The IRS advises creating an Individual Online Account for security and managing tax information before the April 15 deadline.

Treasury posted a lapsed appropriations contingency plan late last week that calls for the IRS to be fully staffed through Friday during the partial government shutdown.

Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they’re still circulating in 2026. But is there any truth to them?

IRS staff shortages and new tax laws mean you should file your taxes early and triple-check everything.

The passage of five spending bills ended the partial government shutdown, but billions were cut from the Internal Revenue Service.

President Donald Trump said he would donate any money he received in a $10 billion lawsuit that he filed against the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office.

New IRS rules for 2026 raise the standard deduction and adjust brackets, putting more money back in your pocket through lower taxes or bigger refunds—what it means for everyday Americans.

Taxpayers who e-filed their return can expect to see status updates roughly 24 hours after submitting it. If e-filing a prior year’s return, the status will update within three-to-four days. If a paper return is submitted, it can take four weeks before the status is available.

Payments of $1,776, a figure honoring America’s 250th birthday in 2026, totaled $2.9 billion, and were dubbed a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement.” As tax deadline approaches, the IRS recently released a press release noting that the payments are not taxable.

Selling silver can trigger IRS reporting, but when and how it happens depends on what you sell and how you do it.