Coronavirus stimulus checks: Everything military families need to know
As the United States continues to battle the spread of the coronavirus, the federal government has passed legis…
11 valuable tax tips and benefits for military families
The holidays are over, and we are now in the year 2020. It’s a good time to start working on our 2019 taxes, because April 15 will be here before we know it. Taxes are overwhelming and complex, but there are numerous tax benefits for military famil…
You’ll still get taxes and mail after a nuke
Think of all the parts of the U.S. government that can and should have a plan to keep working after a nuclear attack. The Department of Defense? Sure. Congress? Yup. FBI, NSA, and CIA? Yeah, they seem necessary in the aftermath. But there are two gr…
Did TurboTax use ‘military discount’ to mislead troops into paying to file their taxes?
In patriotism-drenched promotions, press releases and tweets, TurboTax promotes special deals for military service members, promising to help them file their taxes online for free or at a discount.
Yet some service members who’ve filed by goi…
This is how the Roman economy funded military expansion
In the early days of Rome, the city collected its own taxes. They would assess an individual’s wealth, impose a 1% tax, and then place them into a property class. The higher your wealth class, the more you paid in taxes, which were then used to buy…