NEW YORK — Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. If you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon as possible.

Social Security benefits make a big difference in the wallets of many Americans. But these extra dollars can be a double-edged sword: While the additional dollars may close the gap on affordability ...

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reached an agreement in January that the U.S. tax system would exist independently from, and “side by side” with, the proposed new global ...

If you're one of the millions of Americans who purchased a new car last year, you could benefit from a new tax break that allows taxpayers to deduct interest paid on their auto loans. The car loan tax ...

The "K-shaped" economy is hitting U.S. consumers in unexpected ways, including their tax refunds. Higher-income Americans are set to reap bigger benefits in their tax refunds than other households, ...

Working extra hours has always meant paying the same taxes on overtime as on regular wages, but a new law signed in July 2025 under President Donald Trump has changed how some overtime pay is treated ...

USA TODAY and Statista have partnered to release their third annual list of "America’s Most Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms." The rankings are based on broad surveys of tax and accounting ...

The Treasury Department released an update on tax refunds as Americans’ IRS deadline approaches. On Monday morning, the Treasury Department posted to X: “With the opening of tax filing season last ...

With the IRS now accepting people's tax returns for 2025, a federal watchdog is warning Americans to beware of so-called phishing and smishing scams designed to trick people into unwittingly handing ...

Tax season began Monday. Over the next three months, tens of millions of Americans will be filing returns for the 2025 tax year. Several key changes are taking effect this year, many of them due to ...

The 2026 tax season opened Jan. 26, and filers could be affected by President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill." Many taxpayers will see bigger refunds based on Trump's 2025 tax cuts because the IRS ...

Americans can file their 2025 tax returns with the IRS starting on Monday, Jan. 26, but what many people really want to know is when they can expect their refund. That depends largely on whether you ...