With tax season just getting started—the season officially opened on January 27, 2025—you’ve likely received several tax reporting forms already, or they are on their way. Here's what you need to know ...

A classically trained French hornist by education, Nick Wolny is a managing editor at CNET Group, where he oversees the Perspectives franchise and written branded content across CNET Group's ...

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion to ...

Paying taxes is hard enough — but paying a fee to pay your taxes just adds insult to injury. The good news is that millions of taxpayers can file their federal returns — and even their state returns — ...

Form 1040 is the essential U.S. tax form for reporting individual income to the IRS. Discover its types, uses, and filing ...

The IRS urges taxpayers to get organized now to take advantage of changes under OBBBA that could impact tax deductions and refunds in the next tax filing season.

You can't (legally) avoid paying taxes you owe, but you can avoid paying hefty fees to tax professionals and software companies to help complete your tax return. That's because there's a plethora of ...

Wondering how the new mega tax law will affect your paycheck and taxes? Some of the answers lie in the new W-2 form employees will start getting for tax year 2026. The new forms show how new laws, ...

Tax filing season is here and Liberty Tax franchise owner Mark Mihalka said one of the big changes people will see is that “the free money is over.” Mihalka, who owns 11 Liberty Tax locations in ...

IRS Free File is one way in which taxpayers can file their returns and payments with the federal tax service free of charge. Usually, private tax preparers charge fees on some or all of their services ...