Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The deal includes Chinese commitments to buy more U.S. goods in four industries. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Topline: With the Phase One trade deal signing scheduled for tomorrow, new details have emerged about China’s pledge to significantly ramp up purchases of U.S. exports including manufactured
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Comfortable retirement: Still out of reach for most. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty … [+] Images) Corbis via Getty Images Congress ended 2019 by producing a budget of sorts. That fact, in itself, constitutes a rare accomplishment for this country’s dissipated and ever-distracted representative bodies. Such documents, as always, offer much to praise or
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about limits a family could receive, whether working longer can increase benefit amounts, whether delaying till 70 is still worth it, whether filing at 62 might be better and filing for survivor benefits while still working. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
I hate it when people lose out by barely missing a deadline. A recent decision in the Western District of Wisconsin has an important lesson about deadlines. The lesson is that if you are going to rely on special rules to cut things close, you better understand how the rules apply. The couple in the
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The market resumed its rally from last week, amid renewed trade optimism. Kena Betancur/Getty Images Topline: With the signing of the phase one trade deal mere days away, the U.S. said that it would remove China from a list of countries that it considers as currency
As your investment account value climb, you may be sitting on a tax time bomb. Here are the new … [+] capital gains tax rates for 2020. Getty We have been in an amazing bull market for more than ten years. In 2019, we saw the U.S. stock markets continue to climb to record highs.
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about when and how a married couple can file, survivor’s benefits and the earnings test, divorced spousal benefits before retirement benefits, avoiding filing for retroactive retirement benefits unintentionally and the availability of divorced spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
President Trump doesn’t want to release his tax returns. After promising to make them public during his primary campaign, he later changed his mind. And even after winning his race for the White House, he continued to refuse, breaking with four decades of voluntary disclosure by American presidents. WASHINGTON DC, USA – JANUARY 8: US
It’s 1099 season, so I thought a recent decision in the Southern District of New York might rate some attention. I doubt the litigants want to be more famous because of this so I am going to call them Jane, the company and the other partners. If you must know who they are, you can
Getty Ready to file your 2019 tax return? The filing season officially opens on January 27, 2020, but taxpayers can get an early start today. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that Free File is officially open. Free File is available to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income (AGI) was $69,000 or less in 2019. You can find your AGI