Cash-rich states are slashing taxes amid revenue windfalls

Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images And this year, at least a dozen states have made cuts or are eyeing reductions, including both temporary and permanent measures, according to the Tax Foundation.   While the...

Considering a Roth IRA conversion? Here’s how to reduce the tax bite

If you’re considering a Roth conversion, your timing and yearly planning can significantly reduce the tax bite, financial experts say.  The popular retirement savings strategy allows higher earn...

Should you super fund a 529 college savings plan? What experts say

Kevin Winter | Getty Images If you’re eager to jump-start an education fund, you may consider a larger, upfront contribution to a 529 college savings plan. While the average account balance was ...

The IRS has sent nearly 30 million refunds. Here’s the average payment

Cabania | iStock | Getty Images Plus Despite ongoing challenges, the IRS has sent nearly 30 million tax refunds, worth about $103.2 billion, the agency reported Friday. While 29% of Americans worry ab...

New Jersey governor floats property tax relief for homeowners, renters

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers a victory speech on Nov. 3, 2021, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images Property tax relief may soon be coming to New Jersey. Gov. Phil ...

How to score a tax write-off for 2021 donations if you don’t itemize

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who gave to charity in 2021, you can still claim a write-off on this year’s tax return.  There’s a deduction for cash gifts up to $300 for ...

how it affects your tax return

Your filing status is the backbone of your tax return, and checking the wrong box can be costly. Yet many filers still confuse single and head of household, financial experts say. “Most people a...

What to know before filing business taxes for the first time

In 2021, amid the ongoing pandemic and “Great Resignation,” Americans filed a record 5.4 million applications for new businesses, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That means ...

Should you consider a Roth IRA conversion when the market drops?

If you’re considering a Roth conversion, stock market drops may make the strategy more appealing, according to financial experts.   While the popular move, allowing higher earners to bypass inco...

Here’s what the end of Covid tax breaks means for business owners 

Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rules around small business taxes have changed significantly in the last two years. This year is no exception as many of the various pandemic-era deductions and...

Education Department won’t seize tax refunds for overdue student loans

Miguel Cardona, U.S. Education Secretary, at the Queen Theatre on Dec. 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has suspende...

Super Bowl betting to top $7.6 billion. Don’t forget taxman if you win

Algerina Perna | Baltimore Sun | MCT | Getty Images If you plan to drop money on a Super Bowl bet this weekend, remember the IRS will be looking for its cut of your winnings. Americans are expected to...

4 scams that may cost you this tax season

Brothers91 | E+ | Getty Images Tax season is underway — and the IRS is warning of a likely increase in scams targeting taxpayers. Agency officials are sounding the alarm on “IRS impersonation sc...

Student loan borrowers who default may see child tax credit garnished

staticnak1983 | E+ | Getty Images Millions of parents who’ve defaulted on their federal student loans may get part of their child tax credit seized this tax season. The federal government has lo...

Victims of unemployment fraud may find out this tax season

Photo by Rafa Elias | Moment | Getty Images Many victims of identity theft linked to unemployment fraud will learn of the crime this tax season. Such fraud — whereby organized crime rings and other th...

Here’s why new parents may qualify for another $1,400 stimulus check

Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images The IRS has issued all third-round stimulus payments to eligible Americans, the agency said Wednesday. However, new parents and other recipients who added de...

Oxfam on Covid inequality, tax rich to pay for vaccines, protect climate

A pedestrian wearing a face mask delivers food to a homeless person sleeping in the entrance of a shop, closed due to coronavirus restrictions, in central London on December 23, 2020. Tolga Akmen | AF...