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States with No Estate Taxes or Inheritance Taxes

States with No Estate Taxes or Inheritance Taxes

New Mexico Getty Images Overall Rating for Taxes on Retirees: Not tax-friendly. Sales Tax: 5.125% state levy. Localities can add as much as 4.313%, and the average combined rate is 7.83%, according to the Tax Foundation. New Mexico’s tax is a gross...
When Can You File Your Taxes This Year?

When Can You File Your Taxes This Year?

The sooner you file your tax return, the sooner you’ll receive any refund due (and, this year, you might also boost your next stimulus check). That’s why some people like to file their return as early as possible. But this year, the IRS won’t start...
Tax deductions, no itemizing required, on Schedule 1

Tax deductions, no itemizing required, on Schedule 1

I’ve always done my taxes. When the hubby and I married, I continued this annual task, now filing our joint return. The only change is that every tax season the hubby periodically peers over my shoulder as I work on our return and chants, “Deduct! Deduct!...