About Beforeview

Mission

A clean, fast, ad-supported reference site. No accounts, no tracking beyond standard analytics, no obstructed content. Every page is a single-purpose answer.

Data sources

• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) — inflation calculator and historical inflation rates
• US Census Bureau
  American Community Survey — household income percentiles, state median income
• IRS — Internal Revenue Service
  Revenue procedures — federal income tax brackets, standard deductions
• OPM — US Office of Personnel Management
  Federal holiday calendar
• Tax Foundation
  State and local sales tax rates
• NY State Open Data — data.ny.gov
  Powerball and Mega Millions winning numbers (official NY Lottery feeds)

Accuracy & corrections

Data is refreshed on a regular schedule (lottery: daily, BLS CPI: annually, OPM holidays: per-year on load). If you spot an error, please write to [email protected] with the page URL and the issue.

Not advice

Lottery results: always verify with the official Powerball or Mega Millions websites before claiming a prize. Calculator outputs are estimates only — not financial, tax or legal advice. See our Terms of Service.