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IRS tax refunds: Trump’s executive orders may delay when you get your money; what to know
The IRS expects over 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed between Jan. 27 and Apr. 15, meaning if delays do occur, millions could be impacted.
One of tax return filing season's biggest financial risks isn't an IRS audit
The fake IRS emails and texts announcing tax refunds and credits are already on the way. It’s tax filing season, so beware of the onslaught of financial scams.
Early tax refunds arriving now, but IRS saw far fewer returns filed in first week
IRS processed 15.8% fewer income tax returns in the first week of the 2025 tax season than it did a year ago. Why? What does that mean for refunds?
Tax Season 2025: Here Are the IRS' First Stats on Returns Filed and Refunds Issued
Even though the 2025 tax season has only been open less than two full weeks, the IRS has already been busy processing tax returns and issuing tax refunds. Not mine — I'm still a ways away from sitting down with my W-2 forms and the 1040 instructions and a calculator and all that.
The IRS has issued 3.2 million tax refunds this year. Here’s the average payment
The IRS has issued 3.2 million refunds for the 2025 filing season so far. As of Jan. 31, the average refund amount was $1,928, which covers the first four days of the filing season. The agency sends most refunds in less than 21 days.
Where's my IRS refund? Here's what to know about filing and when you'll get your tax refund
Here's when the last day to file taxes is, what documents you'll need, new forms for the 2024-25 tax season and how to track your tax refund.
How to avoid delays in IRS refunds this 2025
As the new year unfolds, U.S. taxpayers face the annual task of filing their tax returns with the IRS. While this process can be daunting, understanding key strategies can help ensure a timely and accurate refund.
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File Taxes for Free: How the IRS Free File Program Really Works
With the 2025 tax season underway, Free File could be just what you need to get your taxes done early and only for $0.
IRS Memo Marks A Major Shift In Transfer Pricing Approach
Ryan Finley explains why the IRS’s recent advice memorandum on periodic adjustments may signal a significant change in ...
IRS employees accept OPM federal worker buyout; How the 2025 tax season may be affected
The deadline for federal workers to accept OPM's buyout offer was on Feb. 6, but terms of resignation are different for IRS ...
IRS Fresh Start program pros and cons to know
The IRS Fresh Start program isn't a magic solution that erases all tax problems, however. While it has helped many taxpayers ...
Navigating the IRS alphabet soup: There are nearly two dozen different 1099 forms, we explain them all
Have you received a 1099 tax form that you don’t understand? Our guide describes the basics of the nearly two dozen different ...
Trial begins for IRS agent charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting at Arizona gun range
It took 59 minutes for Patrick Bauer to reach a hospital, and that delay, according to a lawyer for the accused, played a ...
Everything to know about the IRS Fresh Start program
Here's everything you should know about this IRS tax relief program: ...
Ohtani Interpreter Gets Prison For $17 Million Theft— IRS Taxes Him
All income is taxable, even stolen money. If the interpreter pays back his former boss the stolen money, does the IRS let him ...
Some IRS employees told they can’t take federal buyout until after tax filing deadline
IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration ...
Did DOGE really ‘delete’ the tech division that helped create the IRS Direct File free tax filing service?
Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions ...
I just discovered my dad owes $200,000 to the IRS, hasn’t filed taxes in years, and has a lien on the house my mom paid for. How can I protect her and should I even help …
That being said, unfiled and unpaid taxes could eventually catch up to you one day. The IRS could garnish your wages if you ...