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 ...

An amended return is a taxpayer’s opportunity to receive any unclaimed refund or correct an instance of underpayment after ...

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: ...

With the April 15 federal tax deadline nearly here, the IRS urges taxpayers to file as soon as possible, even if the deadline passes. The IRS has processed more than 78 million individual federal ...

Get your W-2s ready. The IRS will begin accepting 2025 tax returns on Jan. 26, when the agency officially opens the 2026 tax filing season. "The Internal Revenue Service is ready to help taxpayers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2026 tax filing season starts on Jan. 26. (Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images) (Michael Bocchieri/Getty ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

If you’ve been dreading the task of completing and filing your 2025 income taxes, you’re not alone. The IRS says that 20% to 25% of US taxpayers wait until the final two weeks of the tax season to ...

Made a mistake while filing your 2025 income tax return this year? You aren't alone — In its 2025 annual report to congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate says the IRS processed about 3.7 million ...

There were 161 million individual income tax returns filed to the IRS in 2024, possibly including yours. While not every American is required to file a tax return, most will – and there may be good ...