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The Internal Revenue Service began the 2018 tax filing season Monday as the agency plans to receive more than 155 million tax returns this year.

The Internal Revenue Service is getting ready to open the tax filing season on Monday, Jan. 29, as it gears up to handle the new tax law.

The Internal Revenue Service has set the official starting date – and returns are due by April 17.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the way it deals with erroneous claims for refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, according to a new report.

The IRS has released a draft of the form for the 2017 tax year.

The standard deductions and personal exemptions will rise slightly.

The service will also be warning preparers about due diligence requirements.

President Donald Trump is planning to kick off one of the most important sales pitches of his presidency this week—getting Americans fired up about rewriting the U.S. tax code.

The Internal Revenue Service didn’t properly implement some provisions of the PATH Act aimed at reducing improper payments for refundable tax credits, instead allowing an estimated $152 million in credits, according to a new report.

Asian-Americans and the EITC; trusting the IRS; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Trump's budget aims to cut approximately $3.6 trillion in spending, in part from eligibility changes for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.

The Trump administration’s budget blueprint for fiscal year 2018 would require a Social Security number for claiming either the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Child Tax Credit in an effort to deny the refundable tax credits to undocumented immigrants.

Deduction alternatives; the death of Medicare tax; a phony Social Security number; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service saw a sharp drop-off in tax returns in the first half of filing season, according to a new report.

Preparers prepare for extra steps on returns with the EITC, CTC and AOTC.

Tax pros share the issues they’re most concerned about for this year’s returns.

More than halfway through the 2017 filing season, the IRS reported receiving 5.7 million fewer individual returns than at a comparable point last year.

More than halfway through the 2017 filing season, the IRS reported receiving 5.7 million fewer individual returns than at a comparable point last year.

From a trickle to a flood, returns have started to flow in after initial delays.

The Internal Revenue Service is putting out the word on how to beat the tax-filing crowd right after Presidents Day—one of the agency’s busiest times of the year.