Thousands of IRS employees have lost their jobs as part of DOGE’s spending cuts, and the layoffs could affect essential ...

The traditional penalty for an individual who has not filed their taxes by the deadline is 5 percent of the tax due for each month the return is late. The penalty accrues up to a maximum of 25 percent ...

Only a few days away from the federal deadline of April 15, the IRS is reminding Americans that it's not too late to open an online account.

The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for 2024 to be filed this filing season (which has a deadline of ...

The FBI is warning income tax filers to watch out for online attackers. Here's how to keep your money and personal information safe.

It starts with a text. "Unusual activity on your IRS account. Click here to verify." The message looks legit. It sounds urgent. You're halfway through your taxes and completely exhausted. So you click ...

We're just about two weeks out from the April 15 tax deadline. If you haven't already filed, you might be spending the next ...

Tax scams can be all the more convincing if they meet the moment. And this year, experts warn that cyber criminals or “social engineers” might take particular advantage of uncertainty around the IRS ...

If the answer is yes, the employer must provide the designee's name, phone number, and a self-selected five-digit personal identification number so the IRS can confirm the person's identity.

Topping the list: Impersonation scams. Phishing messages from criminals posing as entities such as the IRS, state tax agencies, tax preparers, and tax software companies. The emails, texts, and phone ...

Californians who don’t want to pay for tax-filing software or a commercial preparer have some free online options through the Internal Revenue Service ... is a phone number where you can ...

The IRS reported over $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds for the 2021 tax year. The median potential refund for Floridians is $732, with nearly 70,000 residents eligible. Taxpayers have until ...