Search results
Backdoor Roth IRAs Are Promising—and Perilous
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoFor determined savers, the backdoor Roth IRA is an important tool. It’s easy to see why: Roth IRAs offer both tax-free growth and tax ...
Child Tax Credit 2024: Where Is Your Refund Money?
CNET· 1 day agoIf you're still waiting to get your child tax credit refund and it's been more than 21 days since you filed with the IRS, it's time to track your money...
Yellen: Treasury exploring ways to expand free tax filing program
The Hill via AOL· 4 days agoTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday that the department is looking into ways to...
Taxes are inevitable. Paying to prepare them doesn’t have to be.
The Missourian· 9 hours agoAt long last, the Internal Revenue Service seems committed to developing a cheap and easy way for Americans to file their tax returns. Direct File, the pilot program IRS launched ...
Yellen touts success of IRS pilot program that allowed direct free filing of tax returns
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA free IRS tax-filing pilot program was successful, despite critics' warnings it would steal...
TurboTax error affected more than 12,000 Oregon tax returns; fix is coming
OregonLive.com· 2 days agoTurboTax says mistakes by its tax preparation software affected more than 12,000 Oregon tax returns,...
Thousands of Florida taxpayers used new free Direct File program. How it worked
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoCritics say the program costs too much to help too few people, and that plenty of free programs already exist. “Only in Washington (would this be) hailed as a ‘huge success ...
IRS to decide on restoring free tax site amid uncertain future of program
FOX 10 Phoenix· 5 days agoThe IRS enjoyed success with the rollout of its free tax filing website this tax season, which...
Ask Amy: CPA did my taxes for free (with problems)
Birmingham News· 4 days agoDear Amy: My boyfriend’s dad is a CPA, with decades of experience. A few years ago he offered to do my taxes, due to the sudden complexity because of an...
Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
Billings Gazette· 26 minutes agoThe FBI received more than 100,000 complaints by victims of scams over the age of 60 last year, with nearly 6,000 people losing more than $100,000.