While Americans celebrate the New Year and return to work, it’s easy to forget what comes after the holiday season: tax season. Tax Day is still months away, but filing early could mean getting your ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

You’ve got less than two weeks to file your tax returns by the April 15 deadline. The IRS received more than 80 million tax returns through March 21, the agency said. Of those, nearly 55 million ...

For federal income tax purposes, your marital status is determined under state law as of the last day of the calendar year. That matters when choosing your filing status. Your filing status is one of ...

An individual tax return is a government form that reports all income for the previous year and any taxes due on it.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday when taxpayers can start filing their 2025 tax returns. The 2026 fling season will open on Jan. 26, the agency said. Taxpayers ...

Tax returns received and processed remain slightly below last year’s pace, even as the average refund climbs to $3,804.