Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty Images Unearned income refers to any income that is earned passively, without performing work or providing a service. In contrast to earned income, which comes from ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has imposed a major change on how children are taxed on unearned income, which includes required minimum distributions from inherited IRAs. The result? Tax rates on these ...

Passive income is a steady stream of unearned income that doesn't require active traditional work to maintain. Common ideas for earning passive income include investments, real estate or side hustles.

Claiming dependents is one of the best ways to reduce taxable income. Parents can even claim their adult children if they ...

Here are some of the ways retirees currently pay income taxes and how they would be impacted by no taxes. Although the IRS considers Social Security benefits “unearned” income, you might still ...

Fortunately, for 2025, the IRS exempts the first $1,350 of a child’s unearned income, the same amount as their standard deduction. (Unearned income is income you earn through means other than ...

A cheat sheet for the many gifts that the tax code hands to parents.