There is a cliché about life's certainties, and the time for one of them is drawing near. Tax season is entering crunch time as the deadline to file is just over three weeks away. The Internal Revenue ...

Taxpayers who receive an ERC after (or near) the expiration of the statute of limitations for the year to which the ERC relates should consult with their tax professional about whether to include the ...

Every other Tuesday, the team behind Civics 101 joins NHPR’s All Things Considered Host Julia Furukawa to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. There are some changes this tax ...

Many Americans got a shock last year when the expiration of pandemic-era federal benefits resulted in their receiving a smaller tax refund check. That unwelcome surprise raises the question of what ...

The IRS refunded $311 billion to taxpayers in 2025—here’s how to cut your tax bill and keep more cash in your pocket next ...

An IRS plan to test drive a new electronic free-file tax return system next year has got supporters and critics of the idea mobilizing to sway the public and Congress over whether the government ...

With tax season well underway, early data on the average tax refund shows that Americans are receiving about one-third less than they did a year earlier. The average refund check in 2025 stood at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joseph J. Thorndike writes about tax history. Vice President Kamala Harris has released 20 years of personal tax returns, ...