Politics Jun 25 Watchdog warns Trump’s budget bill could complicate 2026 tax filing season after IRS staffing cuts By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Apr 23 At IRS, leadership churn and a worker exodus roil agency The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS. By Fatima Hussein, 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 Dec 18 Watch 5:47 As Congress debates a child tax credit expansion, families struggle to get by Lawmakers and staffers are working through the weekend on Capitol Hill as they close out the Congressional term. Democrats are hoping the last-minute dealmaking will give them a final chance to secure an elusive policy goal: expanding the child tax… By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens
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
Apr 15 Watch 5:56 IRS struggles with a major backlog ahead of the tax deadline By John Yang, Courtney Norris As the deadline to file federal taxes approaches Monday in most states, questions remain for many about what to expect this tax season, and when to expect their refunds. The IRS is warning that refunds may be delayed for many… Continue watching
Mar 18 WATCH: IRS commissioner testifies before House about 2021 filing season By News Desk and Associated Press Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig will testify Thursday before the House Ways and Means Committee about the 2021 tax filing season. Continue reading
Mar 11 Trump administration weighs delaying tax deadline amid virus outbreak By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Mnuchin says a payment delay would have the effect of putting more than $200 billion back into the economy. Continue reading
Apr 12 After tax season, beleaguered IRS must deal with overhaul By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The IRS, pummeled for years by congressional Republicans and funding cuts, faces the challenge of administering the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades. But first the beleaguered agency had to get through the current tax-filing… Continue reading
Feb 28 Analysis: Is the Obamacare tax penalty really dead? By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News The Obamacare penalty won’t go away until 2019, and that means you still will owe Uncle Sam if you didn’t have health insurance – or an exemption from the mandate – in 2017. Continue reading