Money

Taxes

You may be counting on the step-up, Roth conversions and donor-advised funds. But politicians could snatch those goodies away.

Some experts are warning that the economy will take a “major hit” next year as the Fed struggles to combat inflation.

Today's Social Security column addresses questions about whether people who hadn't filed yet missed the January 2022 5.9% COLA, spousal benefit rat4es after early retirement benefits and switching to retirement benefits after early survivor's benefits.

Two married filing separately returns will almost never yield a lower total tax than a joint return - until recently that is. Apparently with 2021 returns it is happening a lot.

IRS says crypto is property, so transfers trigger tax, even swaps of one crypto for another. But if you are holding crypto for someone else, is the tax problem yours, or does it belong to the person on whose behalf you are holding it?

Tax Notes reporters Jonathan Curry and Caitlin Mullaney set the record straight on 10 common tax myths.

Roxanne Bland examines state and federal government developments in regulating cryptocurrency. She explores lingering questions around several state measures that have been introduced that would amend numerous existing statutes to accommodate cryptocurrency.

Here is a pro-tip for reading Tax Court decisions. Whenever the word "purport" occurs in any of its forms, things are not going to go well for the taxpayer.

Tax refund delayed? There's nothing you can do but recognize you're in delayed processing purgatory.

If Chris Rock sues Will Smith, how much in tax will Chris Rock pay if he receives a settlement? The slap was physical, and damages for personal physical injuries like a serious auto accident are tax free under Section 104 of the tax code. But what is "physical" isn’t clear.