Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday
Multiple factors, including a IRS worker shortage, an enormous workload from administering pandemic-related programs and stalled legislation that would have given the agency billions of dollars will combine to cause taxpayers pain this filing season.
IRS service 'not what the American public deserves,' White House says
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the current level of customer service at the IRS is "not what the American public deserves"
IRS to start requiring facial recognition scans to access tax returns
The Internal Revenue Service is going to start requiring users of its online tax payment system to provide a selfie to a third-party company in order to access their accounts.
IRS to require taxpayers to use facial recognition to access sensitive documents
IRS to require use of facial recognition software to access government documents. FOX Business' Gerri Willis with more.
IRS urged to offer more relief to taxpayers ahead of 'frustrating' tax season
Industry experts urged the Internal Revenue Service in a Tuesday letter to provide targeted relief for taxpayers ahead of what's likely to be "frustrating" tax season as the agency wades through a deluge of unprocessed returns from previous years.
Child tax credit: How families can get the rest of their money in 2022
Although the IRS paid out the last monthly installment of the expanded child tax credit in December, millions of parents should be on the lookout for a letter from the agency that will help them collect the remaining half of the money when they file their 2021 tax returns.
Massive IRS backlog triggers premature collection notices
The Internal Revenue Service is prematurely sending some Americans collection notices, even though they filed their returns, as the agency works to wade through a deluge of unprocessed returns from years past.
IRS begins 2022 tax-filing season with backlog 'crisis' that could delay refunds
The IRS will kick off the 2022 tax-filing season in a state of crisis as it grapples with a backlog of millions of unprocessed returns from one of the agency's "most challenging years."
Key IRS tax deadlines that Americans need to know
The Internal Revenue Service will kick off the 2022 tax season this month, although it's already warning taxpayers to brace for delays as the agency wrestles with a massive pileup of unprocessed returns accrued during the pandemic.
IRS warns of 'frustrating' tax filing season
The IRS warns tax refunds could be delayed due to staffing shortages and processing backlogs. FOX Business' Gerri Willis with the latest.
JPMorgan CEO: Biden overdoing IRS surveillance would be 'terrible'
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that President Biden’s proposal to crack down on wealthy tax evaders by requiring banks to report more customer information on most Americans' accounts to the Internal Revenue Service could potentially be “terrible.”
IRS tax-filing season to kick off on Jan. 24
The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it will begin accepting 2021 individual income tax returns on Jan. 24 – and administration officials are already warning of a “frustrating” season as the agency grapples with a backlog of returns from previous years.
Planning to file your tax return for free? TurboTax drops out of key IRS program
Tax-filing season is swiftly approaching, but Americans planning to file their returns for free will have fewer options to do so than in years past.
IRS sending important letters to stimulus check, child tax credit recipients
Americans who received the third round of stimulus checks or an advanced child tax credit payment should be on the lookout for two important letters from the Internal Revenue Service.
Final child tax credit payments issued as Manchin pulls support for Build Back Better
The Build Back Better bill is a $1.7 trillion social safety net that includes investments in climate change, health care and child care, which includes expanding child tax credit (CTC) payments through 2022.
Most Americans can save $2,000 a year from little-known tax break
Americans looking to tuck away some extra cash next year can take advantage of an oft-overlooked tax break recently updated by the Internal Revenue Service to reduce their liability next year.
Democrats’ IRS bank account monitoring plan would affect 87M Americans, analysis shows
Tens of millions of Americans could see their bank account information swept up and reported to the Internal Revenue Service under a deeply controversial proposal from Democrats, according to a new analysis.
Republicans rip SALT cap repeal in Democrats' spending plan: 'Blue-state billionaire bailout'
Republicans are amplifying criticism of Democrats' massive social spending package, taking aim at a tax provision they say would disproportionately benefit ultra-wealthy Americans in blue states.
Democrats running out of excuses for inflation mess: Rep. Gooden
Texas Republican says Biden's Build Back Better will increase inflationary pressures on 'Making Money.'
Biden's minimum book tax would hit these industries the hardest, analysis shows
Democrats have proposed a minimum tax on income that well-off corporations report to investors in order to help fund President Biden's sweeping tax and spending package.

















