Money

Taxes

Focus on one of the main mechanisms used to avoid taxes by pretending income doesn’t exist.

The IRS has issued 70 million tax refunds already this tax season. Get yours faster.

Don't miss these special tax breaks that are new or expanded and good for only 2021 tax year returns due on Monday, April 18, 2022 for most taxpayers.

Congress is raising the age you must start withdrawing from taxable retirement accounts. But waiting too long can raise your taxes and Medicare Part B premiums. What's best for you requires careful calculation, not following rules of dumb.

The issue of reasonable compensation is confusing, and there are many dimensions to the tax analysis of it.

The Independent Economy Council (IEC) yesterday release its survey of 1,003 individuals who earn the majority of their income from "independent work".

Today's Social Security column addresses questions about early filing reductions and delayed retirement credits, filing with a spouse and a disabled child and how survivor's benefits are calculated.

Many wealthier Americans have been guided towards ETFs for their tax efficiency. How you can use Exchange Traded Funds to minimize realized capital gains on your taxable investments.

Jobs in state and local government are not coming back from the pandemic recession, hurting our recovery and leaving us more exposed to future crises. Instead, some states are using higher revenues to cut taxes for the wealthy.

Robert Goulder and Joseph J. Thorndike of Tax Notes discuss if more people should be paying income taxes and how efforts to change that have played out in the past.