With April 15 approaching, many people still have to get around to filing their annual income tax forms. “Preparing our taxes has become so complicated that each year, Americans spend an average of ...

(NEXSTAR) – A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one less way to file in 2026. While nearly 300,000 taxpayers used IRS Direct File last year, the ...

Taxpayers across New Jersey are preparing their 2025 tax returns. And they’re in for some big changes. Whether you’re a senior citizen or a homeowner, a business owner or a parent, there are some ...

The IRS has processed more than 41.3 million returns in the first four weeks through Feb. 20 than during a similar period a year ago. That's down 2.4% from a year ago. Tax filers received more than ...

With about a month and a half left in tax season, the Colorado Department of Revenue is in full swing processing state tax returns. There has been no official word of unusual delays from the ...

The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers. By Ann Carrns The federal government tested a free, ...

Ran into a problem filing 2025 income tax returns? Then you may have considered turning ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot oranother AI chat agent to file tax returns for you. But can artificial intelligence ...

We're roughly a month into 2026 tax season and if you haven't yet filed 2025 income tax returns, you may be deciding whether to hire a professional tax preparer or self-file for free. More than 12 ...

A new temporary tax break offers seniors 65 and older a deduction of up to $6,000 on their 2025 federal returns. To claim this deduction, taxpayers must file a new form called Schedule 1-A for ...

Tax season opened this year on January 26, 2026, and the IRS expects to process more than 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year. But not everyone is rushing to file, and not ...

So far this tax season, IRS data shows that fewer people have filed their income tax returns in comparison to 2025. Last year, more than 20 million tax filers requested an extension, and a similar ...

OLYMPIA — The Washington Legislature has reignited one of the state’s longest-running political debates this session with a proposal to tax high-income earnings for the first time, pairing a new state ...