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The Rochester City School District claims it has fixed errors in employees’ W-2 forms that led it to advise staff to hold off filing their taxes. The issues pertain to missing or inaccurate information regarding retirement plans, employee health insurance contributions, and other pre-tax contributions — boxes 12 through 14 on W-2 forms — according […]
Monroe County residents seeking help with home‑heating costs will have new opportunities to apply for assistance as county officials and Rochester Gas and Electric prepare a series of in‑person outreach events beginning Friday. The sessions, which run through mid‑February at two Rochester locations, will allow eligible households to apply for the federally funded Home Energy […]
The chief financial officer at the Rochester City School District gave an update on Thursday night after the district warned about potential inaccuracies in tax forms mailed to staff. As News10NBC has covered, the district advised employees not to file their taxes yet. CFO Robert McDowell outlined the problem during a school board meeting, saying pre-tax […]
The Rochester City School District has informed employees of an issue with recently mailed tax forms. According to an email sent out to employees, the issue involves W-2 forms with missing or inaccurate pre-tax contributions attributed to an “ADP migration issue.” This announcement follows months of issues reported by district employees after a transition to a new […]
The Trump administration is being sued by five Democratic-led states, including New York, over a freeze on benefits for low-income families. A federal judge has put a pause on this freeze temporarily, but it would affect more than $2 billion for the Child Care Development Fund and millions for the Social Services Block Grant. HHS […]
The IRS has announced that the 2026 tax filing season will officially begin on January 26, 2026. The date marks when the IRS will begin accepting paper and electronic tax returns for returns filed by individuals. The tax agency expects about 164 million individual tax returns to be filed by Tax Day, April 15, 2026. […]
Resolution season is a great time to make financial improvements, and more than 1 in 4 Americans are planning to make finance-related New Year’s resolutions for 2026, according to a new WalletHub survey. For example, 31% of people making a financial resolution want to save more money. To help you make the most of this opportunity […]
New Year Money Choices People Want to Improve
Employees can find additional information, including an interactive Minimum Wage Lookup Tool, on the New York State Department of Labor’s website. Governor Hochul is reminding New Yorkers that the state’s minimum wage will increase again on January 1, 2026, marking the third consecutive year of wage hikes. Under the increase, the minimum wage will rise to […]
If you think you might need some help keeping up with your heating bills this winter, now is the time to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). “Usually in Monroe County we have between 60-65,000 HEAP benefits that we issue per season so, the demand is there,” says Deborah Hill, Financial Assistance Coordinator […]
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