Taxes may be fact of life, but have you ever been up close and personal with a Form 1040? Here's a beginner's guide to understanding how federal income tax returns work. Many, or all, of the products ...

As many people across the U.S. prepare to file joint tax returns in this 2025 tax season, some are understandably concerned about issues like maximizing refunds and how to pay the IRS if they owe. But ...

Benjamin Franklin coined the saying, “In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.” But what about when death and taxes coincide, such as when someone dies during the year and has a tax ...

Workers who are paid low wages − and in many cases are trying to raise children on overstretched paychecks − can qualify for a financial boost by claiming the earned income tax credit on their tax ...

The employee retention credit (ERC), as authorized under pandemic-era legislation to assist businesses with the costs of retaining employees, has been claimed by many employers for applicable quarters ...