Tax refunds

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.

Procrastinating clients may have money waiting: Some $1.1 billion in unclaimed federal income tax refunds await an estimated 1.4 million taxpayers who didn’t file a 2014 federal income tax return.

When 2018 taxes are due in April 2019, millions of Americans could find themselves owing the government far more than was withheld. Millions of others could find they paid too much in 2018, resulting in unusually large refunds.

The TCJA has preparers focusing on both 2017 and 2018

Despite legislation in 2015 giving the tax agency more time to double-check returns claiming the EITC and the ACTC, the process often doesn't work.

The Internal Revenue Service is beginning to release tax refunds for taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit after subjecting their tax returns to some extra scrutiny.

Consumers say they would give up the internet and social media if they could avoid Uncle Sam.

The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers Tuesday to beware of a quickly proliferating scam involving erroneous tax refunds being deposited in their bank accounts, after a data breach on their tax preparers' computers gives them access to sensitive client information.

The National Association of Enrolled Agents asked its tax experts the best practices clients should follow when working with a tax professional, and gave some helpful advice from an online survey whose results were released Monday.

Help the IRS debunk a handful of taxpayer misconceptions for this filing season.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it saw dramatic declines in tax-related identity theft last year, thanks to the effort of the Security Summit, which brings together the IRS with state tax authorities and the tax industry.

The Internal Revenue Service is expected to refund disabled veterans an estimated $78 million that was wrongly withheld from their disability severance pay.

More than half of taxpayers in the U.S. find the tax filing process stressful and 39 percent are using online tax filing software, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service released updated tax withholding tables for 2018 Thursday to reflect changes for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, amid warnings that the tables may not be accurate and will need further refinements.

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

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers not to believe reports circulating on the internet about a start date for the 2018 tax filing season, insisting it has not yet chosen a start date, and is waiting to see what Congress does with tax legislation.