Direct File is an IRS program that allows eligible taxpayers to electronically file their tax returns directly with the IRS for free. Direct File launched a pilot program last year with a limited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2026 tax filing season starts on Jan. 26. (Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images) (Michael Bocchieri/Getty ...

Benjamin Franklin famously said that "death and taxes" are the only two certainties in this world. Well, the timing of the first certainty is unclear. But you can reliably count on tax season to roll ...

There is just under a week left before the official April 15 tax filing deadline. More than half of all expected federal tax returns have been filed – nearly 90 million as of March 28, according to ...

Tax season opened this year on January 26, 2026, and the IRS expects to process more than 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year. But not everyone is rushing to file, and not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Admitted NY Bar and US Tax Court, covers US international tax law. A Substitute for Return is a tax return prepared by the IRS ...

The final extension deadline for the 2025 tax filing was Oct. 15, 2026, which recently passed. Most working adults as well as ...

To avoid mistakes and potential processing delays, taxpayers should refrain from filing until they have received all necessary tax documents. Taxpayers should always carefully review documents for ...

Americans are receiving larger tax refunds on average in the 2026 filing season than last year, though taxpayers are filing at a slower pace in the first few weeks than they were a year ago. The ...