Taxes

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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.

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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.

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Chicago Teachers Union demands to know how Lightfoot is spending $2B in federal COVID relief for schools

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) wants to how money from President Biden's American Rescue Plan is being spent after it voted to close schools and go back to remote classes until the spike in COVID-19 cases "substantially subsides." When President Biden passed the American Rescue Plan in March 2021, Chicago received $1.8 billion in federal COVID-19 relief for the city's schools.