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  • Flooded street with downed power lines and uprooted trees. A lone person walks through debris, highlighting the scene's devastation.

    Disaster hits continue: real estate taxes due on damaged, destroyed property

    January 24, 2025
    I’ll pay our home’s property tax next week, just before the Jan. 31 deadline. It’s an annual tax ritual followed,…
  • Feb. 3 disaster-delayed 2023 tax deadline nearing for filers in 14 states, 2 U.S. territories

    January 23, 2025
    Tropical Storm Ernesto's battering of the U.S. Virgin Islands was one of the major disasters last year that led to…
  • Nearly half of work-from-home employees would quit if forced back to office fulltime

    January 22, 2025
    Working from home is a convenience employees don't want to surrender, according to recent poll. Conducting business from your home…
  • Questions to ask, and answer, before you tackle your 1040

    January 21, 2025
    Your answers to these tax-filing checklist questions can make the process easier, and could save you some tax dollars.
  • MLK Day 2025: A juxtaposition of political and personal philosophies

    January 20, 2025
    Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963, © Robert Adelman Estate,…
  • Tax Felon Friday

    January 19, 2025
    Tax crooks cost all of us. Keep up with the alleged, confessed, and convicted tax felons in this special feature.
  • GOP looking at 200+ spending cuts and tax changes

    January 19, 2025
    Photo by Scrumshus - Own work, Public Domain Work is about to begin in earnest on the Tax Cuts and…
  • IRS commissioner to resign Jan. 20 as Trump takes over

    January 18, 2025
    Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel, who is resigning his position, frequently touted the tax agency's digital transformation plan.
  • Renting your home for a short time could provide tax-free income

    January 17, 2025
    Washington, D.C., is no stranger to severe winter weather, as this photo of snowbound Dupont Circle in 2010 shows. Snow…
  • Do you have to file a tax return? Probably

    January 16, 2025
    Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels The 2025 tax season officially starts Jan. 27, and millions of taxpayers are working on…
  • What’s new on your 2024 federal tax return?

    January 15, 2025
    Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Even in those few years when Congress mercifully stays out of major messing with the…
  • Final 2024 estimated tax payment due Jan. 15

    January 14, 2025
    Don’t forget to pay your final 2024 tax year estimated tax amount by tomorrow, Jan. 15. I know. I’m cutting…
  • Tax statements you need to file your 2024 tax return

    January 13, 2025
    The Internal Revenue Service will start processing 2024 tax year returns on Jan. 27. Millions of people will file then,…
  • California wildfire victims granted federal AND state tax relief; includes Oct. 15, 2025, filing and payment deadline

    January 12, 2025
    UPDATE, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025: California officials also are offering taxpayers in Los Angeles County a postponement on filing 2024…
  • 2025 tax season, including expanded Direct File in 25 states, starts Jan. 27

    January 11, 2025
    That last Monday in January is when the Internal Revenue Service will start processing all 2024 tax year returns, including…
  • Free File 2025 is open with 8 familiar software options

    January 10, 2025
    If you used Free File last year to complete your federal taxes, then the 2025 version, which opened today, is…
  • IRS Direct File customer service could take a hit in 2025, says GAO report

    January 9, 2025
    The Internal Revenue Service this week officially announced Free File will open on Friday, Jan. 10, to eligible taxpayers (those…
  • NTA urges Congress to ease scam victims’ tax burdens, simplify EITC, change estimated tax deadlines (and more)

    January 8, 2025
    Millions are getting ready to file federal tax returns so they can collect refunds. Crooks are among them. And things…
  • Colorful push pins and a pencil are arranged around a calendar on a bright green background, emphasizing organization and planning.

    Mark these key federal tax dates on your 2025 calendar

    January 8, 2025
    Millions of taxpayers already are filling out their 2024 tax returns. Now they just need to know when the Internal…
  • Colorful push pins and a pencil are arranged around a calendar on a bright green background, emphasizing organization and planning.

    Mark these key federal tax dates on your 2025 calendar

    January 7, 2025
    Updated, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 Millions of taxpayers already are filling out their 2024 tax returns. Now they just need…
  • 6 January tax moves to make this Happy New 2025 Tax Year

    January 6, 2025
    Photo by Matheus Bertelli Happy New Year! I know, we’re well past the Jan. 1 hangover phase, but it is…
  • Taxpayers in 24 states and 2 territories facing disaster-delayed 2023 filing deadlines

    January 5, 2025
    The first group of taxpayers in 14 states and two U.S. island territories hit by declared major disasters must get…
  • NH became a no-tax state on Jan. 1, 2025, and other New Year state tax law changes

    January 4, 2025
    Photo by Lara Jameson Change is a constant when it comes to life. And since taxes are a big part…
  • IRS will accept e-filed business tax returns on Jan. 15

    January 3, 2025
    It's ready, set, almost go for tax season 2025. The Internal Revenue Service has set Jan. 15 as the date…
  • Changes in 2025 to tax-favored workplace retirement accounts can help you save more

    January 2, 2025
    Some older workers can contribute even more in catch-up contributions to their workplace retirement plans starting in 2025. (Photo by…
  • December 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    Whoa up there, cowboy! We're not there yet. I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you want more…
  • November 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    Whoa up there, cowboy! We're not there yet. I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you want more…
  • October 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    Whoa up there, cowboy. We're not there yet. Brett Eldredge via Giphy   I can't tell you how thrilled I…
  • September 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    September brings two autumnal arrivals, along with plenty of tax tasks. Summer in the city — and rural areas, too…
  • August 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    Dog tired of hearing about taxes? Sorry, but these dog days of August are the time to make some beneficial…
  • July 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    It's time for tax fireworks! July gets off to a flashy start thanks to America's annual birthday celebration on July…
  • June 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    It's time to walk on summer's sunny, and tax-tip-filled, side of the street. Ah, June. We've been waiting for you!…
  • May 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    May's tax tips can alleviate the need for a tax mayday call. The month of May is supposed to be…
  • April 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    April is here, along with Tax Day on April 15. April is here, bringing us showers, spring-like weather, and the…
  • March 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    March's arrival has taxpayers roaring to finish their returns. Stop the emails right there, online copy editors. I know it's…
  • February 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    February is for tax lovers. OK, more like just be done with tax filing lovers. February is the shortest month…
  • January 2025 Tax Tips

    January 1, 2025
    Happy New 2025, the year of the Tax Super Bowl! Or maybe another possible Taxmageddon. Both nicknames have been offered…
  • Businessman showing concept of taxes

    Today’s Tax Tip

    January 1, 2025
    Bet legally, and pay tax on all your winnings — Fall is football and betting season in the United States.…
  • A woman with curly hair and glasses speaks on the phone in a cluttered room, discussing W2 and W9 tax forms.

    Tax Forms 2025

    January 1, 2025
    Another new tax year has arrived. And for the third consecutive year, it comes in on the heels of a…
  • A Happy New Tax Year look at 2025’s tax brackets

    January 1, 2025
    AARP While we were ringing in 2025, some new tax laws took effect when the clock officially clicked over to…
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