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The especially stressful tax season ahead
Feb 12, 2021

The especially stressful tax season ahead

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Today is the delayed start of the tax-filing season. Plus, online alcohol sales are way up during the pandemic.

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“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal speaks to the Wall Street Journal’s Kate Davidson and the New York Times’ Jeanna Smialek about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s labor market remarks, inflation and proposed COVID-19 relief.

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This year's tax season is likely to be more stressful than usual

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 12, 2021
For a lot of people, the last year has been weird, from a tax standpoint.
Though the start of tax season was delayed, the traditional filing deadline is back.
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Maryland passes new tax on internet advertising

by Amy Scott
Feb 12, 2021
The tax targets tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon and will raise an estimated $250 million. But a legal fight is likely.
The tax is aimed at tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon.
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Online alcohol sales rise during the pandemic

by Scott Tong
Feb 12, 2021
What's on tap for American drinkers? Could be free delivery, one consultant says.
"Cocktails-to-go has been a great phenomenon," says Chris Swonger, CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council.
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For U.S. service firms, access to China still mixed

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Jennifer Pak
Feb 12, 2021
China sells goods into the U.S. market easily, but American service providers face a range of barriers in China, which vary across industries.
The United Family hospital in Beijing is a U.S.-China joint venture. Foreign investors can't fully own hospitals in the country.
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