Many Small Businesses Still Struggling to Come Back from Pandemic
After two years of retooling and resilience, small businesses still face a difficult recovery, with nearly 80% of small businesses reporting continued negative effects and 63% reporting a reduction in revenue compared to 2019. Minority-owned…
Letters about third-round of Economic Impact Payments issued
WASHINGTON — With the completion of special mailings of all Letters 6475 to recipients of the third-round of Economic Impact Payments, the Internal Revenue Service reminds people to accurately claim any remaining third-round stimulus payment…
Hotel Industry Forecasts Improving Market for Lodging
The hotel industry will continue moving toward recovery in 2022, but the path will be uneven and potentially volatile, and full recovery is still several years away, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)’s 2022…
41% of Workers Considering a New Job in 2022
For many workers, 2022 will be a chance to start anew, perhaps even with a new job, research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half shows. The company's biannual Job Optimism Survey of more than 2,400 professionals tracks…
IRS begins 2022 tax season and urges extra caution for taxpayers
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the 2022 tax filing season with an urgent reminder to taxpayers to take extra precautions this year to file an accurate tax return electronically to help speed refunds.
The start…
67% of U.S. Businesses Still Negatively Affected by Covid
The United States Census Bureau recently released the results of their ongoing Small Business Pulse Survey. The target population of the survey is single-location businesses with less than 500 employees. The Census Bureau, which began the survey…
69% of Leisure Travelers to Reduce Trips Due to Delta Variant
U.S. leisure travelers plan to significantly pare back travel plans amid rising COVID-19 cases, with 69% planning to take fewer trips, 55% planning to postpone existing travel plans, and 42% likely to cancel existing plans without rescheduling,…
Home Values Up 11.6% Over Last Year
Seemingly endless demand and low supply have driven record-breaking home value appreciation over the past year, Zillow's latest Market Report shows. Data from April pushed the envelope even further: Annual home value growth for a typical U.S.…
Two Thirds of Small Business Fear Inflation Will Hurt Recovery
The Alignable Inflation Poll, conducted among 7,735 small business owners from 4/24/21 to 5/5/21, shows that more than two out of three small business owners (67%) are concerned that inflation will hurt their ability to recover. And 38% of small…