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Tax Relief for Fraud Victims

If any of your money disappeared down the rathole known as Bernie Madoff or any of the similar Ponzi operations that came to light last year, the Internal Revenue Service offers you some relief, if not much sympathy. How financial victims can get the tax breaks they deserve... If...

Tags: Loss, Bernard Madoff, Internal Revenue Service, MoneyWatch, Ponzi, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Tax, Deduction, Theft, Ponzi Scheme, Madoff, Stanford, Greenwood, Walsh, Nadel, IRS, Guaranty Fund, Guarantee Fund, Securities Investors Protection Corporation, SIPC, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-03-05

Tax Tips for the New Jobless

Exactly how much you can write-off for job-related expenses after you've been laid off depends on how you characterize yourself to the Internal Revenue Service. Here's how to grab all the employment deductions you can when you file your federal income tax return... Most days, being well-off is preferable...

Tags: Adjusted Gross Income, Benefits, Deduction, Deductions, Enterprise Software, Expenses, Finance, Financial Planning, Fired, Health Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Human Resources, Income, Internal Revenue Service, Job, Job Search, Jobless, Kathy M. Kristof, Laid-off, Mileage, MoneyWatch, Personal Finance, Recruitment & Selection, Schedule C, Smiths, Software, Taxes, Unemployed, Vertical Industries, Workforce Management, Write-Off, Writeoff

Articles 2009-03-05

Limbo Your Way to Lower Taxes

You may be able to lower your 2009 federal income tax bill by finding ways to bring your income below certain thresholds, which would otherwise limit your write-offs. Here's how to get into those sweet spots and pay less to the Internal Revenue Service as a result... Most days, being...

Tags: Tax Credit, Income, MoneyWatch, Adjusted Gross Income, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Tax, Deduction, Credit, Phase-out, Threshold, 401(k), Retirement Planning, Health, Deductible, Dependent, College, Paperwork, Obama, Stimulus, Above-The-Line, First-Time Homebuyer Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, Hope Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, Making Work Pay Credit, MoneyWatch Briefing, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-03-09

Higher Taxes for the Mass Affluent

A multitude of recent and proposed law changes aim to raise the taxes of people like you. Here are a few key steps that could help you head off these impending tax hikes. ...

Tags: Income, MoneyWatch, Odds, Coming Storm President Obama, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Kathy Kristof, IRS, Capital Gains, Marginal Tax Rates, Charitable Contributions, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Deductions, Write-Offs, Obama, First-Time Home Buyer, American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Tax Credit, Itemized Deductions, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-05-04

Money Skills for Your Kids: Ages 4 to 9

To help your kids grow into money-savvy adults, start early. Here's how to instill good money habits in even your youngest. ...

Tags: Allowance, Kid, MoneyWatch, Kids, Bodnar, Ryan, Financial Services, Personal Finance, JumpStart Coalition for Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy, Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Janet Bodnar, Raising Money Smart Kids, Kidnexions, President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-07-15

Money Skills for Your Kids: Ages 10 to 14

You can get tweens to adopt the right lifelong money habits. But first you have to get their attention. Games Theory ...

Tags: Money, Allowance, Kid, MoneyWatch, ING Direct, Games, Mutual Funds, Investment, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Benefits, Retirement Plans, Finance, Stock Market Game, Planet Orange, Junior Achievement, Kidnexions, Janet Bodnar, Raising Money Smart Kids, The Game of Life, The Great Piggy Bank Adventure, Money Might, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-07-15

Money Skills for Your Kids: Ages 15 and Up

To make high-school students financially literate, let them handle and sometimes mishandle their own money. The Power of Compound Interest ...

Tags: Financial, Credit Card, MoneyWatch, Concert Ticket, Alfred, Sales Channel, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab Foundation, The Stock Market Game, Clark Howard, Compound Interest, WealthQuest for Teens, Jill Suskind, Mike Alfred, Farnoosh Torabi, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-07-15

Additional Resources

Immediate Annuities: 5 Rules to Get Monthly Checks for Life

These financial products can provide retirees with a steady stream of income. But you need to buy wisely. Anyone nearing retirement...

Tags: Payment, Annuity, Immediate Annuity, Insurance Company, MoneyWatch, Life, Personal Finance, Investment, Finance, Immediate Fixed Annuity, Ibbotson Associates, TheStreet.com, Consumer Reports, ImmediateAnnuities.com, Christine Fahlund, David Adler, Life Insurance Guaranty Funds, Kathy Kristof

Articles 2009-08-31

New Madoff Defense: "I Am That Stupid"

The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that several Madoff victims are being investigated as potential conspirators. Why? These rich philanthropists reportedly told Madoff how much they wanted to earn on their money. And then, magically, they did. Could seasoned multi-millionaires really be stupid enough to...

Tags: Income Tax, Tax Fraud, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Kathy Kristof

Blog posts 2009-05-18

Should I Take a Reverse Mortgage?

Dear Ali: I'm retired and some of my stocks have suffered all this financial trouble we've been having, so my banker mentioned a reverse mortgage to me. What do you think, is that worth looking into, or is there a catch? I can't tell if they're scams or not. ...

Tags: Equity, Mortgages, Finance, Capital Structures, Alison Rogers

Blog posts 2009-09-25