My tax situation has always been just complicated enough that I never seemed to qualify for free tax filing: Freelance income, home sales, itemizing my return to claim the mortgage interest ...

Mass IRS layoffs in the middle of tax season means fewer audits of wealthy people's complex returns, which some say essentially gives rich people an unintended tax break. Like they need one.

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The April 15 tax-filing deadline is three weeks away, and tens of millions of taxpayers have yet to file their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service had received nearly 70.4 million returns as of ...

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An inheritance tax is a levy potentially paid by the recipient of assets inherited from a deceased individual. Just five states have an inheritance tax as of 2025. An inheritance tax is a tax ...

Taxes may have to rise in the autumn, economists have warned, despite big benefit cuts and spending reductions in Wednesday's Spring Statement. The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank said ...

Age Your standard deduction: $14,600 A fixed dollar amount based on your income and tax filing status that reduces the amount you’re taxed on. Consider it tax-free income that you keep before ...

When President Trump suggested that he was considering instituting a policy of tariffs that would lead to the elimination of the federal income tax during his 2024 presidential campaign ...