It's tax season — a time that can make many Americans anxious. But you can make the process less painful and time-consuming by filing online. The best tax-prep offerings have free and paid tiers ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Picking the right tax software can mean the difference between a smooth refund process and a stressful filing season. To find the ...

Section 409A is a section of the United States Internal Revenue Code enacted in 2004 as part of the American Jobs Creation Act and applies to compensation that a worker earns in one year ...

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Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. When you fill out your annual federal income tax return, you can either take the standard deduction or itemize deductions to reduce ...

A tax shield is a reduction in taxable income for an individual or corporation achieved through claiming allowable deductions such as mortgage interest, medical expenses, charitable donations ...

The tax brackets you fall into determine how much you owe the IRS at tax time. For tax year 2024 (filing in 2025), there are seven brackets: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%. That will remain ...

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The Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns on Jan. 27, and it has already received more than 23 million returns as of the beginning of February. That means millions of people are ...