The filing status you choose this tax season may greatly influence the amount of your refund. Sometimes you can make a selection on your filing status, depending on your personal situation, but your ...

It may seem like a small decision, but your tax filing status has a huge effect on how much you'll end up owing in taxes. Before you start preparing your tax return for the year, it's a good idea to ...

Tax season is in the home stretch, and millions of Americans are working hard to get their tax returns in by the April 15 deadline. Yet even as you focus on getting the numbers right and looking for ...

In a Program Manager Technical Advice (PMTA) memorandum, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in two examples addressed what date interest begins to accrue on a tax overpayment when taxpayers change their ...

Choosing your filing status is a crucial step for preparing your federal tax return, as it determines your standard deduction, tax rates, and brackets. Your filing status is very important because it ...

You may have dreaded tax season for months: your first one ever. What do you need? How do you do your taxes? Where do you begin? Everyone feels this way about the tax preparation process at one time ...

If there is one thing to make sure you get right on your taxes, it's your filing status. It can determine how much you pay (or save) in taxes. Plus, it's one of the things that, if you get it wrong, ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. While you have five tax-filing statuses to choose from, if ...

Now that tax season is officially open, it is important to know who is required to file a tax return this year. For most people, the last day to file a federal income tax return, or to request an ...

If you file your income tax return electronically and opt for direct deposit, you’ll usually get your refund within 21 days. It can take longer to get your refund if you file a paper return or ask for ...