Here’s when the IRS is expected to start accepting 2025 tax returns, plus how to track your refund and avoid delays.

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which he signed into law in July, includes provisions that could impact many ...

Over 250,000 Americans filed their taxes for free with the Internal Revenue Service last year, using the IRS Direct File ...

The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed ahead of the federal deadline. Taxpayers residing in a federally declared disaster area may have additional ...

Although Direct File will no longer be available in 2026, there are still numerous online tools and apps that offer free tax ...

The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want help filing your taxes.

The IRS will open the 2026 tax season in a few days, but you'll need your W-2 to begin the personal income tax-filing process ...

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Filing your taxes doesn’t have to feel like a race against time. If you need more time to file your 2024 tax return, there’s a simple solution: the tax extension. You can think of a tax extension like ...

April 15 is tax day, which means the dumbest tax you'll likely pay this week is the one you pay to a software company in order to file your taxes. Over the past several decades, tax preparation ...