Find out where you stand on the income tax ladder.

Congress is placing greater reliance on Stealth Taxes to raise revenue, as I’ve warned taxpayers for years. That makes the tax code more confusing and causes taxpayers to fall into expensive traps.

Your marginal tax rate is the highest income tax rate you’ll pay on your income. Because the U.S. has a progressive tax system, different tiers of your income are taxed at different rates. The ...

Marginal tax rate is the rate you pay on your last dollar of income, based on your tax bracket. Effective tax rate is the average rate you pay on all of your income. Understanding the difference is ...

Legacy planning also shifts the calculus. Roth IRAs don't have Required Minimum Distributions during your lifetime, and heirs generally receive distributions free of income tax, though they must empty ...