The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the results of the Civil Service Examinations 2023 on its official website upsc.gov.in. A total of 14,624 candidates qualified for appearance in the Written (Main) Examination that was held in September 2023 and a total of 2,855 candidates qualified for the Personality Test of the examination. As … Read more
The IRS is going after high-income earners who skipped out on filing federal income tax returns in more than 125,000 instances since 2017, the agency said Thursday. They’re believed to owe, based on a conservative estimate, hundreds of millions of dollars, the IRS said. The number could be much higher – but the IRS said … Read more
Tax refunds so far this year are noticeably smaller than they were at the same time last year, according to early data published by the IRS. The average refund check so far this year is worth $1,395 as of Feb. 2, about 29% lower compared to the $1,963 average recorded last year. That is based on … Read more
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison in a corruption case that involved cash bribes with a local real estate developer. U.S. District Court Judge John F. Walter handed down the sentence after receiving a letter from Huizar, who apologized for his crimes. The former councilman said … Read more
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hews to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit until 2025. … Read more
KEY POINTS Since May 2023, the IRS has been trying to collect tax arrears from the now-bankrupt crypto firm and its sister company Alameda Research IRS had initially claimed $44 billion across more than 40 claims against FTX and its subsidiaries FTX filed a lawsuit against SBF’s parents in September accusing them of exploiting “their … Read more
