This article is the first in a new column, Personal Financial Planning, covering the role of CPAs in advising individuals and ...

About 144 million Americans may qualify for the 2026 universal charity deduction, while high earners face new IRS limits.

Itemizing is a way to pick and choose your tax deductions. Here's how it works and how to tell if it's for you. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

Each spring, millions of taxpayers face a deceptively simple question — take the standard deduction or itemize? For those not versed in the lingo of taxes, the distinction can be confusing. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nathan Goldman is a tax prof. at NC State Univ. The season of giving is upon us. While many use December as an opportunity to ...