Nation Apr 17 Why Tax Day laggards should consider filing for an extension By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Economy Apr 15 Watch 5:56 IRS struggles with a major backlog ahead of the tax deadline 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… By John Yang, Courtney Norris
Politics Mar 18 WATCH: IRS commissioner testifies before House about 2021 filing season Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig will testify Thursday before the House Ways and Means Committee about the 2021 tax filing season. By News Desk and Associated Press
Economy Mar 11 Trump administration weighs delaying tax deadline amid virus outbreak Mnuchin says a payment delay would have the effect of putting more than $200 billion back into the economy. By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Nation Apr 12 After tax season, beleaguered IRS must deal with overhaul 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… By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
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
Apr 15 Obama’s income fell to $436,000, lowest of his presidency By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama paid more than $81,000 in taxes last year on adjusted gross income of more than $436,000. Their effective federal income tax rate was 18.7 percent. Continue reading
Mar 08 For many uninsured, Obamacare fines double at tax time By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many people who went without health insurance last year are now seeing fines more than double under President Barack Obama's health care law, tax preparation company H&R Block said Tuesday. Continue reading