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Under the Biden Stimulus package which funded another round of unemployment benefit extensions, there was a late provision added that provided a tax break on unemployment benefits. This was added as a compromise to appease factions of the Democratic party who wanted a longer duration …

With President Biden and Congressional Democrats still working overtime to pass their $1.9 Trillion dollar stimulus package, which includes additional stimulus check payments and a further 24-week extension to federal enhanced unemployment benefits – PUA, PEUC and FPUC programs – many are worried that the …

Democrats have finalized passage of Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package which reflects many of the unemployment extensions he campaigned on. I have discussed many of these in some recent articles and you can see a summary of the extended employment programs and coverage periods in …

[Updated following finalization of Legislative Bill] In response to providing support to families during the COVID pandemic, President Biden and the Democrats have draft legislation via the ARP Stimulus package to expand the current Child Tax Credit (CTC) to $3,000 annually per child (or $250 …

It’s no surprise that the high volume of pandemic-related unemployment benefit inquiries has overwhelmed some states’ call centers and websites, leading to delays and thousands stuck in limbo with the status of their claim and no idea when they will get their current and past …

Recently published a video on YouTube looking at the challenges millions of PUA claimants are having around getting access to the eleven week extension of benefits (and supplementary $300 payment) under the latest COVID Relief Bill. The comments I got were confirmation of how widespread …

As everyone has probably read, heard and seen there is a major battle taking place between Wall Street and Main Street, via some heavily shorted stocks as the weapons of choice. Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, Twitter and StockTwits were the information sharing forums for Main Street with …

Update following Biden Extensions to Unemployment Benefits With Enhanced unemployment extension rules under the Biden Stimulus plan now drafted in legislation, it was good to see minimal changes to the PUA and PEUC programs, other than extending them by 24 weeks to the end of …

President Biden recently signed an executive order to address issues with payment of the stimulus checks (economic impact payments) to millions of Americans. While the IRS has successfully paid out over 80% of stimulus payments to millions of Americans and their child dependents, there have …

The IRS has now provided instructions to help people claim missing stimulus check for themselves and their dependents. If you haven’t got your missing stimulus payment (economic impact payment) for yourself or your dependents by the end of January 2020, the IRS is recommending claiming …

The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) administers Kansans’ Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and maintains the IT programs/systems and verification process for filing and paying unemployment insurance claims. This also includes management and payment of the federally funded enhanced benefit programs – PUA, PEUC and FPUC …