The Question I’m expecting to get my student loans forgiven soon. I’m at about $148,000. I borrowed $65,000 for a social work degree back in 2001 and I’ve paid something…
Taxes
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Employment income is any money you’re paid for working. The IRS uses the term earned income for the same thing, and the two words matter because a long list of…
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The average American homeowner hands over thousands of dollars a year to local governments to cover property taxes. You write that check, whether you just bought your house or paid…
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Stocks
‘I’d hate to end up with an unexpected tax bill’: I’m 73 and still work full time. Can I avoid paying taxes on my Social Security benefits?
“I’m actually earning more each week than I ever have before.”
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Stocks
California is one step closer to America’s first billionaire wealth tax — and the divide between red and blue state taxes is getting deeper
This year is shaping up to be a milestone moment for state income taxes after last year’s massive changes to federal income taxes.
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Crypto Currency
We issued 56 million tax forms for 2025. Most were under $50. It’s time to fix digital asset taxes.
This year, we issued over 56 million Form 1099-DAs (tax form required for reporting digital asset transactions) to the IRS, one for every reportable transaction our customers made in 2025.…
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Investment
Congress Taxes College Endowments But Still Sends Them Financial Aid — That Makes No Sense
The U.S. Should Means-Test Colleges The Same Way It Means-Tests Americans Harvard University sits on an endowment (PDF File) worth roughly $56.9 billion. That’s more than the GDP of over…
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Tax filing season officially began just over three weeks ago, and according to the latest individual income tax return statistics for the 2026 tax-filing season, as of March 15 the…
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Key takeaways: Buying from your parents is legal but comes with extra lender requirements. A gift of equity can lower upfront costs, but you may still need cash to close.…
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Money in tax-deferred accounts comes with strings that heirs often aren’t expecting
