Dear Action Line: I hear there is a competency test required by IRS for "income tax return preparers" to show they know what they're doing. What is this test and how can you tell if they've had it and ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s test run at tax preparation this year was an “incredible success,” and now the agency needs to make it a permanent option for people to file their income taxes for free, ...

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There are some hard truths about human behavior lurking in the 1040 Every year as the tax deadline approaches, people want to know the last-minute things they can do to lower their bill. The honest ...

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS” or the “Service”) aggregates, reviews, and analyzes taxpayer data and determines whether ...

The IRS said Tuesday it will test a free, electronic tax-filing system early next year in 13 states, with the agency estimating that hundreds of thousands of taxpayers will participate in the limited ...

Significant life changes, business ownership, or simply a lack of knowledge about the ever-changing tax laws can make finding a trustworthy tax preparer a good idea. Just like choosing an expert to ...

Every year as the tax deadline approaches, people want to know the last-minute things they can do to lower their bill. The honest answer is there’s rarely anything. The 2024 tax year ended Dec. 31, ...