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Getty Images The federal tax deadline for most Americans is April 18, and there’s still time to file for an extension. But the clock is ticking.   As of April 7, the IRS received more than 101 million returns, but the agency expects to receive in excess of 168 million through the end of the

The U.S. government wastes billions of taxpayer dollars every year. Improper payments, which refer to payments that are made incorrectly by the government, cost the U.S. $247 billion in 2022, according to the Government Accountability Office. The U.S. government has lost almost $2.4 trillion in simple payment errors over the last two decades, by GAO

In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A person walks out of the Apple Store in Annapolis, Maryland, on February 2, 2023. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images As the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates, some online banks have been jockeying to offer the highest yields on savings. Now,

ozgurcankaya If you’re scrambling to file your taxes, it’s easy to miss another key deadline on April 18: the due date for 2023 first-quarter estimated tax payments. Income taxes are pay-as-you-go, meaning you must remit taxes throughout the year. While employees contribute through paycheck withholdings, others must pay the IRS quarterly.  The first estimated tax deadline

Fertnig | E+ | Getty Images Negative headlines about Social Security’s future may be affecting how prepared people feel when it comes to their own retirement. Almost three-quarters, 74%, of people say they cannot count on Social Security benefits when it comes to the money they will have in retirement, according to a new survey

Collectively, Americans owe more on credit cards than ever before. And they’re paying a higher price for it, as well. The average annual interest rate for credit cards is now near 21%, according to data from the Federal Reserve — marking the highest rate since the Fed began tracking this figure nearly three decades ago.

Steven Heap/EyeEm/Getty Images If you don’t file your taxes, you may be leaving money on the table — and there’s a free option to make the process easier. Generally, you’re not required to file a federal tax return if your gross income is below the standard deduction, which is $12,950 for single filers and $25,900

Zamrznutitonovi | Istock | Getty Images New government inflation data shows inflation is cooling — and that could point to a lower cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security beneficiaries next year. The Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, or CPI-U, rose 5% from a year ago and 0.1% in March, according to data

More women are becoming breadwinners, but the division of labor at home has barely budged, a new report found. Although men still out-earn women in most households, the share of women who earn as much as or significantly more than their husband has roughly tripled over the last half-century, according to a new Pew Research Center

Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty Images After a federal judge in Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act last month, some health insurance plans may soon scale back their preventive care coverage, experts say. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in late March that one of the three panels of

When you’re living paycheck to paycheck, it can be tough to find money to save. That was the situation one audience member, Natalie, wrote in about ahead of CNBC’s Women & Wealth event on Tuesday. While grappling with high childcare and housing costs, Natalie is barely breaking even, she wrote, which makes finding money to

Miniseries | E+ | Getty Images Egg prices fell by almost 11% in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, following a 7% decline in February and delivering relief from record-high prices over the winter. The decrease is largely due to a recovery in egg production and weaker consumer demand, said Brian Moscogiuri,