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DEAR RUSTY: This is a matter that I find particularly irksome. My wife — a retired teacher — was told that, should I predecease her, she is not eligib...

DEAR RUSTY: I retired with a (gross) $4,600 per month Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity from the U.S. Postal Service in December 2022. I ...

BELMONT — Local entrepreneurs are asked to apply for a chance at $36,000 to support their efforts through ACCORD. ACCORD, a nonprofit federal Communit...

DEAR RUSTY: I’ve been told that members of Congress do not have Social Security deducted from their pay; Additionally, that their retirement dollars c...

DEAR RUSTY: For a 30-year period, I was making a living as an independent contractor and freelancer. I was working on behalf of myself. Thus, I was on...

OLEAN — Fox Holdings, Inc., doing business as H&R Block, is celebrating a remarkable milestone achieved by one of its tax advisors. Marianne Whitcomb,...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how much could I make outside...

ALLEGANY — The next Right Thinkers meeting is Monday evening at The Hall, with panelists set to discuss constitutional issues. Among the panelists wil...

ALBANY — The outflow of New York taxpayers to the rest of the country subsided from the previous year’s record high during the second tax-filing perio...

DEAR RUSTY: I hope you can give me some information about a question that has come up in my family. My husband is retired and has reached full retirem...

The IRS has appointed a new “taxpayer experience officer,” whose salary is paid by — who else? — taxpayers themselves. The agency hasn’t publicly anno...

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term Monday with a highly anticipated decision that provides American presidents with a modicum of immunity from crim...

The Supreme Court is releasing decisions in a handful of remaining cases into early July. In the meantime, the justices have struck a blow for freedom...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — When former President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans last week that he was thinking about replacing the income tax with an “...

DEAR RUSTY: I try to read your article each week and appreciate the information you provide. I am 62 and considering my retirement options and when I ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Sec...

Americans concerned about the U.S. Supreme Court’s views on abortion may have been confused on Thursday when the court issued a unanimous ruling that ...

DEAR RUSTY: Why, as I continue to work after age 65 and have FICA taxes taken from my check, am I — or anyone — also compelled under the threat of pen...