Income taxes

The Internal Revenue Service reported stronger performance on Monday, April 15, as it concluded this year's tax filing season, saying it had answered 1 million more phone calls from taxpayers and helped 170,000 people in person compared to last year.

Time is running out for nearly 940,000 individuals to claim refunds from 2020, with a May 17 deadline approaching for filing the necessary tax returns.

The Internal Revenue Service hasn't fully updated its plans to use the tens of billions of dollars in additional funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun sending notices to high-income taxpayers who haven't been filing tax returns since 2017.

The lowest-ranked states have property and unemployment insurance taxes like every state, but significantly they also have complex, non-neutral taxes with comparatively high rates.

In the wake of President's Day, and in the midst of tax season, take a minute to learn about Washington's and Lincoln's key contributions to the U.S. tax system.

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The Washington National Tax Office of Grant Thornton points out the most important state and local tax developments to keep an eye out for.

Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service employees and contractors continued to have access to at least one sensitive IRS computer system even after they stopped working there.

Taxpayers will benefit from a reduced top marginal rate in 13 states, but in two states the rate has increased.

The Internal Revenue Service has lifted the moratorium on processing applications to become an Acceptance Agent to help immigrants who need an Individual Taxpayer identification Number to file a tax return or be claimed as a dependent.

Money manager Brian Heywood has already spent nearly $7 million of his own money to get six ballot initiatives in front of Washington State voters this November, half of them tied directly to taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service offered information about how business owners can avoid electronically filing their income tax forms if it violates their religious beliefs.

Lawmakers are trying to drum up support to allow a debate on raising the state and local tax deduction cap as bipartisan tax package negotiations leave out those proposals.

The Washington, D.C., Attorney General's office accused the tax prep chain of illegally overcharging thousands of residents and misleading consumers.

The agency is anticipating over 128.7 million individual tax returns by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline.

The Internal Revenue Service will be hosting a Tax Professional Awareness Week starting Monday, Jan. 8.

Fifteen states are reducing either individual or corporate income taxes this year, with some states trimming both individual and corporate taxes, among 34 states starting the year with significant tax changes.

The double taxation treaty between the U.S. and Hungary has been terminated as of Monday.

The IRS-sponsored program relies on hundreds of dedicated accounting volunteers to ensure filers receive the crucial and necessary tax refunds they depend upon and ultimately help people fight poverty and food insecurity.