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Tax season
A short-staffed IRS is trying to reform
Mar 3, 2020
The IRS is trying to modernize its computer systems and improve customer service — with a smaller budget and workforce.
Calling in the pros this tax season
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Robyn Edgar
Apr 15, 2019
With so many changes to the tax code, people like Evin Moore are using experts.
House votes to continue controversial IRS program
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Ben Bradford
Apr 10, 2019
The "free file" program is controversial because it's run by the same private companies that make money on tax preparation.
Why so few people do taxes on their own
Apr 10, 2019
Fear of costly mistakes drives some taxpayers to use a professional or software.
This tax season, accountants are double-checking their software
Apr 3, 2019
It's the first filing season under the tax overhaul of 2017. Software companies are still catching up.
The IRS is using Instagram to try to humanize the agency
Apr 1, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service is getting creative.
Government shutdown could affect tax refunds
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Ben Bradford
Jan 7, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service is operating on a skeleton crew, down to just an eighth of its workforce, during what’s typically the major ramp-up before tax season. Here’s how that could put your tax return timeline into limbo. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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What to expect on the new tax law in 2019
Dec 28, 2018
We’re still learning how the tax law is playing out and what it all means.
It's time to get your financial life in order
Apr 20, 2018
Tax season may be over, but that doesn’t mean you should stop thinking about your finances. That’s one conclusion from John Schwartz of the New York Times, who decided that after many decades of keeping his nose to the grind and ignoring his letters from Vanguard, he should take a step back and look at […]
Out with the old tax season, in with the new
Apr 13, 2018
Accountants are already fielding questions about the new tax law, even as they wrap up the 2017 season.