Inflation Report Update
10/6/2022 Inflation Report Update The latest inflation report confirms that prices for just about everything continue to rise, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) up 8.3 percent over the last year and many categories up even higher, including food (11.4 percent) and energy (23.8 percent). While not part of the CPI, another measure of inflation […]
Health Savings Account (HAS)
10/5/2022 Health Savings Account (HAS) You are not eligible to make contributions to an HSA after you have Medicare. To avoid a tax penalty, you should make your last HSA contribution the month before your Part A coverage begins. Premium-free Part A coverage will go back (retroactively) six (6) months from when you sign up […]
Child Tax Credit
9/30/2022 Child Tax Credit Over the next ten years, the structure of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is scheduled to change, complicating efforts to extend enhanced Child Tax Credit benefits or reform the Child Tax Credit for the long-term. Rather than take an all-or-nothing approach or relying on temporary expansions, lawmakers might consider alternative options […]