Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Consumers who are looking for a place to live or a job are besieged by fake ads, phony texts and bad emails. Red flag: No one can meet you.

Many people would just like to ignore their taxes. But here’s why you shouldn’t and what you can do now.

The outlook for inflation is touch and go but experts say it’s a good time to buy I Bonds before the end of April. How to use your tax refund, too.

Taxpayers in 21 states faced confusion on how to handle money they received in special state refunds or payments in 2022. The IRS finally has answers.

Taxpayers in more than 20 states are asked to wait to file 2022 returns until the IRS issues guidance, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate.

Why you want to step back a bit before making big plans to spend a tax refund. It could be smaller than you expect; and it could take longer to get.

Many savers will buy I Bonds in late October in a last-minute crush to lock up extraordinary rates. But some savers will face unexpected glitches.

Some in the U.S. believe a recession already is in the cards in 2023, but there are economists out there who maintain that reasons for optimism remain.

College students, other consumers warned about how scammers are impersonating banks, credit unions and Amazon with fake texts to catch you off guard.