The IRS will open the 2026 tax season on Monday, Jan. 26, and if you're filing your own 2025 income tax returns, you may need ...

Tax season is now underway, with the IRS accepting returns for all taxpayers as of Jan. 27. That's prompting many people to turn to the "Where's my refund?" app from the tax agency to track when ...

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 ...

After its first full tax season, the tax-software startup Column Tax says it has successfully tapped into a growing need among people who qualify for tax refunds but don’t have the resources or help ...

Effective tax rate is your average tax rate as a percentage of total income. Marginal tax rate is the tax on your highest dollar earned, not your total income. Historically, top marginal rates have ...

Income tax is charged on most types of income but tax allowances protect some from the taxman. If you earn money from a job, you will have to pay tax once you breach the tax-free allowance. If you get ...