WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 05: U.S. President Joe Biden (C) and Vice President Kamala Harris (L) meet … [+] with House Democratic leaders to discuss virus relief legislation in the Oval Office at the White House February 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. In an effort to generate bipartisa(Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images This
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Five things that people get wrong about retirement arithmetic. Future getty There is something about retirement that leaves investors in an arithmetic fog. Maybe it’s the marginal tax rate or the compounding or the deferral that gets their numbers all jumbled up. Here are five things that people get wrong about IRAs and 401(k)s, usually
Got a Notice CP21C from the IRS about your economic impact payment? It’s a mistake. getty Got a CP21C letter from the Internal Revenue Service about the stimulus payment(s) you’re waiting for? It’s a mistake. The letters, mailed to more than 109,000 taxpayers, say that the IRS is offsetting outstanding economic stimulus payments to cover
In a time of fiscal desperation, are states ready to embrace the sin? COVID-19 has taken an obvious toll on the world’s collective health. And COVID-19 restrictions have wreaked similar havoc on state budgets throughout the United States. State tax collections for March through August 2020 were, on average, 6.4 percent less than in the
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about what effect years of lower income might have on benefits taken later, when the higher income limit for the earnings test is applied and whether a divorce and subsequent remarriage can satisfy the 10 year marriage requirement. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston
DraftKings has indicated that in may challenge the IRS ruling that would require it to pay an excise … [+] tax on daily fantasy sports entry fees. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images Tax season is officially upon us. Yesterday was the deadline for companies to file
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 01: U.S. President Joe Biden (Center R) and Vice President Kamala Harris … [+] (Center L) meet with 10 Republican senators, including Mitt Romney (R-UT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and others, in the Oval Office at
The United States Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA. getty Tax Notes reporters Jad Chamseddine and Alexis Gravely speculate on upcoming tax changes and developments on Capitol Hill this year. This post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether or not benefits lost to Social Security’s earnings test are actually repaid at full retirement age, suspending retirement benefits and filing for spousal benefits after taking early retirement benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of
getty In a recent blog, I looked at two ways Congress could refocus those $1,400 per person relief payments on those who need it most. But there is an even stronger case for better targeting President Biden’s proposed increases in the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The American Rescue Plan Biden proposed in January would make