The countdown to the tax-filing deadline is underway. Most taxpayers have until April 15 to file their federal returns. Residents in Maine and Massachusetts have until April 17 due to local holidays. If you don’t file on time, you risk...
No one wants a visit from the Internal Revenue Service. But if you get too generous with your calculations, you may need to back up your tax return. “For individuals, it usually comes down to being too overly aggressive with...
If you want to retire by age 65, you should be setting aside 10-17 percent of your income. And that's if you start saving as early as age 25. If you wait until 35 to start, you have to save...
We all seem to be on the lookout for clues that we're on the verge of another widespread financial crisis. The memories from the debacle a decade ago are so bad that no one wants to be caught by surprise...
The biggest tax code overhaul in decades has made sport of tracking this year's average tax refund size. (Currently this year's refund is $22 higher versus last year.) The scrutiny is also reviving any even older and highly emotional debate...
Ministers will resume efforts later to secure legally-binding changes to Theresa May's Brexit deal that might get MPs' backing in a week's time. Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox will meet EU officials in Brussels in search...
Sitting down to do your taxes in the next few weeks – or talking with your tax preparer – will involve tackling the most sweeping changes in the federal income tax rules in more than 30 years. You'll need to...
The Internal Revenue Service is ready to accept your federal tax returns starting Monday, Jan. 28. You can file for free electronically through the IRS website or download paper forms. Tax preparation companies such as TurboTax and H&R Block are...
The best way to prepare to do your taxes – or even get your taxes done – is to take a deep breath, gather your thoughts and start scrambling for your paperwork. Your 2018 federal income tax return will be...
Almost all of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changes that will affect individual taxpayers kick in starting with their 2018 Form 1040. Here are the 10 changes that are most likely to affect your return. Lower individual rates....
Good financial advisors bring more to the table than investment ideas. They spot hidden risks, keep emotions in check and keep your goals in focus. Do you know who Ivan Ljubicic is? Unless you’re a devoted tennis fan, probably not....
After raising four kids and shelling out cash for clothes, child care, food and school tuition over nearly four decades, Jackie Toye says all her adult children are now out on their own. The empty nester’s new goal? Securing her...
You took out student loans to go to college, and then you started a career in public service, as a police officer, a teacher, a nurse, a social worker. Good news: The government wants to reward you for your service....
Amidst the magic and sparkle of the season, families across the country are getting ready for the holidays. In Cape May, New Jersey, 17-year-old Hadley Kronemeyer is preparing to dance with her local troop in her town’s Christmas parade, while...
In 2013, Fritz Gilbert reached a goal he had worked toward for 28 years: His 401(k) hit the million-dollar mark. With that tick to seven digits, Gilbert, who is 55, newly retired and founder of The Retirement Manifesto blog, joined...
