Tax refund fraud falls as IRS, states and tax preparation companies stiffen defenses

It's harder for a criminal to commit tax refund fraud. The number of reported tax identity theft victims through October is down, t.....»»

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(Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday as oil prices slid, industrials dropped on worries over U.S.-China trade spat and Amazon led a decline in online retailers after the Supreme Court let states force the companies to collect sales tax......»»

United States Oil (USO) falls on increased U.S. rig count Oil prices fell by 1 percent on Monday after U.S. companies added rigs for the first time this year, a signal that crude output.....»»

Unsurprisingly, the United States is a global leader in firearms production. In 2021, over 13.8 million firearms were manufactured in the United States, as reported by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The top five companies th.....»»

Many of the states with legalized online sports betting have reported April figures. Bank of America analyst Shaun C. Kelley breaks down the keys from April and which companies are winning and.....»»

Lowe's Companies reported Wednesday fiscal first-quarter profit, sales and same-store sales that rose above expectations, and provided an upbeat outlook, but the home improvement retailer's stock fell 1.5% in premarket t.....»»

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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to a fresh pandemic low, reflecting more aggressive efforts by companies to hire new workers amid a rapid economic recovery. Initial jobless claims in the states dropped by 34,000 to 473,000......»»

Whitney Tilson’s email to investors discussing the evidence of massive fraud among chinese companies. Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more A hat tip to Edwin Dorsey of The Bear Cave fo.....»»

Featuring insights from 500 CEOs at large companies around the world, including 140 in the United States, the latest KPMG U.S. CEO Outlook provides a timely look at the key challenges and opportunities in driving business growth over the next t.....»»

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The world’s biggest technology companies can usually be counted on to oppose rules reining in new products, but some are making an exception for facial recognition software. The European Union and cities and states across the U.S. are taking u.....»»

Stocks rise in anticipation of more positive earnings reports set for this week with over 130 companies on the docket......»»

New York is already behind bordering states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania, said an executive with one of the state's largest cannabis companies......»»

A federal jury found a former Netflix executive guilty Friday of receiving lucrative stock options and more than a half-million dollars in bribes and kickbacks from tech companies to approve contracts with the streaming giant.....»»

Engage3, a Davis-based developer of analytics software for retail companies, has been hired by Casey’s General Stores Inc. to expand its market data and insights at its locations in 16 states......»»

Uncle Sam gave marijuana lovers more reason to celebrate this week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for cannabis companies to do business in states where sale.....»»

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday to allow banks to provide services to cannabis companies in states where it is legal. read more.....»»

Marijuana is legal in some form in 36 states, including New York. But banking with cannabis companies still poses a lot of risks. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and 20 other governors are asking the federal government to change that......»»