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The agency is asking taxpayers to account for multiple jobs within a household and to factor in the $2,000 child tax credit for each kid under 17.

The limit on deductible contributions to health savings accounts will jump by $50 for individuals and $100 for families next year.

A lump-sum distribution for net unrealized appreciation on employer stock can slash a tax bill in half, but there’s plenty of fine print.

With income taxes attached to hardship withdrawals, they are often advised to carefully weigh other options.

The agency processed more of every major type of form during FY 2018 than during the prior year, with the exception of estate tax returns.

The chances of getting audited for people making at least $10 million plunged during the last fiscal year, IRS data shows.

They are not required to pay taxes on income accrued from properties leased for no more than 14 days.

With accounts now often reaching seven figures, estate planning expert Natalie Choate delved into the complexity of the increasingly important tool.

In one case, a 6-year-old owed $7,000 in federal taxes two years after his father, a U.S. Navy senior chief petty officer, died of a heart attack.

“People didn’t want to use up their estate tax exemption,” but that has changed as a result of the new law, an expert says.