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The broker didn't report the cost basis to the IRS because they don't have to. They only have to do this for "covered securities" [1], which include stocks you buy with cash, but don't include stocks you acquire as
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The article mentioned a Reddit post without linking to the post, but I think I found it: https://old.reddit.com/r/economy/comments/wjkqdx/low_taxes_f...
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It's on Congress to fix the EITC, too. There are already detailed proposals to reform it [1], but nothing will change unless Congress has the will to do it. [1] https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/wp-content/uploa
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What actually happened is that Form 1040 got sliced into multiple pages. Going from 2017 to 2018, the 1040 went from 79 lines [1] to 23 lines [2]. The remaining 50 or so lines? Moved to Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. So if your return had
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So I'll bet that cash back was always a lower rate. Their terms are rather evasively written, but my reading is that they have two different redemption categories, both called "statement credit": 1) "eligible Rewards Par
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One thing to note is that X1 points have fairly limited redemption options [1]. There are several cards that offer no annual fee + straight 2% cash back, like PayPal Mastercard, Citi Double Cash, Wells Fargo Active Cash, etc. Also, they ten
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> you could subtract the losses instantly from the gains, unlike in the US I'm not sure what you're saying about the US. If you have a capital loss, you can and must offset capital gains in the same year when computing your gro
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I think you might find this entry interesting. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%BA%90 Some highlights: * Different Chinese variations (Cantonese, Min, etc.) have different readings. Initials, vowels, and finals all d
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His surname is 吳. Not only is it a different character from the one used to write 5, but it's also pronounced with a different tone in Chinese. Also, his given name contains the character 源, which is read "gen" in Japanese, n
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Caltrain wasn't created out of thin air. They took over an existing train service that operated well before BART was even contemplated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsula_Commute
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I wonder if disabling the Alder Lake E-cores could work around the problem. Certain games had DRM issues which could be resolved this way. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gigabyte-releases-tool-to-disa...
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What about using a different microphone? In my experience, listeners prefer the built-in MacBook Pro microphone over the AirPods Pro microphones. Or if you have a USB microphone, you can try that as well.
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The feature is to silence unknown callers. If you know the numbers that they're calling from, you can simply add them as contacts. As a whole, I think the feature is worth the tradeoffs.
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Is that a realistic scenario? * My understanding is that universities prefer J-1 visas in almost all cases [1][2], and such visas are not portable. * H-1B is more flexible than J-1, but still not as flexible compared to a green card. In par
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There's both a federal law and a California law. https://edd.ca.gov/en/Jobs_and_Training/Layoff_Services_WARN
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> If you can get value from buying now and using now, then it's not worth waiting. If you can't, then you didn't have to buy in the first place. It sound like you're in the second category, then. If you really belong
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* AMD has even better GPU availability right now. * There's always new product releasing in the future, and the hardware you buy will inevitably depreciate. If you can get value from buying now and using now, then it's not worth w
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In this case, not quite. > A guilty verdict in the case must be unanimous among the jury. A not-guilty verdict does not need to be unanimous, it only requires 10 jurors to believe she is not guilty. https://www.koin.com/n
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I think a news article would be an easier read than the entire 54-page opinion. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/sec-in-house-judges... This particular article also links to a copy of the opinion.
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Survey source: https://www.aboutschwab.com/modern-wealth-survey-2022 It's interesting to compare against pre-pandemic versions of the survey [1]. In the national survey, the 2019 "wealth" number is actually s
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Yeah, it gets a bit confusing when you add in the German Emperor, Wilhelm II. * George V and Nicholas II share Christian IX of Denmark as a common grandparent * George V and Wilhelm II share Victoria as a common grandparent * Nicholas II an
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The point is that it's very much alive in the Japanese language. Aside from 音響 ( onkyou ) itself, there are a multitude of sound-related compounds, such as the even more common 音楽 ( ongaku , music). In fact, the very word for Sino-Japa
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> 3. Final Fantasy VII エアリス (earisu) is not how Japanese speakers would pronounce "Earth". That would be アース (aasu), which sounds quite different. And you may be aware, but "Aeris" is not the preferred rendering today
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If you search "Jinnai Tomonori Tetris", there are versions of the video with English subtitles.
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You don't need to fly across the Atlantic for that. If you make $50k~$55k gross in one of the 9 US states with no state income tax, your effective tax rate is less than 10%, considering the standard deduction, 10%, and 12% rates. A cur
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> I don’t have to pay federal taxes and only pay state which is like 18% This sounds a bit off. California state income tax tops out at 13.3%, and the vast majority of folks owe less. Even if you include SDI/VPDI, that's only a
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The word "contractor" is overloaded. Many folks, apparently including the Nintendo workers described [1], are actually not contractors, in the 1099 sense, under the law. Instead, they are W-2 employees of Company B, which is hired
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Only the VLF portion is deductible, so it depends on the value of your car. If you have expensive new car, maybe you are charged a $300 VLF and can get a $100 benefit from the deduction. If you drive an old beater, you benefit might be more
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I'm not clear on whether single-member LLC can work around the limits, but a trust should work. https://thefinancebuff.com/buy-more-i-bonds-treasury-direct-...
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This article is about books. Book royalties are generally considered self-employment income, not passive income, under the tax code. > However, if you hold an operating oil, gas, or mineral interest or are in business as a self-employed

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