Taxes may be fact of life, but have you ever been up close and personal with a Form 1040? Here's a beginner's guide to understanding how federal income tax returns work. Many, or all, of the products ...

Think about filing your return electronically to take advantage of the step-by-step process online programs take you through.

In the year that a taxpayer dies there may still need to be one or more tax returns that are required to be filed after their death. The need for these filings is dependent upon the income that the ...

As many people across the U.S. prepare to file joint tax returns in this 2025 tax season, some are understandably concerned about issues like maximizing refunds and how to pay the IRS if they owe. But ...

Federal taxes and the IRS are enough to worry about -- but most Americans must also remember to pay state taxes. Despite that, there is a bit of relief. A dozen states cut their income tax rates for ...