No need to panic when filing taxes this year. The Internal Revenue Service said taxpayers who need their prior-year tax records to either complete their 2018 tax return or to validate their income can use Get Transcript Online or Get Transcript by Mail. Taxpayers often call or visit the IRS [...]

Tax season has arrived and as you begin preparing to file your taxes, there are a number of things to consider. First, you will want to determine if you indeed need to file and the best way to start the process. For tax year 2018, all individual taxpayers will file [...]

Between raging wildfires, and vicious hurricanes, 2018 certainly brought record-setting disasters to many parts of the country. As a result, many Americans are now facing the challenge of reconstructing their financial records. Trying to do this, soon after a disaster, may be essential for properly documenting a tax-deductible loss, supporting [...]

If you're busy planning for your retirement or just dreaming about it, a new poll reports health costs top the list of concerns for Americans looking toward their Golden Years. In fact, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) are confident they have saved enough -- or will save enough -- to retire comfortably, [...]

While official "Tax Day" doesn't arrive until April 15, it’s not too late to make an estimate tax payment to avoid a tax-time shock in the months ahead. The Internal Revenue Service advises employees -- whose 2018 federal income tax withholding unexpectedly falls short of their tax liability for the [...]

Soon it will be autumn and cooler weather will be on its way which means you will be spending more time indoors. It also means you could be using more heat and/or more energy, which adds up to paying more in utility bills. But do not get too down as [...]