Taxes November 5, 2026
IRS Adjusts Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction for Tax Year 2027
The IRS has released the tax year 2027 annual inflation adjustments for nearly 70 tax provisions.
Taxes September 9, 2025
Learn All About the New Educator Deduction Under the OBBBA Tax Law Changes
Beginning in 2026, the OBBBA rewrites the rules for the educator expense deduction. Notably, the new law removes the $300 cap, but requires taxpayers to claim the write-off as an itemized deduction.
Taxes September 9, 2025
IRS Decides to Shutter Nine Taxpayer Assistance Centers
The IRS is reportedly closing nine taxpayer assistance centers in six states later this year in an apparent cost-savings move, as the agency faces a potentially smaller budget for fiscal year 2026.
Taxes September 4, 2025
IRS Has Shared Data on More Than 40,000 Immigrants with ICE
The IRS has already shared the residential addresses of more than 40,000 foreigners with immigration authorities, who are seeking to have the confidential information of at least 1 million more people incorporated directly into their database.
Taxes September 3, 2025
Treasury Department Releases List of 68 Jobs Covered by ‘No Tax on Tips’ Provision of New Tax Bill
The Treasury Department has provided a list of 68 jobs that will be covered by the “no tax on tips” provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes September 2, 2025
IRS-CI is Cracking Down on Illegal Sports Gambling
As the NFL season is set to begin on Thursday night and with the first official week of college football in the books, the IRS Criminal Investigation unit has a message for sports bettors: Bet safe. Bet legal.
Taxes September 2, 2025
A Raw Deal for Gambling Loss Deductions (OBBBA)
Under the OBBBA, only 90% of gambling losses will be deductible, beginning in 2026. The other 10% is gone forever. What’s more, the overall limit on gambling losses up to the amount of gambling winnings remains in place.
Taxes September 2, 2025
IRS Didn’t Accurately Report Wait Times for Taxpayers Calling for Help, TIGTA Says
The IRS claimed the average wait time for a taxpayer when calling the agency for assistance was three minutes during the 2024 filing season, but that's not exactly correct, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a recent report.
Taxes August 25, 2025
IRS Says Tax Interest Rates to Stay Unchanged for Q4 of 2025
For individuals, the rate for overpayments and underpayments will be 7% per year, compounded daily, the IRS said on Aug. 25.
Taxes August 25, 2025
‘Ghost’ Tax Preparer Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud
Kim Brown, 40, of Augusta, GA, pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false income tax returns, according to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
IRS August 25, 2025
Taxpayer Input Sought on Free Tax Filing Options as IRS Direct File Faces Elimination
Taxpayers have through Sept. 5 to fill out a survey that will be presented to Congress, as the Biden-era program that allows taxpayers to file their taxes for free is at risk of being shut down.
Taxes August 25, 2025
OnlyFans Creator Made $5.4M But Didn’t Pay Her Taxes, Feds Say
Kylie Leia Perez, who lives in Tampa, FL, and uses the stage name “Natalie Monroe,” owes the IRS at least $1.6 million in back taxes, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Aug. 14.
Taxes August 22, 2025
Georgia Senate Looks at Eliminating State Income Tax
Georgia legislators have been reducing the individual and corporate income tax rate for years — it will fall to 5.19% this year under a law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in April.