The 2026 tax season will soon be underway and some Americans could be receiving heftier tax returns this year.

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

Taxes are due by April 15, 2026, which falls on a Wednesday. If you don't expect to file by then, you can request a six-month extension.

Key Points ・The 2026 tax filing season may not open until mid-February, later than the usual late-January start. ・Federal tax ...

The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want help filing your taxes.

Tax Day is just around the corner and millions of taxpayers have yet to file their tax return. If you’re one of those taxpayers who still needs to file—and you’re not ready—there’s an easy answer: ...

It's time to get your finances in order because Tax Day will be here before you know it. Tax Day, the annual day when individual income tax returns are due to the federal government, is April 15. But ...

Come Monday, the IRS will start accepting and processing 2023 federal income tax returns. Filing your taxes is a task you may not like, but it's one you can't ignore - at least not without a ...

Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA, is a freelance writer with a background in accounting and income tax planning and preparation for individuals and small businesses. Her work has appeared in Business Insider ...

・You usually have up to 3 years to amend your tax return to fix errors. ・Use Form 1040-X to report the changes to the IRS. ・You must include any forms that changed (W-2, 1099, 1098-T). You filed your ...

The Free File Alliance, a group of eight tax preparation software companies, has partnered with the IRS since 2003 to make federal income tax filing services free to most taxpayers — but few who are ...