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How will the IRS spend $80 billion in new funding? The Treasury Department is dropping hints

An extra $80 billion in the IRS budget comes from the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 Read More

Where exactly each dollar you spend on food goes: farmers get 14 cents and 4 cents pays for packaging

A new report examines what each food dollar pays for, from food processing to packaging. Read More

An Alabama woman was arrested for falling behind on her trash bill. She wasn’t the first.

Police have arrested hundreds in Valley, Ala. for unpaid garbage bills — but harsh punishments for minor debts are common across the U.S. Read More

Office buildings built before the 1980s most likely to become ‘obsolete’: Moody’s

As companies push to bring workers back into the office, buildings stuck in the pre-1980’s are going to face a reckoning, a new report from Moody’s says. Read More

My single, 80-year-old mother owns a house in Berkeley and is thinking of selling to get some cash. How can she avoid the capital gains tax?

‘She has never really worked and has no savings.’ Read More

Tech layoffs are pulling down home prices in the West, but it’s another story in the South

Eight states and districts saw annual home price declines in February, CoreLogic says. Read More

Most homeowners outside of high-risk zones don’t buy flood insurance, but that could be an expensive mistake

You may not think flooding could ever affect your home, but it might be time to think again about flood insurance. Read More

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5: This highly-rated futuristic SUV is at the forefront of a fresh wave of electric vehicles

The Ioniq 5 offers plenty of tech, lots of standard equipment, great warranties, and battery capacities that make EV ownership an attractive proposition. Read More

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