How soon can you file your tax return? Why should you file ASAP?

The IRS recently announced that the official start of 2018’s tax season will be on Jan. 29, which is the first day the IRS will begin accepting 2017 tax returns. While you have until April 17 to get your tax return in, there are two good reasons to file as soon as you can. In addition to getting your tax refund into your pocket faster, there’s another, less obvious reason you shouldn’t wait.

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WHY A COOLING IN CHINA’S ECONOMY WOULD BE A GOOD THING

As a major driver of the global economy, China’s stronger-than-expected growth last year is sure to cheer investors both at home and abroad. The 6.9 per cent expansion of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, helped by a government stimulus and an improving environment for global trade, eclipsed the 6.7 per cent recorded in 2016 and surpassed the 6.5 per cent growth target set by the government.

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