If you rent a house for two years and then buy it, you're free to ... a 1099-S form, and you'll report your ultimate gain -- with that $500,000/$250,000 exclusion -- on IRS Form 8949.

Wait for the process to complete (takes a few seconds). The completed Form 8949 PDF will automatically open. You can thank ChatGPT for most of the work here. This is for tax year 2024. The Form 8949 ...

You could receive Form 1099-K for business payments from Venmo or PayPal this season. Here’s what taxpayers need to know.

The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

With the 2025 tax season underway, Free File could be just what you need to get your taxes done early and only for $0.

A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 Nora Carol Photography / Getty Images You're about to begin that much-needed, new job and your employer hands you an IRS Form W-4 to fill out and ...

Direct File was first rolled out by the IRS in 2024 in 12 states as a service allowing taxpayers to file their annual returns directly to the agency for free, an extension of the earlier but less ...

This led to some confusion about whether Direct File is still available to taxpayers, but the free filing program is still available, at least for the coming tax season. While Musk's tweet may ...

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