The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

Early birds can submit their 2025 tax returns today and receive their potential tax refunds in two to three weeks. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

As tax season comes underway, there are a few tax changes this year that filers should be aware of. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) also will start accepting taxes as early as January 26, but most ...

A few stanzas from the end of Chaucer’s long poem “Troilus and Criseyde,” the author interrupts his story to indulge in a bit of reception anxiety. “Go, litel book,” he bids the manuscript that’s soon ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

Frank Herbert’s Dune series is one of the most well-known and beloved science fiction book series of all time, and for good ...

The Fed meets eight times a year, and markets move billions of dollars based on what they think will happen. Mortgage rates shift, bond yields adjust and savings account rates climb or fall. Most Fed ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

You can talk to the chatbot like it's a friendly acquaintance, and it'll help you get a lot done. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and ...

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...

The release of files, videos and photographs from the federal inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein is the largest to date, and the final one planned by the Justice Department. Times reporters are sifting ...