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The banking industry took its time to transition from paper bills to plastic cards. Now it’s in the midst of a more rapid transformation: going digital.
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The Internal Revenue Service will offer a pilot run of its free, electronic tax filing service, called Direct File, in thirteen states for the 2024 tax season.
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