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ozgurcankaya As tax season begins, you may be eager to file your tax return for a faster refund and to check the annual task off your list. For most filers, the tax deadline is April 18, and the IRS urges Americans to prepare before filing to avoid processing and refund delays, along with future IRS

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images This is an excerpt from the Personal Finance team’s weekly Twitter Space, “This week, your wallet.” Check out the latest episode here, and tune in every Friday at 11 a.m. ET. Tax season kicked off Jan. 23. The IRS expects taxpayers to file more than 168 million returns, most

Bill Oxford | E+ | Getty Images If you’re banking on a tax refund, it may be “somewhat lower” than last year’s payment, according to the IRS. Typically, you can expect a federal refund if you’ve overpaid yearly taxes or withheld more than what you owe. One of the big reasons for smaller payments this

Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images Getting a $7,500 tax break for the purchase of a new electric vehicle will likely get harder in a few months — meaning prospective buyers who want the financial incentive may wish to speed up their timeline.   The Inflation Reduction Act, a historic climate law President Biden signed

Drakula & Co. | Moment | Getty Images Tax season officially kicked off for individual filers on Jan. 23. This year’s tax deadline is April 18 for most filers.  Although the IRS expects to start the filing season stronger, taxpayer service improvements may take time as the agency hires and trains more workers.   In the

pcess609 If you’re expecting a refund this season, it’s critical to file a complete and accurate tax return to avoid “extensive processing” and delays, according to the IRS.    One of the keys to error-free filing is including all your required tax forms, known as information returns, which employers and financial institutions send yearly, with copies

Residents drop off Covid-19 PCR tests at a testing site run by the Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency and eTrueNorth in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2022. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Christopher Perry got sick in July 2021, he thought he just had a bad cold. But after

Mike Yada Courtesy: Mike Yada Mike Yada remembers the day in August 2020 when it became clear that his unusual symptoms — which emerged after a mild case of Covid-19 earlier in the year — were worsening. “I went for an easy hike, but by the end I was so winded that I couldn’t walk

Itsskin | E+ | Getty Images Thinking about retiring to another state? You’re not alone. A United Van Lines study found the percentage of people retiring to a new state had increased to 18.3% in 2021, up from 13.4% in 2015. Making the move is not a straightforward decision, however, as there are myriad financial

Charlotte Hultquist Charlotte Hultquist Weeks after Charlotte Hultquist got Covid-19 in November 2020, she developed a severe pain in her right ear. “It felt like someone was sticking a knife in [it],” said Hultquist, a single mother of five who lives in Hartford, Vermont. The 41-year-old is one of millions of Americans who have long

Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images Every investor looks to buy low and sell high, which sounds simple enough … until you try to actually put it into practice. The problem is that it’s seldom obvious when the highs and lows of a particular cycle will happen. Most of the time, that’s apparent only

Milan2099 | E+ | Getty Images Long Covid is a chronic illness with far-reaching impact, both in terms of health and household finance. As many as 23 million Americans have suffered long-haul symptoms of Covid-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But there are steps individuals and their families can take to blunt