- March 26, 2023via Giphy The Internal Revenue Service is exploring how it can offer free tax filing on its own, no help…
- March 25, 2023In 1896, the first college basketball game was played. Now, 127 years later, the hoopla known as March Madness is big…
- March 24, 2023Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash The damage Mother Nature can do is long-lasting. So, in the case of many…
- March 23, 2023Through March 10, the Internal Revenue Service had issued more than 49 million refunds, which came to a total of…
- March 22, 2023Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash When you make a mistake on your Form 1040, the best thing that could…
- March 21, 2023Blinders may work for horses, but they're terrible for taxpayers who might miss out on some tax savings. (Photo by…
- March 20, 2023If you're in your seventies, it's time to start preparing for nest egg withdrawals, some of which are required by…
- March 19, 2023Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Unless we're getting a big refund, most of us put off dealing with our…
- March 18, 2023Photo by Andrea Piacquadio Forgiveness of debt piled up by college students has been a campaign mainstay in recent elections.…
- March 17, 2023Photo by Emanuel-Kluge via Flickr When U.S. residents make international moves for work, there's one part of the country that…
- March 16, 2023Reviewed and updated March 17, 2024 Photo by Chris F In February 2023, Austin took another winter weather hit. A…
- March 15, 2023It takes a different kind of math to figure possible tax credit help to cover college costs. (Photo by Karolina…
- March 14, 2023… and some special instructions for those who owe $1 or less or $1 million or more. While bank checks…
- March 13, 2023Updated version at Ways to electronically pay your tax bill (Feb. 10, 2025). Credit cards are a popular way to…
- March 12, 2023As a true crime junkie (I blame my first newspaper reporting job covering the police beat) and tax geek, the…
- March 11, 2023Image via CFI Even before film makers began sticking extra scenes at the end of credits, I sat in the…
- March 10, 2023UPDATE, March 12, 2023: Congratulations to all those who won Academy Awards tonight, especially the big winner, "Everything Everywhere All…
- March 9, 2023White House Budget video screenshot. Full video is available at Facebook and Twitter. The Biden Administration released its fiscal year…
- March 7, 2023Photo by Liza Summer The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's substantial increase in standard deduction amounts accomplished one of its…
- March 6, 2023Photo by Tim Mossholder If you need some help with a tax that's NOT filing your annual return, Internal Revenue…
- March 5, 2023Photo by Kris Gonzalez via Flickr CC Parenting presents many challenges. One of them is finding quality child care. The…
- March 4, 2023Some small business owners say they'd rather face angry bees than deal with their companies' taxes. (Photo by 1 bayanın…
- March 3, 2023Photo by Leeloo Thefirst Tax statements are crucial not only to taxpayers, but also tax collectors who rely on the…
- March 2, 2023Photo by Pixabay We haven't filed our 2022 tax return because we're missing one 1099 form. OK, that's just one…
- March 1, 2023March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, at least according to the…
- February 28, 2023You need to file your taxes, but you need help. You're on a tight budget, so you gave Free File…
- February 27, 2023UPDATE, Aug. 15, 2023: Mississippi residents now join the Oct. 16 deadline club. The IRS announced this new due date,…
- February 26, 2023via GIPHY Where's your tax refund? Use the IRS' online tracker to find out The first look at 2023 tax…
- February 25, 2023The IRS has been given millions of dollars to look into how to transform Free File from a partnership with…
- February 24, 2023One thing that's missing in Texas is a personal income tax. But residents in most of the rest of the…
- February 23, 2023via GIPHY The good news on the scam front is that fewer people reported getting suckered by con artists last…
- February 22, 2023UPDATE, July 24, 2024: Yes, this item originally was published on a prior Margarita Day. But since the main potent…
- February 21, 2023Most U.S. workers get a salary or wages. Those amounts are reported to them early every year on Form W-2,…
- February 20, 2023U.S. President Joe Biden with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meeting after Biden's secret trip to Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023.…
- February 19, 2023The size of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) has always been a popular, and contentious, topic. The tax code's expansiveness,…
- February 18, 2023UPDATE, Monday, March 13, 2023: Daniel (Danny) Werfel began work today as the 50th commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.…





