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Getting Around the Stretch IRA Block
Making Your Money Last Leaving behind a huge tax bill for your heirs with the stretch IRA scuttled? Here are some ways around it as lawmakers consider an updated SECURE Act.
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5 Fixes That Could Help Save Medicare
Medicare There have been dire warnings about the overall health of Medicare for years, yet policymakers have been slow to act. Here's how Congress can shore up the program.
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Why This Tax Filing Season Could Be Ugly
Coronavirus and Your Money National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins warns the agency will continue to struggle with tight budgets and backlogs. Her advice: File electronically!
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Will Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Be Renewed in 2022?
Tax Breaks There will be more child tax credit payments this year if the Build Back Better Act is signed into law. But will the bill get through Congress?
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Child Tax Credit 2022: How Next Year's Credit Could Be Different
Tax Breaks President Biden wants to extend the enhancements made to the 2021 child tax credit – but with some important differences.
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Biden's Spending Framework Limits Medicare Expansion
Medicare The Medicare expansion in President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion spending plan included fewer new benefits than some Democrats had hoped for.
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How Congress Could Expand Medicare Benefits to Cover Dental, Hearing and Vision
Medicare Democrats have included the proposal for the new benefits in their budget reconciliation bill. They also want to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices with pharmaceutical companies.
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How to Find a Lost Retirement Account
Financial Planning A national database to find forgotten 401(k)s and pensions could be on the way, but savers should take action now to locate any missing retirement accounts.
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Stimulus Check Update: Hopes for a Fourth Stimulus Check Are Still Alive
Coronavirus and Your Money Over 80 Democratic lawmakers have asked President Biden for more stimulus payments, and the president hasn't said "no" yet. But what are the real chances of seeing a fourth stimulus check?
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