Below, CNBC Select reviews if you can pay taxes with a credit card and the benefits and drawbacks of using a credit card to pay taxes. Yes, you can pay taxes with a credit card, but the real question is, should you? High credit utilization rate Paying taxes with a credit card can have a negative impact on your credit score. Limitations on taxes eligible for credit card payments While many tax payments can be made with a credit card, such as your annual tax return, not all IRS tax forms are eligi

The best credit cards for new parents are those that reward the categories where you spend the most. Below, CNBC Select rounds up eight common spending categories for new parents and the best corresponding credit card to use for each. Learn more: The best gas rewards credit cards of 20203. Learn more: Best credit cards for all your fitness expenses in 20204. Learn more: The best credit card for people who love shopping on Amazon6.

When “Girls Trip” came out in summer 2017, comedian Tiffany Haddish became a breakout star for her role in the movie as a happy-go-lucky partier. Here are three takeaways from Tiffany Haddish’s “The Last Black Unicorn” that can help you get ahead in your career. Take opportunities as they comeIn her memoir, Haddish tells the story of dancing with the crowd and hyping up her friends at a school dance. Tiffany Haddish From “The Last Black Unicorn”2. Despite the set having gone terribly wrong, Hadd

Even as the U.S. stock market hovers near a record high, some people on Wall Street are warning that a market sell-off could be coming. It’s been more than a year since the U.S. stock market endured a correction, or decline of at least 10% from a prior high. Here’s what you need to know about a market correction and its effect on your portfolio. Once a market sell-off surpasses 20%, then it meets the criteria for a bear market . The U.S. stock market currently is in the midst of the longest-runn

Along with the increased revenue, though, came more questions and more decisions about business structure, how to pay herself and whether to use a CPA. She registered the business as a limited liability company, or LLC, to separate her personal assets from those of her site. Eventually, though, “it can really affect your business,” Allec said. “I’m busy running a business,” Weir said. In the planning stages of starting his agency, he was wondering which business structure to use, so he scouted t

MaskotMillions of households that hustled to get their tax returns to the IRS early could be waiting until March for their refunds. If you’re claiming the additional child tax credit or the earned income tax credit, the IRS cannot issue your refund before mid-February. Last year, more than 19.2 million tax returns claimed the additional child tax credit, while nearly 25 million returns took the earned income tax credit, according to IRS data through July 25, 2019. Indeed, taxpayers claiming the

Jim Cramer: An ‘odd day for the market to take a dive’Market sell-offs like Thursday’s “can extend the life of a rally,” the “Mad Money” host says.

Carryout has become a bright spot for Domino’s Pizza as the restaurant chain battles in a tough, low-margin food delivery environment, CEO Ritch Allison told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday. Domino’s reported a profit of $129.3 million, or $3.13 per share, on $1.15 billion of revenue in the December quarter. As competition from food delivery aggregators such as UberEats and GrubHub continues to pressure Domino’s delivery business, the company managed to grow same-store sales in the domestic market

The market gave investors an opportunity to buy position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals as drug stocks traded lower the day after the Nevada Democratic debate, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. Shares of Vertex declined 2% to its lows before finishing the session at $245.10, down 1% on the day. “That’s one reason the drug stocks have been performing so well in recent months and it’s why I like them into any weakness, like we had.” Cramer likes Vertex as a stock that can continue to perform well throug

I think GM is of the past. I think it’s going to perform less in the market.” Okta: “Well look, that’s a Cramer-family fave, Okta. Zscaler is down tonight. Here’s the problem: I happen to like Barrick Gold even more than FNV.”

Investors were spooked by a pickup in coronavirus cases in South Korea and triggered a sell-off on the stock market, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. “But without good news on the virus, I’m pretty certain that we’ll have more breathers down the pike, so be prepared.” South Korea officials reported that the number of people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, called COVID-19, just about doubled overnight, to 104 confirmed cases. Procter & Gamble warned that the coronavirus outbreak could cause

CNBC’s Jim Cramer broke down Thursday’s sell-off and explained why he thinks the coronavirus outbreak will continue to be a thorn in the market. The “Mad Money” host checked in with Domino’s Pizza CEO Ritch Allison after the chain reported a domineering fourth-quarter amid a tight delivery market. Later in the show Cramer broke down why investors may want to buy the dip in Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Jong-Hyun Kim | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesDomino’s Pizza dominates in fourth quarterAn employee m

The National Football League has released the new terms for its new collective bargaining agreement proposal, including pay increases and a larger roster size for practice players, according to terms released on the league’s website NFL.com. Under the new terms, players will receive 47% of league revenue, which the Wall Street Journal reported amounted to roughly $16 billion over the last year. Teams will also have the ability to add 14 players to their practice squad, up from 12, with an increa

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver a commencement address at the Hope for Prisoners Graduation Ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday afternoon. The case was related to Stone’s contacts with the Trump campaign related to Wikileaks. It also comes in the same week that Trump went on a pardon spree, in which he commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Hope for Prisoners is an organization that provides services to formerly incarcerated people that help them adjust to life outsid

Morgan Stanley shares fell 4.6% on the proposed purchase, the biggest takeover by a U.S. bank since the financial crisis. Virgin Galactic has become Wall Street’s favorite speculative play, with no public catalyst from the company driving the stock. Zillow — Shares of the online real estate company gained 16.6% after the company topped revenue estimates in the fourth quarter. The company brought in $944 million, which was above the $814.6 million analysts had been expecting, according to estimat

I’ve got to hand it to Morgan Stanley. Morgan wound up with a big lead in wealth management thanks to Gorman’s post-crisis moves, including buying Smith Barney. Just look at the outperformance of Morgan shares relative to longtime rival Goldman Sachs (below) in recent years. Nor was Roger Altman on CNBC earlier, who said “Morgan Stanley has been leading the transformation from wholesale banking to the retail side, and this pushes even them further in that regard.” More important will be the Fede

A television image of democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg is shown in a bar at a casino near the Paris Theater during the Nevada Debate in Las Vegas. Jeremy Hogan | Echoes Wire | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesAlmost 20 million television viewers tuned in to watch the ninth Democratic debate on Wednesday, according to Nielsen Fast National Data. Six rivals — Bloomberg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Bloomberg’s addition to the stage on Wednesday may have contributed to the surge

Bloomberg is helping Bernie Sanders win. First off, Bloomberg has finally shaken Sanders into directly attacking an opponent other than President Trump. Before Bloomberg’s entry into the race, Sanders was following a familiar pattern that he started in 2016 when he didn’t press Hillary Clinton on her personal email server scandal. Sanders knows that giving a billionaire oligarch like Bloomberg a pass would destroy his own brand as a political warrior against the billionaire class. Then there’s B

Morgan Stanley announced Thursday that it is buying E-Trade for $13 billion in an all-stock deal. Here’s what Morgan Stanley’s CEO and three others are watching now. James Gorman, chief executive of Morgan Stanley, shared the goal behind the acquisition. Roger Altman, founder of Evercore, said this is a smart move for Morgan Stanley. “It reminds me a little bit of the Dean Witter deal by Morgan Stanley many decades ago, this is the 2020 version of that.

People look at a home for sale during an open house on April 16, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHere’s what you need to know about Friday before you hit the door. Existing home salesThe National Association of Realtors will release its data on existing home sales for January in the first hour of trading. Deere earningsAgricultural manufacturing company Deere will report its fiscal first quarter results before the bell, giving investors a look into spending by fa