The main difference between a W-9 and a 1099 is that you fill out a W-9, while the business or entity that is paying you ...

The Internal Revenue Service has locked in the opening bell for the 2026 filing season, giving taxpayers a firm date to start ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their 2025 federal tax returns as the IRS Free File program is now available ahead of the official start of the tax ...

IRS will start accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Use direct deposit for refunds and the "Where's My Refund" tool to track it, IRS says. How it works.

It’s the first tax season with the latest Trump tax cuts — and also the first since deep staff cuts at the IRS.

A mismatch sends up a red flag and causes the IRS computers to spit out a bill that the IRS will mail to you (these letters ...

Jackson Hewitt Online offers transparent, flat-fee pricing at $25 for federal and state returns but is lacking in features, ...

Donald Trump offered support for the H-1B visa program because of a lack of skilled workers in the U.S. His position provoked pushback from his base, and even Vice President JD Vance seems to have a ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

The Trump administration has decided not to offer Direct File, the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and the program’s future is unclear. The program was praised for making tax ...

FILE - The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington, August 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) (Ted Shaffrey, Copyright 2024 The Associated ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...