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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...