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Budget & Taxes
Appropriations, shutdown deadlines, the deficit, the debt limit, tax law and the IRS. How federal money is authorized, spent and borrowed.
5 filesLast filed 15 OCT
Upcoming deadlines
12 NOVMonthly Treasury Statement (October)
11 DECStopgap funding expires (H.R. 6500)
Your 2027 tax brackets are about to move, and by more than last year
The IRS will soon publish its 2027 inflation adjustments. Hotter inflation points to a roughly 3.2% bump, but several of the 2025 law's headline breaks are fixed in dollars and will not grow at all.
Trump Accounts hit 60 million kids, but the $1,000 must be claimed
Treasury says every eligible child now has a Trump Account. The catch: a parent has to claim it before anyone can contribute, and before the $1,000 federal seed for children born 2025 to 2028 is paid.
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