Tax Notes reporter Alexander Rifaat discusses the tax implications of the recently passed debt ceiling bill and gentleman’s agreement over IRS funding. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This…

Sixty years ago Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, which has resulted in significant gains for female employees toward achieving “equal pay for equal work.” What Does The Equal Pay Act Do? The Equal Pay Act prohibits a company from paying unequal wages to men versus women for “equal work…

After a small dip in the winter months, the luxury real estate market in Arizona’s Valley of the Sun is rising again. According to data provided by Scottsdale-based brokerage RETSY, the number of homes sold in Paradise Valley—Arizona’s wealthiest community—has surpassed that of all of last year, with the average…

Student loan payments will start in October, not September as previously thought, the Department of Education clarified.  In November, the White House announced that student loan payments would resume 60 days after a Supreme Court decision on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan or June 30, whichever comes first.But…

Though about 2 million American women fled the workforce during the pandemic, there are more women on U.S. payrolls than ever before. Working women and mothers who picked up new positions in the post-COVID era spoke to FOX Business’ Gerri Willis on Wednesday, saying the boom is all thanks to…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:Toyota — The Japan-based automaker’s shares jumped about 5% after shareholders re-elected chairman Akio Toyoda to the board, in a broad endorsement of the company’s governance and new electric vehicle strategy.related investing newsLogitech International — Shares of the computer accessories…

Housing is perhaps the most consequential category in the consumer price index, a key inflation barometer.As the largest expense for an average U.S. household, shelter accounts for more than a third of the CPI weighting, the most of any other consumer good or service. That gives housing an outsized influence…

Five US senators are set to reintroduce legislation Wednesday that would block companies including TikTok from transferring Americans’ personal data to countries such as China, as part of a proposed broadening of US export controls. The bipartisan bill led by Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia…

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Michael Saylor, the co-founder and former CEO of MicroStrategy, believes regulatory clarity in the US surrounding digital assets would drive up the price of Bitcoin. Saylor predicted that the flagship cryptocurrency would increase by 10x in value as the public realizes “that Bitcoin is the next Bitcoin,” he said during a…