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Biden’s 2025 Budget Rejects Any Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

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By Keerthi Vedantam, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Among President Joe Biden’s requests in his newly released 2025 fiscal year budget are calls for strengthening and protecting Medicare and Social Security, moves previewed in his State of the Union address last week and ones that help to kick off his re-election campaign.

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Digital Onboarding Comes To Higher Education

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Higher education is not immune from pandenomics, and is undergoing its own reset as institutions of higher learning synthesize new market conditions. It’s forcing educational institutions to radically rethink the process end-to-end. billion by 2025.”. Matriculating from a Distance. billion this year to $15.3

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Can a Qualified Educational Assistance Program Be Used to Repay Employees’ Student Loans?

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Could we help them repay those loans on a tax-advantaged basis using a qualified educational assistance program? ANSWER: Educational assistance programs under Code § 127 currently can be used to help employees repay certain student loans, but this benefit is only available for a limited time and there are other restrictions.

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Roth for Kids and Young Adults

Dent Moses

This flexibility can come in handy if your child needs access to funds for education, buying a home, or unforeseen expenses. While Roth IRAs are primarily retirement accounts, they can also serve as a source of funds for educational expenses. You have until April 15, 2025, to make a 2024 Roth contribution.

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FICPA & Nova Southeastern University Introduce Cost-Free, Fifth-Year “Bridge to CPA” Program

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The Bridge to CPA pilot program, the first of its kind, will give firm employees who have already completed 120 hours of undergraduate education the opportunity to fulfill their remaining 30 credit hours – necessary for licensure as a CPA – through online classes with NSU’s H.

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FAFSA Changes Rules on 529 Plans, Making It Easier for Grandparents and Others to Help Students

CPA Practice

Department of Education releases the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the 2024-2025 academic year. One of those changes will be welcome news for grandparents who have the means and the desire to help pay for their grandchild’s college education. Is a 529 reported on the FAFSA? How much can be withdrawn?

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Accountex London celebrates welcoming eleven thousand attendees 

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Based at the front of the show, the Sustainability Zone not only included an escape room to test Net Zero knowledge but was a space for visitors to educate themselves on their environmental impact and journey. Another huge moment at Accountex was having British Sign Language interpretation across three of the stages.