promises full pay and benefits through Sept. 30 to those who quit by Thursday.But top Education Department officials at the meeting suggested that employees who took the buyout and did…

WASHINGTON ― Thursday was supposed to be decision day. More than 2 million federal employees across the country faced an end-of day deadline to choose whether to resign or stay in their jobs.But a federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon temporary blocked the buyouts, suspending the deadline until at least Monday, when a hearing has been set.In a push to drastically reduce the workforce, President Donald Trump last week offered a mass buyout plan to the entire federal workforce, setting off fear and anxiety among federal workers as they contemplate what to do.The judge’s decision in a court showdown…

Ye has no regrets about his and his wife’s controversial Grammys stunt.In an X post on Thursday, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West addressed backlash after his wife, Bianca Censori, walked the red carpet of the Grammys on Sunday in a see-through dress that made her appear almost completely nude.”My wife’s first red carpet opened a whole new world,” Ye wrote, posting a photo of him and Censori on the red carpet. “I keep staring at this photo like I was staring in admiration that night Thinking wow I am so lucky to have a wife that is so…

A federal judge on Thursday paused the Trump administration’s deadline for more than 2 million federal employees to decide by the end of the day whether to resign or stay in their jobs in order to allow time for labor unions to challenge the plan’s legality.U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston issued a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for Monday.The Trump administration’s lawyers had argued that extending the deadline on the very last day would “markedly disrupt the expectations of the federal workforce, inject tremendous uncertainty into a program that scores of federal employees have already availed…

Patrick Collison, CEO and co-founder of Stripe, speaking at 2022’s Italian Tech Week in Turin, Italy.Giuliano Berti | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSAN FRANCISCO — What started as a casual roundtable at Stripe’s headquarters to discuss issues facing fintech companies turned into a billion-dollar acquisition that could become a defining moment for the industry.Last summer, Stripe hosted Wally Adeyemo, who was then deputy secretary of the Treasury Department, for a chat with a number of financial services providers. Among the attendees were Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams. The two entrepreneurs had never met.Abrams, whose startup specialized in…