Economy Apr 18 Expecting a tax refund? Here’s why it could be smaller than last year By Cora Lewis, Associated Press
Economy Apr 16 Why Tax Day is April 18 this year, and how early spring became tax season The tax deadline has been pushed back to April 18 this year, giving those leaving it to the last minute a few extra days. Usually, the day falls on April 15. But why is Tax Day in April anyway? Well,… By Thomas Godwin, The Converastion
Nation Apr 17 Why Tax Day laggards should consider filing for an extension Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS will receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Economy Apr 30 The IRS is still working through last year’s backlog. Here’s what to know about your taxes this year The PBS NewsHour spoke with Rhonda Collins, director of tax content and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals, about how stimulus checks, unemployment payments or home office expenses might change how you file taxes this year. By Tori Partridge
Nation Jul 06 What to know about the July 15 tax deadline As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15. By Associated Press
Apr 16 Tobacco companies pay billions to compensate for smoking-related illness. Is it enough? By Charles Betley, The Conversation April 15 is Tax Day, as well as the date each year on which the largest tobacco companies pay $9 billion dollars to states because of tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. But what is the real cost… Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Trump holds Tax Day roundtable in Minnesota By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Trump says incorrectly that he enacted the largest package of tax cuts in history. But the facts don't bear that out. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 10:11 Why transparency — on Trump’s taxes, visitors and family business — matters By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 Column: Why we need to rewrite our tax code from scratch By T.R. Reid As we’ve seen in other countries, the way to bring about fundamental change in a dysfunctional tax code is to start over. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch Dreading doing your taxes? Other countries show us there’s another way By PBS News Hour Filing your taxes in other countries is not a work-intensive process that can take days or weeks; it can be as simple as clicking a confirmation sent online by the government. For his latest book, "A Fine Mess," J.R. Reid… Continue watching