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Kelly Phillips ErbForbes |
When it comes to perks at work, free stuff is always a bonus. But as great as complimentary coffee and doughnuts might be, employees are increasingly...
That collective exhale you heard this week? It was the sound of tens of millions of taxpayers and tax professionals finally taking a breath after an...
Now that April 15 is in our rearview mirror, it’s a wrap on the regular tax season—but the IRS is still processing returns and sorting through...
About now, some taxpayers may be shaking, stirring or pouring out a cocktail to celebrate today’s end of the official tax filing season today...
With gas prices topping $4 per gallon at the pump (AAA reports that the national average is $4.108 as of today), drivers are increasingly focused on...
Ready to sign your tax return? That feels like an easy lift—but some quirks and exceptions can make it challenging for some taxpayers. Here’s what...
Ready to mail your tax return—or your request for an extension? Before you pop that envelope into the mailbox, you’ll want to do a little...
Ready to file your tax return? While Tax Day often means settling up with the IRS, it also comes with a small consolation prize: a wave of deals,...
After more than 30 years with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), Chief Guy Ficco is stepping down, closing out a tenure marked by transition within the...
The most recent tax filing statistics from the IRS tell largely the same story as we’ve heard for most of the tax filing season: filing and...
Tipped workers can deduct up to $25,000 from their taxable income under the “No Tax on Tips” provision of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA),...
After more than three decades of service with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), CI Chief Guy Ficco is leaving the agency. His last day is today....
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by space. I think most kids in my generation were. All the coolest movies, like the original Star Wars and The...
Last October, my mother walked into the family room of her rural North Carolina house and found my dad, her husband of nearly 60 years, sitting...
Taxpayers are taking advantage of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—as are scammers and opportunists. The IRS is warning...
(Author’s note: On March 31, South Carolina lawmakers voted not to make changes to state tax law. The article has been updated to reflect the vote.)...
The gig economy has changed how taxpayers earn money, turning spare hours into income sources that didn’t exist even a decade or so ago. Whether...
We’re nearing the home stretch for the tax filing season, and the most recent IRS data shows a mixed bag as the April 15 deadline nears. Refunds are...
A federal appeals court has handed Intuit a significant procedural win in its long-running fight with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that could...
A Texas family’s effort to turn fake trusts into legitimate tax refunds ended with federal prison sentences, concluding a multimillion-dollar fraud...
Tax refunds are a bright spot for many filers. This year, they’re also a bit of a puzzle. Early IRS data show tax refunds are running higher than...
A lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Texas has upended another Treasury reporting rule—this time targeting residential real estate...
Around this time of year, I get asked (a lot) about what happens when you don’t pay your taxes. That’s usually followed up by some suggestion that...
Whether you’re still wrestling with your 2025 income tax return or have finished this time-consuming and annoying task, you might be feeling right...
Before the first celebrity steps onto the red carpet for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, and before a single envelope is opened on stage,...
The IRS has released its latest filing season snapshot, covering returns received through March 6, just over a month before the April 15 deadline. So...
Congressional Democrats are raising questions about IRS notices being sent to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers whose refunds have been delayed...
About a month before the close of the 2026 tax filing season, there’s a big question in Washington: Who is running the IRS? Senate Finance Committee...
The IRS and Treasury have issued proposed regulations for Trump accounts (also called 530A accounts), the new child savings accounts created by the...
Spring is in the air. I can feel it. To be fair, I’m at my mom’s home in North Carolina, where the temps have been in the 60s, so that helps. But...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act President Donald Trump signed last July was supposed to fulfill a simple pledge he had made on the campaign trail:...
What’s the greatest risk to taxpayers this tax filing season? Every year, the IRS releases its “Dirty Dozen,” a list of common scams and abusive...
How confident are you in the person preparing your tax return? Millions of taxpayers rely on paid preparers each year, often assuming those...
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced legislation this week to impose a 5% annual wealth tax on...
IRS data from the fourth week of the tax filing season—the week ending February 20, 2026—suggest that, despite the promise of higher refunds,...
When it comes to financial crimes investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), the agency’s most effective tool is likely not what you...
More than 70 million Americans receive benefits from the Social Security Administration—whether retirement, disability, or Supplemental Security...
It’s 2026. Do you know where your refund is? The latest IRS tax stats (through February 20, 2026) show the number of taxpayers who have filed so far...
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