Some Online Scam Victims Can Now Seek Tax Relief on Firmer Ground The Internal Revenue Service issued a memo last month that said victims of certain impersonation and investment schemes might be eligible for a tax […]

How Should You Invest in 529 College Savings Plans During Market Swings? Investing in choppy markets, especially with an unpredictable president at the helm, can be distressing. It can be even more so if you are relying on these […]

Social Security Rolls Back Restrictions on Filing for Benefits by Phone The agency’s plan to curtail phone services, which was expected to send tens of thousands to its offices each week, had been widely criticized.The Social S […]

What’s Happening to Social Security Under Trump? Here’s What Retirees Need to Know. President Trump has vowed that he wouldn’t cut Social Security benefits, but his administration’s actions, led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Effic […]

Frank Bisignano, Trump’s Pick to Lead Social Security Administration, Faces Senators Frank Bisignano, the Wall Street veteran being considered to lead the Social Security Administration, will go before the Senate on Tuesday morning, where […]

Social Security Will Require Online or In Person Identity Checks The Social Security Administration said on Tuesday that people who wanted to file for benefits or change the bank where their payments are deposited could […]

Social Security Workers Say It Is Being Endangered by DOGE Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to s […]

Scammers Stole Their Retirement Savings. Then the Tax Bill Arrived. The victims pulled money out of their retirement accounts. The withdrawals had inflated their taxable income, even though the funds quickly disappeared.They […]

Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Repayment Plans The Education Department has pulled down all applications for borrowers seeking to enroll in income-driven repayment programs. Here’s what to know.Federal s […]

Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.President […]

What to Know About Filing Your Tax Return as the I.R.S. Sheds Workers How to avoid delays, check the status of refunds and contact the Internal Revenue Service with problems.It’s a tax season unlike any other: As millions of A […]