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Just Your Average Millionaire

The average net worth of U.S. families surpassed $1 million ($1,063,700) for the first time in 2022, after increasing 23% from 2019.

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Required Distributions: Changes You Need to Know

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) changed the rules for taking distributions from retirement accounts inherited after 2019.

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Chaos in the Sky: New Consumer Protections for Weary Airline Passengers

Banks, hospitals, retailers, and airlines are still dealing with the fallout from the massive CrowdStrike IT outage in July.

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Thinking of Selling Your Home? Don’t Be Surprised by Capital Gains Taxes

The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 provided homeowners who sell their principal residence an exclusion from capital gains taxes of $250,000 for single filers and $500,000 for joint filers.

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Tax Treatment of Work-Life Referral Services

The IRS has provided informal guidance on the federal income tax treatment to an employee of certain work-life referral services offered as an employee benefit.

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