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Mar262021 by adminNo Comments

Covid masks and hand sanitizer can get you a tax break, IRS says

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In this articleIRSA3-ARLuis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesAmericans can get a tax break this filing season for masks, hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes and other personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the IRS announced Friday.The tax code lets taxpayers deduct medical costs that exceed 7.5% of their adjusted gross income each year. The IRS is counting costs incurred for PPE as a medical expense that qualifies for the tax break.More from Personal Finance:Filing separately may help get unemployment tax breakStudent loan borrowers could face a higher tax bill this yearIt's harder to avoid reporting income from online salesFor example, individuals with $ 100,000 of income in 2020 can deduct medical costs of more than $ 7,500 from their tax bill. You need to i...

Feb82021 by adminNo Comments

China plans to hand out $1.5 million in a digital currency test during the Lunar New Year

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Men wearing face masks walk past a Gap store at a shopping area, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 7, 2020.Jason Lee | ReutersBEIJING — China's capital city will hand out about $ 1.5 million in a limited trial of the central bank's digital currency, the municipal government announced over the weekend.That marks the third major test of the digital currency under development by the People's Bank of China. The cities of Shenzhen and Suzhou held similar experiments in the last few months.In this trial, Beijing said it will select 50,000 from a pool of applicants to receive 200 yuan, or about $ 30 each, in the digital currency. Recipients can spend the money at designated offline locations or on parts of e-commerce site JD.com during the u...

Dec32020 by adminNo Comments

Sainsbury’s and Aldi to hand back £540m of business rates relief

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Oct22020 by adminNo Comments

Baffert holds a hot hand for Saturday’s Preakness — and beyond

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Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Saturday's $ 1 million Preakness Stakes finds trainer Bob Baffert with another hot hand. The morning-line favorite, Authentic, exits a mild upset win in the Kentucky Derby, while Baffert's other Preakness horse, Thousand Words, seeks vindication after being scratched at Louisville minutes before the race when he reared and fell in the Churchill Downs paddock. Advertisement The race will be broadcast from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on NBC starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT, with post time at 5:45 p.m. Authentic has looked the part of a Derby winner since arriving in Baltimore. He breezed a half mile Wednesday morning in 47 3/5 seconds, an effort Baffert described as "a little jog." "He looked good," said Baffert, who is seeking a record eighth Preakness win to go with his rec...

Aug222020 by adminNo Comments

Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg has carpal tunnel in hand, could need surgery

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Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Washington Nationals star pitcher Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome in his pitching hand and may need to undergo season-ending surgery. Nationals manager Dave Martinez made the announcement Friday, a day after Strasburg visited with a hand specialist. Advertisement Martinez said the reigning World Series MVP could have surgery to fix the issue, but no final decisions have been made. "Now we're going to sit back and discuss what the plans are moving forward," Martinez told reporters before the Nationals opened their series against the Miami Marlins on Friday. "I think it's something that's going to have to be fixed. "... It helps us all knowing that we can have a plan going forward. But my concern is always Stephen and hope that he recovers as qui...