• MSNBC

    How Senate Republicans killed the child tax credit and made Tax Day 2024 worse for families

    By the end of Monday, tens of millions of American families will have claimed their child tax credit on their 2023 tax returns. But for many families, that credit will be hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars smaller than it could have been. And all the blame for those smaller credits belong to Senate Republicans. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan temporarily increased the tax credit from $2,000, where it was set under the 2017 tax cuts, to $3,000 (or $3,600 for children under 6). It also made...

  • Waning Mauritius FPI flows may limit tax treaty change impact

    ET Intelligence Group: A persistent decline in the share of funds domiciled in Mauritius in the overall foreign fund equity exposure over the past decade may limit choppiness in the Indian markets due to the amendment in the double taxation treaty with the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.The share of funds domiciled in Mauritius in the total FPI equity assets under management (AUM) dropped to 5.61% in March 2024 compared with 14.53% five years

  • 'We've all changed a child's life so can you': Meet the mentors whose inspiring stories show how they and the children they're paired with reap rich rewards

    Growing up isn't always easy, particularly in these fraught times, but each person pictured here has made a significant improvement to a child's life - and in the process has improved their own.

  • Tax benefits of having children in France

    Parents in France benefit from a number of tax deductions, including for childcare or school costs, accommodation or even alimony payments, some of which can continue even when your kids are adults. Here's a look at some of the tax breaks that you may be entitled to.

    • Yahoo

    How climate change could impact forests

    Dr. Tana Wood, an ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is running experiments to see what might happen to forests if temperatures rise by seven degrees Fahrenheit, the worst-case scenario by the end of the century. Among the impacts, it appears forests could lose some of their ability to absorb carbon, which contributes to rising temperatures. David Schechter has the story.

  • How deforestation impacts climate change

    How can we turn the tide of deforestation, and what role can banks play?

  • How Will Higher Assessments Impact Your Taxes?

    Milwaukee properties are worth 17% more says city assessor.

  • 31.75m children in child labour — NBS

    The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed that 31.75 million or 52.5 percent of children in Nigeria were in child labour in 2022.

  • Ligue 1 set for major changes that would impact referees

    Referees in Ligue 1 are likely to use a microphone audio system method for the next season. We may now see the result of the matter that has been discussed for many months. When asked about the upcoming women's and men's French Cup finals, referee chief Antony Gautier told L'Équipe in March that a "complete Referees in Ligue 1 are likely to use a microphone audio system method for the next season. We may now see the result of the matter that has been discussed for many months. When asked...

  • Will Wood: Our teachers deserve better than a tax credit

    We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.

  • Will Wood: Our teachers deserve better than a tax credit

    We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.

  • As legislators consider tax credits, Invest in Kids recipients linger

    (The Center Sqquare) – As legislators return for the final weeks of session, the budget will be top of mind, but there may also be more tax credits to consider. At a recent Senate Revenue Committee, a tax credit for the music industry was discussed. State Sen. Sara Feignholtz, D-Chicago, said it’s needed, especially after the pandemic. “This sort of sector of musicians really suffered and is still lagging in their recovery,” she told the Senate Revenue Committee....