The shock of the global pandemic might have caused many people to miss a few things - including tax deadlines. But some of those fines could make their way back to taxpayers. A recent federal court ...

Tax attorneys are telling millions of Americans to check their tax documents. They might qualify for a COVID-era refund from the IRS. Were you charged late fees or penalties in 2022 or 2023? You might ...

The IRS recommends that you keep tax records for at least three years from the date you filed your original return, and longer for special situations. You may need copies of your tax returns for tasks ...

After Hurricane Katrina, we're all being told to do some disaster planning. Create an evacuation box that contains your key personal documents, experts say. Yet Connie Bracher, a California tax ...

Discovering an error on a tax return that has been filed can be corrected, but most often does not have to be. A how-to guide for fixing past tax mistakes.

The 2026 tax season is near. Some changes include the IRS no longer be issuing tax refunds by paper check to most individual taxpayers who file 2025 tax returns. (Stephen Ehlers/Moment Editorial/Getty ...

Oodles of taxpayers — from the very well off to the barely making it — could be owed a chunk of change from the Internal Revenue Service after a complex court decision involving what rules did and ...

A missing signature can upend a return completely. Whether you sign with ink, PIN, or for someone else, getting it right is essential to avoid delays, penalties, and rejected filings. Former Senior ...

Americans are probably happy to put memories of the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, but it may be worthwhile to stir up the past to see if they may qualify for an IRS refund, tax attorneys said. Once a ...

Tens of millions of Americans may not realize they could be owed a IRS refund from the COVID-19 era so, the independent National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) is sounding the alarm to let them know the ...

The National Taxpayer Advocate published a series of online blogs to better explain the potential COVID-19 tax refunds and relief — and why many everyday households need to act now. Filing Form 843 is ...