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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
German FA chief defends Nagelsmann over Under-21 no shows
Andreas Rettig, DFB Managing Director Sport, gives a statement during a get-together. German Football Federation managing director Andreas Rettig has expressed surprise at critical media reports regarding national coach Julian Nagelsmann's absence from the Under-21 European Championship. Federico Gambarini/dpa German Football Federation managing director Andreas Rettig has expressed surprise at critical media reports regarding national coach Julian Nagelsmann's absence from the Under-21 European Championship. Antonio Di Salvo's Germany have reached the semi-finals in Slovakia, where they meet France on Wednesday. Senior squad coach Nagelsmann says he will come to Bratislava if they make the final, but media reports have suggested he should have been there earlier. Advertisement "This is a bit of a German phenomenon. Jogi Löw was criticized as national coach for supposedly only watching games in Freiburg. When it came to Jürgen Klinsmann, the country practically fell apart because he wasn't diligent enough in sitting in the stands at matches. And so on. I don't want to take part in this discussion," Rettig told Sky Sport. Gennaro Gattuso, who recently took over as coach of the Italian senior team, has been in Slovakia. But Rettig pointed out that the coaches of England and France have not. "I watched the games on site. I didn't see Mr Tuchel, Mr Deschamps or other coaches. Mr Gattuso was there because he had just started his new job," Rettig said. The former player and Bundesliga sporting director emphasised that Nagelsmann is deeply engaged with the Under-21 team. "You can be sure that Julian not only takes a great interest but also assesses the games in detail," Rettig said.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Drop of bitterness': DFB's Rettig on Trump-led US hosting World Cup
German Football Federation (DFB) general manager Andreas Rettig has admitted to mixed feelings about the United States being World Cup hosts next year, after Donald Trump became US president again. The US will host the June 11-July 19, 2026 tournament for 48 teams together with Mexico and Canada. "In these turbulent times, we are actually realising that the framework of values and social perspectives are changing. Who would have thought that we would be eyeing the USA the way we do today," Rettig told broadcasters RTL/ntv. "We no longer know who is friend and who is foe. We knew that the USA would be the next hosts. Until recently, we were really looking forward to it, but now there's perhaps a drop of bitterness." Rettig was speaking ahead of Germany's Nations League quarter-final tie with Italy on Thursday in Milan and Sunday in Dortmund. Depending on the outcome, Germany will start World Cup qualifying in June or September. Looking at how to deal with domestic far right party Alernative for Germany (AfD) in politics, Rettig said one should not "freeze." "I would like to approach things the way a good coach would, namely in a self-determined and active way," Rettig said. "Not looking too much at what the opponent is doing, but developing strategies out of our own conviction and moving things forward. More activity in the game and less opponent-orientated tactics." The AfD garnered 20.8% of the vote in last month's general election, making it the second strongest party. It is rated a confirmed right-wing extremist group by Germany's domestic intelligence agency in three eastern states.
The Hill
05-02-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Will Trump's federal hiring freeze affect IRS tax returns?
President Trump signed an executive order last month enacting a hiring freeze for federal employees. The memorandum is set to expire in 90 days for every department and agency besides the Internal Revenue Service. On its website, the IRS wrote that this means those with job offers with a start date after Feb. 8 will be revoked. With the tax filing season recently starting and lasting until April 15, the IRS expects 140 million individual tax returns to be filed this year. Will Trump's hiring freeze affect your tax return and how early — or late — you get your refund? Will Trump's executive order impact the IRS? Melanie Lauridsen, vice president of tax policy and advocacy for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), wrote that the organization is watching for impacts on the federal workforce. 'We are greatly sensitive to the filing season service challenges for members and taxpayers,' she wrote in a post on LinkedIn. 'While the AICPA acknowledges some concerns regarding the impact that the hiring freeze will have on administration, the IRS has said they will 'reallocate workers from other areas to help cover filing season processing' to meet the needs of this filing season.'' In addition, seasonal employees have already been hired by the IRS and received training to begin working from January through May, Lauridsen wrote. In another LinkedIn post, former IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said, 'Every facet of IRS operations will be significantly impacted by the current hiring freeze.' 'Fortunately, IRS employees are resilient and have considerable experience with hiring freeze operations,' Rettig wrote, attributing this to annual continuing resolutions. He added that they've been through such a freeze before from 2011 to 2018. 