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Black Americans Are Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits, Study Finds

WASHINGTON — Black taxpayers are at least three times as likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service as other taxpayers, even after accounting for the differences in the […]




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Your Tax Refunds May Be Smaller This Year

Filers may want to have their returns prepared early in the filing season, so they can adjust their budget if their refund falls short of expectations. “Knowing where you stand […]




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How New IRS Rules Could Affect Venmo, Zelle and CashApp Users

WASHINGTON — This year, Dennis Turbeville, a woodworker in Washington, used the mobile payment service Venmo to sell his wares, collect payments on a rental property and split personal expenses […]







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Britain’s Economic Experiment Stumbles at the Start

Britain’s economy has wobbled along since the financial crisis more than a decade ago, in 2008, with weak productivity and low pay. Recently, it lost its place as the world’s […]




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Health Insurance Guide: Navigating Coverage in Your 20s

Georgia Lee Hussey, the chief executive of Modernist Financial, a planning firm in Portland, Ore., that helps clients make financial decisions aligned with their progressive values, noted that some young […]







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What You Need to Know About Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

After making monthly payments for a set number of years — usually 20— any remaining balance is forgiven. (The balance is taxable as income, though a temporary tax rule exempts […]