In this week's Ask the Editor Q&A, Joy Taylor answers questions on monthly Medicare premiums, IRAA and tax-deductible medical expenses.

In Illinois, officials say filing early and electronically is the best way to receive a timely refund. You can check the status of your state refund with an online tool. The state Department of ...

A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one fewer way to file in 2026.

The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free ...

The IRS doesn’t care if life got busy. It doesn’t care if a client paid late, if bookkeeping fell behind, or if someone assumed April would cover everything. When it comes to estimated taxes, the ...

Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. For many, especially first-time filers, taxes can be daunting and it’s tempting to leave them until the last minute ...

With the 2026 tax season underway, some Social Security recipients who saw their benefits increase in 2025 under the Social Security Fairness Act are having to pay more taxes than in 2025. With ...

Chief Executive Officer of Ade Crown Empowerment Foundation (ACEF), Temitayo Abiodun, has begun distribution of 600 free UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) application forms to ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to give free application documents to persons with disabilities registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ...

The 2026 federal tax filing season is officially underway, and US taxpayers can now submit their 2025 federal income tax returns using Form 1040. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting and ...

Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week she's looking at four questions on preparing and ...