Tax refunds

Personal financial satisfaction declined in the fourth quarter of 2018 as stock market gyrations and the prospect of a government shutdown weighed on U.S. consumers, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Tax refunds could be delayed this season despite actions by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration has recalled thousands of furloughed federal workers to process tax returns and continue work on offshore drilling permits. But programs that are out of favor with the White House — such as the Energy Star consumer ratings system — aren’t getting the same treatment.

Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees are being ordered back to work, without pay, only so President Trump can avoid the political embarrassment of delayed tax refunds, a federal workers’ union claimed.

Americans may get their refunds during the shutdown, but the upcoming filing season is likely to be one of the rockiest in decades.

One common question: ‘Do I still have to pay?’ (Yes.)

The free tax-filing system is now in its 17th year.

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee is questioning officials about how taxpayer assistance, cybersecurity, operations and tax refunds will be affected.

Some customers felt their refunds weren’t as much as the tax prep chain’s campaigns had suggested.

The no-interest loans can go as high as $3,000.

Seven tips for taxpayers and tax pros preparing to file in 2019.

An all-electronic vision, security concerns, and other highlights from the latest IRS National Public Liaison meeting.

The Texas accountant transferred funds from his employer to himself.

The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to send millions of dollars to vets who received disability severance payments starting in 1991.

As preparers head into the home stretch, here's how filing has gone so far.

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to expand its efforts to detect tax refund fraud this tax season, according to a new report.

Taxpayers claiming certain deductions can now start checking ‘Where’s My Refund?’

Some of the tax returns selected by Internal Revenue Service examiners for extra scrutiny didn’t have millions of dollars in refunds held last year as they were required to be, according to a new report, and in other cases the notifications weren’t sent to taxpayers.

The service’s annual list of the worst tax scams, frauds and general bad behavior.

Taxpayers who were wrongly imprisoned will have more of an opportunity to take advantage of a tax break that Congress recently approved.