Tyler Foster
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Medical bills above 7.5% of your income can be deducted if you itemize
Taxpayers who spent heavily on medical care during 2025 face a narrow but real opening to cut their federal tax bill, provided their unreimbursed costs...
YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers can claim part of a $50 million Disney settlement by September 8
Subscribers who paid for YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream during a specific period now have until September 8 to file claims in a $50 million...
Who gets their Medicare drug deductible and premiums erased? Seniors under $23,940 in income who claim Extra Help
Seniors living on less than $23,940 a year can eliminate their Medicare Part D drug deductible and monthly premium entirely through a federal program called...
A 529 college plan can also pay up to $10,000 toward the student’s loans, tax-free
Families holding leftover 529 college savings balances can now direct up to $10,000 of those funds toward repaying a student’s education loans without owing federal...
Hyundai is recalling 421,078 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles whose automatic brakes can slam on suddenly
Hyundai is recalling 421,078 model-year 2022 and 2023 Tucson SUVs and Santa Cruz pickup trucks because their automatic emergency braking systems can activate without any...
Medicare Part A is free once you or a spouse paid Medicare taxes for ten years
Americans turning 65 face a sharp financial divide at the Medicare enrollment window: those who accumulated 40 quarters of coverage through FICA payroll taxes, whether...
Move out of your Medicare Advantage plan’s area and get a window to switch
Medicare Advantage enrollees who relocate outside their plan’s service area face a tight deadline to find replacement coverage or risk gaps in benefits. Federal rules...
Challenge your home’s tax assessment, and many owners who appeal get their bill lowered
Property owners in major U.S. cities who formally contest their tax assessments often walk away with lower bills, and the appeals process itself is more...
You need 40 work credits, about ten years, to qualify for Social Security retirement
Millions of Americans working part-time, freelance, or gig jobs risk reaching their sixties without enough Social Security credits to collect retirement benefits. The threshold is...
Skip a required retirement withdrawal and the penalty is 25%, or 10% if fixed fast
Retirees who fail to pull money out of a traditional IRA or 401(k) on schedule face an excise tax equal to 25% of the shortfall....
Medicare is reworking how it scores Advantage plans for 2027, sending insurers billions more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is rewriting the formula it uses to grade Medicare Advantage plans, and the result will funnel billions of...
Continental Café data-breach victims can claim $50, or up to $700 with proof, by July 28
People whose personal data was exposed in the Continental Cafe Holdings, LLC breach now face a tight window to file claims. The company’s breach notification,...
A spouse with little or no income can still fund an IRA on the other’s earnings
Married couples with one working spouse can each contribute up to $7,500 to an IRA for the 2026 tax year, even when one partner earns...
Enroll in automatic student-loan payments by September 30 and the government trims your interest rate by 1%
Federal student-loan borrowers who sign up for automatic payments by September 30, 2026, will receive a 1 percent interest-rate reduction on eligible Direct Loans, a...
Some lawfully present immigrants lose Medicaid coverage on October 1 under the new federal law
Refugees, asylees, and other lawfully present immigrants who have not yet obtained lawful permanent resident status will lose federal Medicaid funding on October 1, 2026,...
Withdraw 4% from a $700,000 401(k) and up to 85% of your Social Security becomes taxable
Retirees who follow the widely cited 4 percent withdrawal rule on a $700,000 traditional 401(k) pull out $28,000 a year. That single distribution can push...