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The Phaseout Eats $4,200 Down to $200

Form 1098-VLI arrives seven months after you already signed.

Aug 10, 2026

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The SALT Cap Shrinks Back to $10,000 at $600K

That $30,000 gap is sitting in a quiet room, waiting for April.

Aug 7, 2026

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Two Pipes in the Same Wall, No One Connected Them

The portal never asks about your HSA. That is the gap.

Aug 6, 2026

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52% of Tips Were Invisible. Now the IRS Needs You to Show Them.

The deduction subtracts from a bill that was already zero.

Aug 5, 2026

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The $150 Cliff Inside Your New HSA Rule

The IRS won't waive the 6% tax. It just repeats every year you miss it.

Aug 4, 2026

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$200,000 and $250,000 Don't Match. That Gap Is Your April Bill.

The IRS published the diagram. Example 5, page 6.

Aug 3, 2026

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Four Gates Sit Between You and That Overtime Deduction

The IRS still holds your money all year, interest-free.

Jul 31, 2026

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One W-2 Line Just Shrank Your Roth IRA Eligibility

Congress wrote the damage and the relief into two different pipes.

Jul 30, 2026

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13 States Tax a Withdrawal the IRS Says Is Clean

The federal penalty system stays asleep. Thirteen states don't.

Jul 29, 2026

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35 Cents of Every Mile Is Eating Your Basis

The IRS keeps a second number for your truck. It only matters when you sell.

Jul 28, 2026

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Everyone Opened the Account, Nobody Read Page 4

Congress fixed this for 529s. They forgot to do it here.

Jul 27, 2026

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Work More Hours and the Write-off Gets Smaller

The phaseout uses the income the deduction was supposed to shelter.

Jul 24, 2026

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