The IRS has a free digital tax filing system. Here's what users are saying

With Tax Day less than two weeks away, some people are getting help from an unexpected source - the IRS. The tax collector is testing a new service that lets people file digital returns directly ... Read More

The IRS Has 940,000 Unclaimed Tax Refunds From 2020 That Are About to Expire. Is One of Them Yours?

The IRS Has 940,000 Unclaimed ... people to review their files and start gathering records now, so they don’t run the risk of missing the May deadline.” Tax season officially began on January ... Read More

Opinion: Filing tax returns shouldn’t be this difficult

Both the IRS and the states must build online portals to make the filing of very simple tax forms easier, cheaper and faster. The good news is that ... Government efforts such as the current ... Read More

The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

No one enjoys filling out tax forms. So why do we have to? As an expert on the U.S. tax system, I see America’s costly and time-consuming tax reporting system as a consequence of its relationship with ... Read More

IRS Has Issued $201B in Tax Refunds, With 2024's Filing Season Ending Today. What to Know

the IRS told CNET that making year-to-date comparisons can be tricky because of how much earlier it started last year. The agency did say the 2024 tax season is off to a strong start, with all sys ... Read More

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The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies. The number ... Read More

IRS revises whistleblower form

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its whistleblower award form for tipping off the IRS about tax violations and applying for a monetary reward for the information. The newly revised Form 211 is ... Read More

IRS Updates and Expands Energy Community Bonus Tax Credit Guidance

The Notice first expands the nameplate ... as a mapping tool. The IRS has yet to issue guidance regarding qualification under the areas with 25 percent or greater local tax revenues opportunity. Read More

Waiting on your tax refund? Here's how you can check its status with the IRS

If you've filed your 2023 tax return and want to know when you'll get your refund, the IRS has several tools available to help you track its status ... and comprehensive consumer advice so ... Read More

Best Self-Employment Tax Software for 2024

Passionate about financial literacy and inclusion, she has a decade of experience as a freelance journalist covering policy, financial news ... their tax returns. What IRS forms do freelancers ... Read More

Estate Tax: Rates, Exclusions, and Impact on Gift and Inheritance Taxes

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior ... rather than what the deceased originally paid for its assets. The tax is levied by the federal government, and also the state ... Read More

The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for ... Read More