Tax season

Two leaders of Congress’s main tax-writing committee introduced legislation Friday to undo tax refund delays for recipients of the Earned Income Tax Credit who file their taxes early.

The Internal Revenue Service has implemented a new verification process for taxpayers who want to access their online tax accounts and self-help tools that includes taking a selfie and submitting a photo of their driver’s license or passport to a third-party service, ID.me.

The tax season that’s due to open when the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting tax returns next Monday is promising to bring a host of challenges.

The groups want the service to reduce unnecessary burdens on taxpayers and tax preparers.

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The Internal Revenue Service added more information on the Recovery Rebate Credit, providing extra details on its Frequently Answered Questions document about finding the first Economic Impact Payment amounts to calculate the credit.

The Internal Revenue Service made its Free File program available on Friday, allowing taxpayers who earn less than $73,000 in adjusted gross income to start preparing and filing their tax returns for free.

The tax prep chain is looking to compete in the online tax prep space against H&R Block and Intuit.

John Wiley & Sons has updated its annual J.K. Lasser series of tax guides with information for preparing tax returns this year.

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins expressed deep concerns Wednesday about the upcoming tax filing season in her annual report to Congress on the 2021 filing season.