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TaxWatch: Counting on a tax refund or stimulus check? 5 things to know before filing your taxes

When Americans started filing taxes last year, unemployment was at a 50-year low, the coronavirus pandemic’s official start was two months away and some of the earliest tax filers were powered by a sense of hyper-punctuality. This year’s tax season will start against a very different backdrop. Approximately 18 million …

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What a Joe Biden presidency means for taxes, health care, housing, student debt — and another COVID-19 stimulus package

Joe Biden was projected Saturday to become the nation’s next president, according to the Associated Press, after campaigning on an ambitious domestic agenda he hopes will improve voters’ finances and invigorate an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Tax hikes for the rich, broadened health care coverage and student loan …

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Personal Finance Daily: The mistakes to avoid when moving to a state with lower taxes and why low mortgage rates are a double-edged sword

Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Thinking about moving to a state with lower taxes? These are the mistakes to avoid Some states are great to live in, but not so great to die in. 32 states have been approved to offer $ 300 extra in unemployment …

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TaxWatch: Are you receiving unemployment? Read this before filing your taxes

Millions of Americans have lost their job during the COVID-19 outbreak and are relying on unemployment benefits as they pay their bills and re-start their career. That’s a serious challenge they face right now. Without some planning, they could also face a future problem — an unanticipated, unbudgeted tax bill …

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How does refinancing affect my taxes?

Refinancing can be a great money-saving move. But it can also impact your taxes both positively and negatively.  From a tax implication perspective, refinancing is viewed differently than an initial mortgage. Because it’s seen as “debt restructuring,” the deductions and credits that can be claimed with a refinance aren’t as …

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The Moneyist: Where’s my $1,200 stimulus check? My 2018 taxes ruled me out, but my 2019 return qualifies me — when will it arrive?

Dear Moneyist, I was married and didn’t qualify for the $ 1,200 stimulus check based on my 2018 tax returns. I am now divorced and filed my 2019 tax returns separately. It seems that millions of stimulus payments have already gone out. Where is my stimulus check? Will I ever …

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Key Words: A wave of bankruptcies, surging taxes, and Americans harboring lasting scars from coronavirus lockdowns — the head of world’s largest asset manager warns of grim outlook

The era of coronavirus has already been hard on the American psyche, but the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager cautions that everyone should brace for even rougher days ahead, as the U.S. attempts to emerge from the worst public-health crisis in more than a century. BlackRock’s Chief Executive …

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The Moneyist: ‘I was punished for being responsible. I filed my 2019 taxes early — and received almost no stimulus check’

Dear Moneyist, In 2018, I made about $ 155,000 with my wife. In 2019, I got a promotion and our combined annual income was $ 198,000. I filed my taxes early as I am very responsible, and now I found out that, had I had not filed my 2019 taxes, …

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TaxWatch: As the dust settles on Super Tuesday, here’s what Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and the other Democratic presidential candidates want to do to your taxes

MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto Democratic candidates have varying approaches when it comes to tax policy. As the dust settles on Super Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, it’s becoming clear former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are the front runners in a thinning race for the White House. Biden …

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