Kate Isler and Susan Gates founded WMarketplace early this year after most businesses were hit hard by COVID-19. Isler and Gates had worked together 20 years ago at another start-up, and during the summer of 2020, they joined forces and started WMarketplace. The two created WMarketplace from Be
Silver Linings of 2020: It’s a Good Time to Refinance
There's no arguing the fact that 2020 has been a pretty awful year overall. The COVID-19 situation has done a number on people all around the world. It's brought on the closings of all kinds of businesses, too. Despite that, there may be a small bright side to the 20s. That's because, for many, home
Information You Need to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program for Small Businesses
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has hit the U.S. hardest of all countries, and caused the nation’s economy to take a significant downturn. With the requirements of social distancing extending for most states, the U.S. government has offered a Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses
The Tax Deadline Has Been Pushed From April 15 To July 15 Due To Coronavirus
With all the uncertainty in the economy right now, many people are struggling to meet their day to day needs with 78% of people in the US living paycheck to paycheck. Different organizations have had to change the way they do things right now so we can all stay safe. Of course this pandemic has
Ready for Tax Day 2020?
UPDATE: 6/15/2020 - The tax deadline has been postponed to July 15, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. As 2019 draws to a close, many are preparing (read: dreading) to file their taxes come April 2020. Taxes are due April 15, 2020. Missing the deadline can open the door to unwanted
Seattle Searching for Tax Cuts & Hikes
The city of Seattle is looking for ways that it can use taxes to benefit everyone in the city limits, and they have brought forth some proposals that will help the city build a more efficient government. Plus, the city wants to be sure that they can serve the whole population by making these changes
How The Shutdown Affects Your Tax Filing
We have all been affected by the government shutdown in one way or another. One thing you may be worrying about is how the shutdown (of a record 34 days) affects your taxes this year. Fortunately, income-tax season opened on January 28. Because of the shutdown there are some things that you need to
Bitcoin, Taxes & Statehood
In our earlier post about the taxation of bitcoin, we pointed out the fact that bitcoin taxation brings up a number of potentially problematic, complicating issues. For one, we mentioned that there could be issues with bitcoin’s basic classification as “investment property” given that it is a