If you win the $630 million Mega Millions jackpot, here’s the tax bill

If you win the $630 million Mega Millions jackpot, here's the tax bill

MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images So you didn’t win the $555 million Mega Millions jackpot last night. The glass half-full view? Phew! You dodged a huge tax bill.  Of course, you get another shot in the next drawing to land a windfall — and then give a boatload of it to Uncle Sam. … Read more

These 4 mid-year tax strategies can trim next year’s bill from the IRS

These 4 mid-year tax strategies can trim next year’s bill from the IRS

seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images 1. Review tax withholdings When starting a new job, you fill out Form W-4, covering how much your employer withholds from your paychecks for federal taxes.  But you need to revisit those withholdings, especially for major life changes such as marriage, having children or starting a side business. … Read more

Theranos ex-COO Sunny Balwani found guilty after Holmes conviction

Theranos ex-COO Sunny Balwani found guilty after Holmes conviction

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the latest chapter of the Theranos saga, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the company’s former chief operating officer and ex-boyfriend of founder Elizabeth Holmes, was found guilty on all 12 criminal fraud charges. Balwani had no reaction as the verdict was read at the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, and … Read more

Ghislaine Maxwell Sentencing: Gets 20 Years in Prison in Epstein Abuse Case

Ghislaine Maxwell Sentencing: Gets 20 Years in Prison in Epstein Abuse Case

Ghislaine Maxwell was ordered to spend 20 years in prison after a hearing at which victims described how their lives had been devastated by the sexual abuse they suffered at her and Jeffrey Epstein’s hands. The prison term handed down Tuesday could be an effective life sentence for Maxwell, 60, but is less than the … Read more