'IRS employees do their best with the limited resources and support received,' Rettig said. However, the former IRS official acknowledged that it is 'difficult to deliver a private sector experience' with uncertainty in current and future operations. Dr. Steven Hamilton, an economics professor at George Washington University who specializes in public finance, said in an interview with The Independent that because of former President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has a bigger staff. Through the legislation, the agency received $80 billion in additional funding. 'The IRS will function much better today and in the upcoming filing season with this hiring freeze than they would have, say, four years ago,' Hamilton said. A different executive order Trump signed, one ending remote wor k for federal employees, might make things more difficult, though, Nina Olson, executive director of the not-for-profit Center for Taxpayer Rights, said in the Journal of Accountancy. 'With the announcement of returning to work in the office, many of the IRS employees who are retirement age and currently teleworking may just decide to retire and lock in their retirement benefits,' she wrote in an email. 'If that happens, then some of the important filing season/taxpayer service/accounts positions the IRS has filled — phone, correspondence, error resolution, tax examiner — won't be able to be back-filled, and that will signal real impact on the filing season.' How can you prevent problems with tax refunds? If you're nervous about getting next year's tax refund in a timely manner, you might want to follow some advice Christopher Stroup, CFP and owner of Silicon Beach Financial, gave to GoBankingRates. It includes adjusting your withholding allowances and increasing your retirement contributions. 'By reducing your overall tax burden, you're less likely to rely on a refund to balance your finances,' Stroup said. He also recommends considering considering quarterly estimated payments as well as tracking and deducting business expenses.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Will Trump's federal hiring freeze affect IRS tax returns?
(NewsNation) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order enacting a hiring freeze for federal employees. The memorandum is set to expire in 90 days for every department and agency besides the Internal Revenue Service. On its website, the IRS wrote that this means those with job offers with a start date after Feb. 8, 2025, will be revoked. With the tax filing season starting last month and lasting until April 15, the IRS expects 140 million individual tax returns to be filed this year. Will Trump's hiring freeze affect your tax return and how early — or late — you get your refund? Federal employees accepting buyouts 'rapidly growing' Melanie Lauridsen, vice president of tax policy and advocacy for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, wrote that the organization is watching for impacts on the federal workforce. 'We are greatly sensitive to the filing season service challenges for members and taxpayers,' she wrote on LinkedIn. 'While the AICPA acknowledges some concerns regarding the impact that the hiring freeze will have on administration, the IRS has said they will 'reallocate workers from other areas to help cover filing season processing' to meet the needs of this filing season.'' In addition, seasonal employees have already been hired by the IRS and received training to begin working from January through May, Lauridsen wrote. In another LinkedIn post, former IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said, 'Every facet of IRS operations will be significantly impacted by the current hiring freeze.' 'Fortunately, IRS employees are resilient and have considerable experience with hiring freeze operations,' Rettig said, attributing this to annual continuing resolutions. He added that they've been through such a freeze before from 2011 to 2018. 'IRS employees do their best with the limited resources and support received,' Rettig wrote. However, Rettig acknowledged that it is 'difficult to deliver a private sector experience' with uncertainty in current and future operations. Dr. Steven Hamilton, an economics professor at George Washington University who specializes in public finance, said in an interview with The Independent that because of former President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has a bigger staff. Through the legislation, the IRS received $80 billion in additional funding. 'The IRS will function much better today and in the upcoming filing season with this hiring freeze than they would have, say, four years ago,' Hamilton said. A different executive order Trump signed, one ending remote work for federal employees, might make things more difficult, though, Nina Olson, executive director of the not-for-profit Center for Taxpayer Rights, said in the Journal of Accountancy. 'With the announcement of returning to work in the office, many of the IRS employees who are retirement age and currently teleworking may just decide to retire and lock in their retirement benefits,' she wrote in an email. 'If that happens, then some of the important filing season/taxpayer service/accounts positions the IRS has filled — phone, correspondence, error resolution, tax examiner — won't be able to be back-filled, and that will signal real impact on the filing season.' What is DOGE, and what's it doing? If you're nervous about getting next year's tax refund in a timely manner, you might want to follow some advice Christopher Stroup, CFP and owner of Silicon Beach Financial, gave to GoBankingRates. It includes adjusting your withholding allowances and increasing your retirement contributions. 'By reducing your overall tax burden, you're less likely to rely on a refund to balance your finances,' Stroup said. He also recommends considering considering quarterly estimated payments as well as tracking and deducting business expenses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
