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IRS Free File is now officially open, enabling some 70 percent of Americans to begin preparing their federal tax returns online for free. The IRS will begin accepting mailed and e-filed returns on ...

If you bristle at the idea of having to pay to file your taxes, you’ll probably be happy to know that the IRS found 70% of all taxpayers are eligible to prepare and file their federal tax return for ...

Have you done your taxes yet? April 15th is less than a month away. So far, the IRS says this year's tax filing season is going smoothly. Paper returns are no longer piling up in government cafeterias ...

Kemberley Washington is a former staff writer at Forbes Advisor and provides consumer-friendly tax tips for individuals and businesses. Her work goes beyond tax articles. She has been instrumental in ...

The IRS announced Monday that it has begun accepting Forms 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, electronically, which it calls a “major milestone in tax administration” (IR-2020-182).

An IRS-approved software service for filing taxes electronically, eFile.com, was found to be delivering JavaScript malware just at the height of tax-return season. eFile.com, which was used as a ...