Plan strategically for retirement accounts

Plan strategically for retirement accounts

Longer working lives and the specter of higher rates next year are creating tax headaches for seniors.  more...

Know the triggers, avoid an IRS audit

Know the triggers, avoid an IRS audit

Tax experts share ideas about how to avoid an audit, red flags that can prompt a second look from the IRS, and what to do if you're...  more...

Tax benefits not equal for domestic partners

Tax benefits not equal for domestic partners

Delaware and Hawaii this year began to recognize civil unions, and Washington in mid-February legalized same-sex marriages, joining a...  more...

Credit reporting on rent can be mixed bag

Credit reporting on rent can be mixed bag

For years, it didn't matter to your credit score whether you paid rent on time. But that is starting to change.  more...

No more excuses -- Girl Scouts now accept credit cards

No more excuses -- Girl Scouts now accept credit cards

When Girl Scout cookie season starts up in your neighborhood, those earnest young saleswomen bearing boxes of sweets may be armed with a new...  more...

IRS software upgrade to slow refunds to early filers

Early filers: IRS software upgrade to slow refunds

The early bird does not always get the worm: The Internal Revenue Service says that some taxpayers who filed on or before Jan. 25 may have...  more...