The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday the opening of the 2026 tax filing season and shared some safety tips for ...

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The 2026 tax filing season—for 2025 returns—begins on Jan. 26, which means scammers are ramping up efforts to steal taxpayers' information and money.

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about a million taxpayers ...

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The IRS is warning taxpayers to prepare early for the 2026 tax season as income brackets, deductions, and filing requirements ...

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The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday it is expanding its voluntary Identity Protection PIN program to taxpayers in Arizona and 19 other states. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that adds a ...

As if tax season wasn’t bad enough, there are scammers out there trying to commit tax fraud with your personal information. Judy Dollison with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central and Southeast ...

The University of Illinois Springfield is offering free tax preparation services through the IRS's VITA program. Here's how to make an appointment.

For taxpayers expecting a refund that averages about $3,000, filing early can mean getting that money back sooner.