A guide to tax rates, brackets, refunds, deductions, credits, deadlines, and dealing with the IRS-both before and after you file your 1040.

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Obtaining your Social Security Benefit Statement has never been easier. Discover how you can quickly and conveniently access your SSA-1099 form online, ensuring a smooth tax filing process.

Major tax-prep providers like Intuit’s TurboTax and H&R Block say they can do “simple” federal income-tax returns for free.

The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

If you don't think you can finish filing your income taxes by the April 15 deadline, you have options. To start, you can file a free tax extension that will give you an additional six months to ...

Here's when the last day to file taxes is, what documents you'll need, new forms for the 2024-25 tax season and how to track ...

IRS Direct File is back again this year with significantly expanded eligibility despite confusion over whether Elon Musk had ...

The fake IRS emails and texts announcing tax refunds and credits are already on the way. It’s tax filing season, so beware of ...

Who should file a tax return, how to get ready for taxes, filing and payment due dates, reporting your income and claiming deductions, and how to make a payment or check the status of your refund.

You can always opt to go the old-fashioned route and have a paper tax refund check sent via mail, although it's the slowest, ...