Pennsylvania residents are about to pay more at liquor stores
Distillers fear the increase at Pennsylvania state liquor stores could send business over the border to New Jersey.
Business
NJ small business community crying out for help
New Jersey business leaders implore the Legislature to take immediate steps to help save small businesses on the brink of closing.
Small businesses in NJ might get temporary tax break
A Senate panel advanced a bill providing an opportunity for some businesses with fewer than 100 workers to take a credit on pay for low-wage workers.
Legislature moves to reinstate panel cutting government red tape
With changes to emphasis innovation, a plan to create the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission is one vote from legislative approval.
Another one bites the dust — NJ businesses leaving in droves
Mimeo.com will close its plant this year and is looking to go elsewhere.
Applying for ‘early college decisions’ and financial aid questions
Q. My son is applying early decision to one school. But I know we won’t get the financial aid package until later. How can he say yes — if he’s accepted — if we don’t know what it’s going to cost?
Avoiding taxes on retirement distributions
Q. I don’t need my Required Minimum Distributions and I don’t want to pay taxes on them, but I don’t really want to give them to charity. Are there other options?
Tax changes for NJ retirees
Q. Can you explain about before vs. after-tax savings for retirees? For example, I plan to retire in 2018 and will have a pension of about $40,000, filing taxes as single. I don’t expect additional income. What would I owe in taxes under the new bill that gives help for retirees?
Lowering your taxable income after that big raise
Q. I got a big raise, and I’m afraid it will put me into a higher tax bracket. What can I do to lower my taxable income?
Trump’s presidency and the stock market
Q. What areas of the stock market should be unaffected by the election?