Choosing a tax status can be harder than it looks, especially if you’re new to taxes or if you’ve had a recent life change, ...

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 ...

For federal income tax purposes, your marital status is determined under state law as of the last day of the calendar year. That matters when choosing your filing status. Your filing status is one of ...

TurboTax Free Edition is still available for people who have simple 1040 tax returns with no special situations and do not opt for any add-ons. Historically, though, there has been some controversy ...

Tax Day, the deadline to file 2025 income tax returns, passed at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. But if you haven't filed because you forgot the deadline — Intuit TurboTax notes forgetfulness is ...

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 ...

IRS Free File, which offers free guided tax preparation for lower-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all ...

Millions of Americans will collect bigger tax refunds this filing season, thanks to an assortment of new tax breaks legislators introduced in a landmark tax and spending bill last summer. Affluent ...

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 ...