At this time of the year, it’s not uncommon for taxpayers to rush to file their tax return, eager to receive a refund as soon as possible. But what happens when the expected deposit doesn’t show up?

The taxation of Social Security benefits was introduced in 1983 to address the insolvency issues of the Social Security trust fund, a challenge that echoes today's financial concerns. Unlike other ...

I’m aware of tax-loss harvesting — selling losing investments at year’s end to offset capital gains — but I failed to pull the trigger in December because I didn’t understand the idea well enough to ...

Our Taxes Explained series aims to make tax policy clear and accessible. We want people to know what’s on the line and understand how Trump’s tax cuts are designed specifically to benefit the ...

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Congressional Republicans are pushing tax proposals that would significantly reduce taxes for corporations by slashing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 15 percent. Their tax plan, including ...

Lisa, first of all, can you explain to us who, in theory, is a child in the eyes of the IRS? And what is this tax credit? Lisa Greene-Lewis: Yes. So it has to be your dependent child. And they have to ...

Scrolling on your phone or skimming the newspaper headlines at Starbucks, you see them: op-eds calling for the wealthy to pay their share of taxes, or stories about some rich muckety-muck finally ...