Home price increases are moderating. Fla., Ga., N.C., Nev., Utah, Va. Conn., Mont., N.D., N.J., N.Y., R.I., W.Va. Buyers are demanding ever-bigger houses despite having smaller families. Your retirement nest egg can be poached by the Internal Revenue Service.
Tax collectors can tap IRAs and pensions to get unpaid taxes.
They can't grab funds before the debtor is eligible to retire, but they can place a lien on the accounts. Plan administrators must keep track of the levy and pay it when the worker retires. People with light-sensitive eyes can deduct the cost of sunglasses if prescribed by a doctor. Cost of modifying a vehicle for a person with disabilities qualifies too. Ask whether a health club has a defibrillator and staff trained to use it , the next time you're shopping for a health-club membership.