The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Filing early could mean getting your refund sooner and avoiding fraud.

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Supplemental Security Income recipients typically don't have to file taxes, but there's a good reason to do so anyway. We'll fill you in. Blake Stimac Writer Blake has over a decade of experience ...

If your entire income is from monthly Social Security payments, you might not need to file a federal tax return if you fall under a certain financial threshold. But even when that’s the case, there ...

Dave Ramsey has made a name for himself by giving out financial advice. And a lot of it is pretty spot-on. Ramsey is a firm ...

The upside of waiting as long as possible to file for benefits is obvious, but there are some nuanced reasons to consider the ...

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If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance, there's a chance you'll need to file taxes this year. Even if you don't, you might want to anyway. We'll break it down. Blake has over a decade of ...

Many federal employees may not realize they are eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. I recently spoke to a couple in their 70s about the husband’s upcoming retirement from federal service ...