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What to Do After You Receive Your W-2 01/20/2022 07:00pm • Chances are, you've received your W-2 tax form or will soon. The official deadline for employers to distribute this tax document is Jan. 31. Taxpayers may not have their W-2 on Jan. 31, but it must be in the mail no later than that day. If you haven't received your W-2 by mid-February, you'll defini Anne Arundel Medical Center announces potential breach of patient information 01/20/2022 04:44pm • Luminis Health, the owners of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, announced Thursday that its email system was accessed by an unauthorized party, and some patient information could have been exposed during the breach. The health company said it became aware of the breach within its employee Some businesses have doubts about Montgomery Co.'s vaccine 'passport' plan 01/18/2022 03:47pm • Several groups representing businesses in Montgomery County, Maryland, have major doubts and mixed feelings about a proposed plan to mandate that restaurants, bars, fitness centers and other venues check customers' COVID-19 vaccination status. Montgomery County's "vaccine passport" proposal, whic Tax Prep Checklist: Collect These Forms Before Filing Your Taxes 01/17/2022 07:00pm • It pays to get organized and gather your tax documents early this year, both because you're likely to receive your tax refund sooner and you'll avoid the stress of scrambling at the last minute. This is important because the IRS may be particularly slow this year, says Dan Johnson, professor of econ What to Know About Filing Taxes 01/17/2022 07:00pm • Filing taxes last year was complicated and filled with last-minute changes. This year's tax-filing season should be easier, but there are still plenty of new issues to deal with if you lost your job, started a new job or freelance work, collected unemployment benefits, had a baby or other life chang What Is the Maximum Possible Social Security Benefit in 2022? 01/17/2022 07:00pm • The average monthly Social Security payment for retirees was $1,564 in November 2021. But many retirees receive over $3,000 per month from the Social Security Administration, and payments could be as much as $4,194 in 2022. The maximum possible Social Security benefit in 2022 depends on the age you ‘Who should we trust?’: Lawmakers grill state officials over ransomware attack, mishandled vaccines 01/13/2022 07:45pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State lawmakers slammed officials in the Hogan administration Thursday as they were briefed about a succession of problems the Maryland Depa The Rise of High School Internships 01/13/2022 07:00pm • High school seniors are expected to do a great deal. College applications. Community service. Sports, clubs and classes. Now, there's a new item on the list: internships. Some high schools are encouraging students to complete internships in their junior and senior years as a way to gain real-world e Should I Get a Financial Advisor? 01/12/2022 07:00pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many Americans view their financial situations, and by extension the role a financial advisor may play in their lives. "Many are using the pandemic to reconsider their professional priorities, including going back to school, changing jobs, moving into a bigg How to Find Tax Help for Free 01/11/2022 07:00pm • Finding free tax advice has grown more challenging during the pandemic, but it's still possible to find help preparing your taxes or answering tax questions at no charge. Here are 12 resources for free tax help, from federal programs to community efforts: -- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.- She Also Served: A woman veteran spotlight with Sherri Carter 01/11/2022 02:43pm • This content is sponsored by American Military University. Sherri Carter, a self-proclaimed "Army brat," has moved around so frequently throughout her life that she has rarely been stationary long enough to call one particular location "home." "I have lived all over the place," Carter said. " Best jobs in America in 2022 01/11/2022 09:00am • The right job for you The pandemic continued to influence the extreme fluctuations of the job market and the way we worked in 2021. Many workers who were able to remain remote did so, as concerns over the coronavirus persisted in spite of access to vaccines; others returned to a workplace that lo 8 Reddit Stocks Trending in January 01/10/2022 07:00pm • The Reddit community could send these stocks soaring.Reddit became an unlikely hub for stock trading in early 2021. Groups of online traders in Reddit's WallStreetBets community orchestrated targeted buying campaigns in some of the market's most heavily shorted stocks, triggering massive short squee Virtual Doctor Shadowing: What to Know 01/10/2022 07:00pm • With limited volunteer and in-person shadowing experiences available during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual opportunities to shadow doctors have allowed premedical students to expand their understanding of the profession without stepping foot into the clinical environment. Virtual shadowing sessions 8 Short Squeeze Stocks That Could Take Off in January 01/09/2022 07:00pm • These stocks are primed for short squeezes.There's no question that 2021 was the year of the short squeeze. Groups of online traders on Reddit and other social media platforms repeatedly orchestrated targeted buying campaigns in an attempt to trigger massive short squeezes in some of the market's mo