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Your SSN & the BBB
This will be the first of a series on the Big Beautiful Bill signed into legislation. It is to keep you informed. We do not render an opinion nor get caught up with media or political blasts. It is solely to report the facts. You are our clients, and you should know. NO BS!!! President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act allowing those receiving a state or local pension to also collect Social Security benefits, assuming they had the “quarters”. This was a good act so that more money would be
New “JUNK FEE” Rules
BOSTON – Ahead of the September 2 compliance deadline for new consumer protection regulations prohibiting “junk fees,” the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has released updated guidance to help businesses operating in Massachusetts comply with the regulations. Beginning September 2, these regulations become enforceable, and businesses must come into compliance. Promulgated earlier this year, the AGO’s “junk fee” regulations help consumers understand the total cost of a product or service upfront, avoid
Unfair Unemployment Insurance Burden
Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce Joins Call to Protect Small Businesses from Unfair Unemployment Insurance Burden The Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce stands with businesses in opposing efforts by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to pass on the cost of a $2.1 billion unemployment insurance (UI) overpayment mistake to local employers. This error, which occurred during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now being placed on the shoulders of the business community—many of whom are still working to