Maria Teijeiro | OJO Images | Getty Images Tax breaks aren’t the primary incentive for philanthropy among the ultra-wealthy, according to BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s inaugural Charitabl...
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IRS insists destruction of taxpayer data won’t affect payers
alfexe | iStock | Getty Images Filers won’t be affected by the IRS decision to destroy data for millions of taxpayers, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The IRS tossed an estimated 30 mil...
Tax pros ‘horrified’ by IRS decision to destroy data on 30 million filers
courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed the IRS has tossed data for millions of payers, sparking anger from the tax community. The mate...
Here’s why a Roth IRA conversion may pay off in a down market
Morsa Images | E+ | Getty Images Soaring inflation, interest rate hikes and the war in Ukraine have sparked ongoing stock market volatility. But there may be a bright spot: the chance to save money on...
Over 60 million tax returns could be completed automatically, study says
Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty Images The IRS may have the ability to automate nearly half of tax returns, according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The agency co...
TurboTax owner Intuit to pay $141 million to customers
Kimberly White | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Intuit, the owner of popular tax filing software TurboTax, will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of low-income Americans who were ...
Powerball’s jackpot is $454 million. What to do first if you win
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images If you play Powerball, there’s a good chance you’ve daydreamed about how you would spend the money if you hit the jackpot. With the lottery game’s top ...
Judge orders Cushman & Wakefield to comply with Trump subpoenas
Anti-Trump demonstrators gather outside of the New York County Supreme Court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2022. David Dee Delgado | Reuters A New York judge Monday ordered commercial real-estate...
Judge holds Donald Trump in contempt of court in New York attorney general prob
Former US President Donald Trump holds a rally sponsored by Save America with Ted Budd, Madison Cawthorn, Bo Hines, Dan Bishop, Mark Robinson and Greg Murphy in Selma, NC, on April 9, 2022. Peter Zay ...
Here’s what to do if you missed the April 18 tax filing deadline
Sergey Mironov | Moment | Getty Images If you missed the April 18 tax deadline, you may cut back on penalties by filing your return promptly, according to the IRS. While it’s too late to reques...
Supreme Court rejects SALT limit challenge from New York, New Jersey
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court h...
Why Biden’s billionaire minimum income tax may be a tough sell
Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., talks to reporters in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden has proposed a new tax on the ultra-wealthy as part of his 2023 federal budget, ...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says billionaires should pay more taxes to help the ‘next Elon Musk
Elon Musk and fellow billionaires should pay it forward in taxes to support the next generation of entrepreneurs who can make a difference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told CNBC on Tuesday. “...
How to avoid a tax filing rejection if last year’s return is pending
Drakula & Co. | Moment | Getty Images The IRS is backlogged and still sifting through tens of millions of pending returns, including many of last year’s filings. If your 2020 return is part ...
57% of U.S. households paid no federal income tax in 2021: Study
More than half of American households paid no federal income tax last year due to Covid-relief funds, tax credits and stimulus, according to a new report. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates t...
How to avoid a 6-figure tax penalty on foreign bank accounts
Chuyn | Istock | Getty Images Whether you’re an expat or U.S.-based, you may need to report your foreign accounts to the U.S. Department of the Treasury by April 15 — or face costly tax penaltie...
Meet Erin Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate for the IRS
Erin M. Collins Source: Erin M. Collins If you’re one of the millions of Americans grappling with IRS issues, you may not realize there’s another option for your unresolved problems. The T...
The IRS sent more than 45 million refunds. This is the average payment
Bill Oxford | E+ | Getty Images The IRS has issued more than 45 million tax refunds worth almost $152 billion in total, as of March 11, the agency reported Friday. Nearly half of Americans expect refu...
Bipartisan lawmakers push for IRS answers on problems facing taxpayers
Signage outside the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of bipartisan lawmakers is pressing the IRS for answers on lingering is...