A total of 17 senators wrote a letter to Scott Bessent asking for the IRS to hire more staff before the filing season. They ...

Big changes are coming for US taxpayers in 2026. Paper refund checks are gone. Direct deposit is the only way to get your money back. Expect refunds to arrive faster, possibly within 21 days. Some ...

Cash App Taxes, formerly Credit Karma Tax, is a 100% free online tax software platform. In fact, it's our top pick for free tax filing here at The College Investor. But while Cash App Taxes offers ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have announced that the number of states offering Direct File will double in Filing Season 2025 to 24. In Filing Season 2025, Direct File will be ...

The IRS has quietly raised the bar for who must file a federal return for the 2025 tax year, and the result is simple but ...

Beginning in 2024, businesses must e-file Forms W-2 and other information returns if the total number is 10 or more. Do you e-file your W-2s and 1099s? You might have to start, thanks to the new IRS e ...

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. HABesen/Getty Images The IRS is ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - JANUARY 03: The U.S. Flag flys above the International Revenue Service headquarters building on January 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Americans ...

The most recent tax filing data still shows a dip in tax returns received compared to the prior year. The IRS received 54,030,000 individual income tax returns as of March 1, 2024, a 1.7% decline from ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...