Unless Congress does something to change it, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will reduce payments by as much as 20 percent by 2033. The talk about it has continued for a couple of years, but now it is predicted to take place one year sooner than projected earlier. The depletion of money in the Social…
Social Security Predicted to Reduce Payments by 2033
April 10, 2023
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Don’t Buy a Home When You’re Broke and in Debt
Dear Dave, I’m thinking more seriously about buying a home in the next year or so. It seems like the housing market has cooled off a bit, so I am also planning to get a secured credit card to help me rebuild my credit score in the meantime. I make $60,000 a year, and I…
IRS Moves to Crack Down on Tax Shelters for Small Businesses
April 10, 2023
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued proposed regulations that would abolish certain tax shelters. The agency’s proposed rulemaking wants to classify certain types of insurance arrangements that let small businesses benefit from tax breaks as either “listed transactions” or “transactions of interest,” making it easier for the IRS to disallow certain claimed tax benefits. “Listed…
5 Reasons Your Children Should Not Inherit Your Business
By Daniel Scott There are some astounding statistics surrounding family business succession. First, the average lifespan of a family-owned business is only 24 years, or roughly one generation. In addition, nearly 60 percent of family-owned businesses fail to make it to the second generation, while nearly 90 percent fail to make it to the third…
IRS to Prioritize Enforcement Including Criminal Investigation for Certain Assets
April 8, 2023
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it would increase enforcement in the area of digital asset transactions and listed transactions. The federal agency identified certain transactions to have high-risk issues in noncompliance and vowed to ramp up enforcement in those transactions. “The IRS tracks many known, high-risk issues in noncompliance, such as digital asset transactions, listed…
5 Tax Tips for Older Adults
More than half of older taxpayers (57 percent) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9 percent Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan seniors group. Taxes for the over-65 set can feel more complicated for a variety…
10 Best Credit Cards for Fair Credit
Having a credit card offers a wide range of benefits. Hit with an unexpected expense like a flat tire or broken water pipe? You can take care of it right away and pay off the bill over time. You can also keep an itemized list of payments, apply for loans and even earn rewards like…
IRS Chief Reveals Hiring Plan for Armed Agents
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Thursday provided details about plans to hire armed agents in the agency’s criminal investigations division, amid Republican concerns about a proliferation of gun-toting tax enforcers. Werfel said in a call with reporters that the share of staff working in the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unit would not climb above the…
Asian Stocks Rise Ahead of US Job Market Update
April 7, 2023
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BEIJING—Asian stock markets rose Friday ahead of a United States job market update that traders hope will encourage the Federal Reserve to ease off plans for more interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul advanced. New York, London, and Frankfurt were closed for the Good Friday holiday. Traders who worry higher interest rates might tip…
Major Australian Bank Starts Cutting Cash Services At Branches
April 7, 2023
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One major Australian bank has begun phasing out cash transactions at a number of its branches saying it is keeping up with the changing behaviour of customers. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)—one of Australia’s “Big Four”—revealed it would begin removing cash withdrawals and deposit services on March 30. Customers will only be allowed…
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