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Readers had lots of questions in response to my columns last week on the Affordable Care Act, especially about what constitutes a household. I'll answer them below, but first remember that under the law, a household generally includes anyone listed on the same tax return. To determine whether you are eligible for a tax subsidy when buying health insurance on a state-run exchange (such as Covered California), you generally must include the income of everyone on the tax return. One exception: If a dependent on the return earns income, but not enough to file his or her own tax return,...

FBN's Jeff Flock in Wisconsin with FatWallet.com moving to Wisconsin from Illinois after the state increased taxes on online retailers.

FatWallet.com, an Internet source for online coupons and deals, will move to Beloit from Rockton, Ill., this week. The move was sparked by a new law in Illinois that requires online retailers to collect sales tax. FatWallet is not an online retailer of products, but is an affiliate of Amazon.com and other online retailers. The new law requires online retailers to collect sales tax in states where they have an affiliate, warehouse, distribution center or other presence. The company, which has 54 employees, will move to 100 E. Grand Ave. FatWallet's move was sparked by an Illinois law that takes...