Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

College debt is growing more costly in 2023 — and payments on federal student loans that had been on pause during the pandemic will likely resume.

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.

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.

Retirees on fixed incomes welcome relief from lower gas prices and higher Social Security benefits, as well as prescription drug changes ahead.

It’s a first in, first out process for paper returns. The IRS can’t move on to returns filed in 2022 until they finish processing ones from last year.

Consumers who lost $375 to $700 on utility shut-off scams were told by con artists to pay via the money transfer app Zelle, which is like giving cash.