WASHINGTON — In today's world, we all have to play defense when it comes to our financial data. We all need long computer passwords, anti-virus software and passcodes for our phones — and we could ...

The last thing many people want to do is take yet another extra step when it comes to doing their taxes. But the option to create an online account with the IRS could well be worth considering, ...

It's tax time, you're digging through your records... and your preparer or tax software asks about tax payments you've already made. Um, was I supposed to track those? Lots of small business owners ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Internal Revenue Service says its ...

Not surprisingly, a lot of Americans aren’t fond of the IRS. In fact, as the agency responsible for collecting federal taxes, the IRS received the lowest favorability rating among 16 federal agencies ...

NEW YORK -- As millions are receiving their second round of stimulus checks, some of those eligible are already facing issues securing their $600 payments. Funds were officially available Monday and ...

Some Americans say their government checks were deposited in the wrong bank accounts this weekend, forcing many of them to wait longer for the badly needed aid after struggling financially during the ...

If you’re an American and haven’t yet created an account at irs.gov, you may want to take care of that before tax fraudsters create an account in your name and steal your personal and tax data in the ...

The cash — and the confusion — keep building as the stimulus checks, known as Economic Impact Payments, roll out this week. The Internal Revenue Service went live with its "Get My Payment" portal ...

The IRS can take money out of your bank account to pay a past-due tax bill, but only after you receive sufficient notification. If you ignore overdue-tax notices from the IRS, you might be hit with a ...