New efforts to combat tax fraud will hold tax refunds for people claiming the earned income tax credit or the additional child tax credit until at least Feb. 15.
The IRS is now accepting 2016 individual income tax returns and taxpayers have until April 18 to file their 2016 tax returns and pay any tax. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)
Republican attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have escalated since the election. Now Democrats are stepping up their efforts to stand up for the agency.
Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder has not turned in some required paperwork a week before his confirmation hearing, raising questions from a key Democrat about whether he will be able to receive a “thorough review."
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If you owe the IRS money, you will receive a polite letter informing you. It will never ever call you.
Parents should view this new period in their lives as a time to re-evaluate their financial plans, financial advisers say.
With no rescue plan in place for one of the nation's largest pension funds, the insurance program for multiemployer plans faces a troubled future.
Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
A generous tip -- and the hope that we can all move forward together
In previous speeches and interviews, Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder criticized the idea that infrastructure spending can lead to lasting economic growth -- a strategy touted by President Trump.
If you do it right, you’re left with only the records you really need
A lawsuit from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleges a Minnesota-based bank used vague language to mislead consumers into opting-in for overdraft services.
For the #NoDebtNoMess challenge, pros advise on what documents should be retained.
Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
For the #NoDebtNoMess challenge, let go of the notion that you have to carry debt to have “good” credit.
For Week 2 of the #NoDebtNoMess Challenge, reduce the redundancy in your life.
Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
Don't mean to alarm you, but you'll need to be realistic about how much money you'll need in retirement
Take the 21-day #NoDebtNoMess Color of Money Challenge.
The projections are in and Wall Street analysts have pretty low expectations for how the stock market will perform this year. A roundup of the figures shows that strategists project the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index will gain 4 percent on average in 2017 — the lowest expected annual gain for the stock market since 2005, […]
A 21-day challenge to get rid of things you don’t need, in your home and financial life.
The members of the Cleveland-based pension fund are the first to have their application to cut benefits approved by the Treasury Department. Plan participants must now vote on the proposal, which could go into effect Feb. 1.
