Tax season is now open, and the last thing you want to do is pay money to, well, prepare your return and pay your taxes by April 15. Thankfully, more taxpayers are eligible to file their taxes for ...

There are many challenges for some in securing data on a mobile device, either a tablet or a smartphone, and Apple’s devices on the iOS platform are no different. Of course, Apple does provide ...

IRS Free File offers free guided tax preparation for low-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all taxpayers. IRS Direct File offers free direct filing for taxpayers with simple ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

The tax season hadn't even officially started in late December, but the TV ads already began tempting taxpayers with a free pitch to use the TurboTax app. Sure, some caveats apply. So, I dug a little ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...

Getting your taxes done for free sounds like something that you're bound to regret. But several real-deal tax freebies exist. Many people could save the $300 or more that they pay for tax services by ...

This is a quick analysis of a newly discovered ransomware called File-Locker. This brief will contain technical information related to how it infects a computer, how it is distributed, and whether it ...