Taxes

Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about how continued work might be able to increase retirement benefit rates, how survivor’s benefits are calculated and how a non US citizen might be eligible for US Social Security benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security

With Armageddon slated to arrive on or about the first of next month, it seems like a good time to get started with those debt limit negotiations. President Biden, of course, says he won’t bargain over raising the ceiling; only a “clean” increase will do. But the president has also invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,

If you mine digital assets—like cryptocurrency—your job might soon become a little more expensive. The White House has announced plans to ask crypto miners to pay a premium for energy consumption. President Biden’s proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year includes a Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax equal to 30% of the electricity used

US banks continue facing severe financial pressures, with First Republic’s failure now being followed by intensified pressure on PacWest, Western Alliance and others previously thought to be healthy. A key driver is banks’ exposure to falling commercial real estate values, driven in part by the rise in working from home and reduced demand for commercial

Some people thrive on butting right up against deadlines. I am not one of those people. I don’t like taking chances—especially when it comes to tax deadlines. There’s always a chance that a rush of Swifties to get concert tickets could take out the internet while I’m attempting to e-file a return. Or that a