Being an employee or a contractor has implications for workers and businesses. Here’s how Uncle Sam determines the appropriate role, and what that means for both workers’ and companies’ tax responsibilities.

The U.S. agricultural sector is facing many challenges, including extremely hot and dry weather. The IRS is helping with the climate issue, providing tax relief to some drought-stricken farmers and ranchers.

The Internal Revenue Service wants to add a citizenship and work authorization status question to our tax year 2026 Form 1040. The inquiry, an apparent attempt to further involve the federal tax agency in the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts, is likely to face legal challenges from tax privacy advocates.

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service misses some legally due taxes. The agency also has let us know the amount of the annual revenue shortfall, popularly known as the Tax Gap. Until now.

A pending Tax Court ruling on interest the IRS charged on unpaid taxes during the COVID pandemic could affect “a potentially very large number of taxpayers.” Here’s a look at the case, and how the IRS generally handles interest charges.

Sept. 15 is Tax Day again for those who must pay estimated taxes. That’s the deadline for the current tax year’s third quarterly payment.

You can honor the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001, on Friday’s Patriot Day (or any day) by donating to or volunteering with nonprofit groups. Associated tax breaks might even save you enough so that you can give even more to your favorite causes.

Retirees, and members of Congress, are growing more concerned about Social Security’s financial viability. Some GOP members are even considering wage base changes, a tax hike they previously resisted.

As more people own digital assets, crooks are cooking up new tax-themed schemes to steal the holdings and more. The latest is a fake IRS Digital Asset Compliance Portal.

Campers are among consumers who can save some tax dollars during Florida’s 4-month outdoor-themed tax holiday. A Labor Day specific tax holiday offers sales tax breaks to Louisiana gun buyers. And Indiana drivers get one more month of a statewide gasoline tax suspension.

September marks the beginning of the fall season. It’s also a great month to make some chill tax moves that could save you some cold tax cash.

September brings us two autumnal arrival dates, along with plenty of chill tax tasks that could save you cold cash.

Hurricane damage is a constant threat to U.S. coastal communities during the annual June 1 through Nov. 30 tropical storm season. But as the storms move inland, landlocked areas also face risks. Get ready before one strikes, or even forms in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico.