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 ...

Income can be divided into several categories, including gross versus net income and earned versus unearned income. Income is a form of compensation or benefits received for work performed or from ...

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.

In 1986, a law was passed that prevented parents from shielding money from taxes by transferring investments to their children's names. Before then, the children's investments were taxed at the ...