[Updated on January 14, 2021. The online registration is open now.] Due to many hacks and breaches of personal information, having a tax return filed fraudulently in your name has become a problem ...
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Overpay Your Taxes to Buy I Bonds for a Better Yield Than TIPS
The U.S. government sells billions of dollars in Treasury bonds to institutional investors every year. Right now those institutional investors are willing to pay such a high price for good credit ...
2021 $300 Charity Deduction For Non-Itemizers $600 Married
Congress passed a new stimulus bill before the Christmas weekend. Although President Trump wanted to raise the second stimulus check from $600 per person to $2,000 per person, he still signed the bill ...
See Your Social Security Benefits Estimate In an Interactive Chart
Although I'm many years from being eligible for Social Security, I created a my Social Security online account with the Social Security Administration. I did that as a part of the "plant your flag" ...
529 Plan For High School Seniors and Students Already in College
[Updated on December 15, 2020 with the latest rates.] Selecting investments to match your time horizon is arguably the #1 rule in investing. If you have a long time horizon, you can invest more in ...
Cap On Paying Back ACA Health Insurance Subsidy Premium Tax Credit
For the most part, the ACA health insurance subsidy, aka the premium tax credit, is set up such that it doesn't matter how much you receive upfront when you enroll. The upfront subsidy is only an ...