January 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline. Tax experts, including the ...

Tax returns received and processed remain slightly below last year’s pace, even as the average refund climbs to $3,804. The big surprise in the most recent statistics? IRS.gov traffic continues to ...

Most US taxpayers will need to complete their income tax returns by April 15 or file a free tax extension for additional time. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been ...

Plan to mail to the IRS your 2025 income tax returns? You'll need to do more than just completing your 1040. More than 11 million filers mailed income tax returns in 2025 according to the IRS, and a ...

Tax season opened this year on January 26, 2026, and the IRS expects to process more than 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year. But not everyone is rushing to file, and not ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s deadline for filing tax returns for 2025 is just weeks away. Almost all of your tax moves for 2025 had to be completed by December 31. However, there are some actions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2026 tax filing season starts on Jan. 26. (Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images) (Michael Bocchieri/Getty ...

The best tax software will let you file a federal income tax extension to give yourself six more months to finish your taxes.