The latest IRS tax season filing statistics suggest filing is picking up, but still trails behind 2025 levels. Refunds are higher than last year, but not as high as some taxpayers hoped. The IRS has ...

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The IRS Direct File program was eliminated for the 2026 tax filing season. However, several free tax preparation software options are available for those with 2025 income of $89,000 or less and for ...

The NCAA Tournament field for the men and women are set and millions of people are finalizing their 2026 March Madness brackets and agonizing over their picks. The first round of the men's tournament ...

The numbers the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released this week tell a story that many Americans are only beginning to understand. The average federal tax refund for the 2026 filing season stands at ...

There's just a month left to go in the regular tax filing season. Statistics suggest that taxpayers aren't rushing to file. getty The IRS has released filing season data through March 6, 2026—a point ...

More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google, including Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief on Monday in support of Anthropic in its legal fight against the US government ...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will insure losses up to $20 billion on a rolling basis. U.S. crude oil prices have surged more than 12% Friday, toppping $90 per barrel as ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...