Personal Economics

Budget Battles

  • <p>Capital loss rules dictate that if you make a legitimate loan to someone with an official note, even if it’s your brother-in-law, you can write the money off if you don’t get paid back, up to $3,000 a year with a maximum of $10,000 total. Caveat: “If

    3 Steps to Hiring the Right Tax Pro

    By Beth Braverman

    Even with the advent of tax software and the relative ease of e-filing, most of us still prefer to get professional help when it comes to settling up with Uncle Sam. An estimated 60 percent of tax...

  • China's premier cements ban on new buildings in cost-saving drive

    China's premier cements ban on new buildings in cost-saving drive

    By Reuters

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for a complete halt to construction of new government buildings, training centers and hotels, throwing his weight behind a standing order...

  • 3 Reasons More Americans Are Leaving the U.S.

    By Robert Frank, CNBC

    While Washington is focused on immigration, tax experts are focused on the opposite issue: a surge in Americans moving out. Last year, a record 2,999 Americans gave up their citizenship or terminated...

  • Obamacare Penalty: 4 Things You Don’t Know

    By Napala Pratini, The Fiscal Times

    The implementation of the individual mandate penalty is much more complicated than it first appears. Here are four things you don’t know.

  • The Doctor Will See You (and 10 Others) Now

    By Jay Macdonald, Bankrate

    While shared medical appointments may seem like a radical departure from traditional one-on-one care, they've made steady inroads into primary care practices since the model was introduced in the...