Tax season

The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service sent an email to staff at the agency who are struggling with the partial government shutdown.

Lawmakers want to know how the longest government shutdown in history will affect one of the most critical tax filing seasons. But it’s unlikely they’re going to get any answers this week.

The group’s members are lowering their fees for government employees affected by the shutdown.

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.

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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.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., is planning to hold a hearing next Thursday about what the government standoff means for U.S. taxpayers.

Taxpayers who miscalculated how much they’ll owe the Internal Revenue Service this year won’t get hit with penalties — up to a certain point.

Most taxpayers who didn't properly adjust their withholding after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act won't face penalties.