In the newly passed stimulus bill, in addition to sending a $1,200 payment to most people, there is another change that matters quite a bit to frequent travelers: certain taxes are...

F-1 students generally file taxes as Non-Resident Aliens for five years. After those five years, does this treaty still apply? Online opinions are all over the place. Many people s...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many places across the United States have begun implementing restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. As a result, the already-approaching tax se...

With tax filing season coming up, Intuit announced that Credit Karma, the free online tax-filing software provider, has agreed to be acquired by Intuit, which is the parent company...

Credit Karma now offers a free tax filing service called Credit Karma Premium Tax Software 2019, which lets you file both your federal and state tax returns online for free. The CK...

eBay recently announced that starting next year it will begin collecting Internet Sales Tax for four U.S. states (actually five). As long as the buyer is located in one of these st...

Argentina officially announced on the 19th that it will levy an extra 30% tax on international flights. H/T: Bloomberg the government will once again tax purchases made in foreign...

A Chinese student was arrested for allegedly taking part in a nationwide multimillion-dollar Walmart gift card fraud scheme. Here’s a look at the case and how the scam worked, alon...

Reminder: The tax filing deadline for the 2019 tax season has been extended to July 15 (federal). For state deadlines, please check your state’s rules. Introduction After determini...

Hi everyone—2018 was the first year the tax reform took effect, so there are many differences in filing taxes this year compared with before. Below I’ll share some of my experience...

The author, just two months into a new job after leaving academia, ran into three major pitfalls—immigration status, health insurance, and retirement accounts—and ended up losing s...