Your filing status affects everything from your tax brackets to whether you have to file at all. Here’s how the rules work.

Find out if you need to file a tax return for 2025–2026. Learn IRS income thresholds, filing rules by age and status, and when filing is still worth it.

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It’s April 15 — otherwise known as “Tax Day” in the United States. While the IRS has already received a majority of the 2024 federal income tax returns typically filed by Tax Day — 101.422 million as ...

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As we inch toward the final tax filing deadline of April 15, millions of Americans are feeling the stress that comes with filling out the complex forms and the potential of owing money to the Internal ...

The official start date of this year’s tax filing season will be January 27, the IRS said Friday. That is the first day the agency will start accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns. “This ...

Tax season is back, and while some taxpayers may be looking forward to their refunds, others may be dreading the process of gathering their tax documents and meeting the deadlines set by the Internal ...

As Tax Day approaches, millions of Americans are preparing their returns, but missing the April 15 deadline could trigger a cascade of penalties and interest. For taxpayers who owe money, the ...

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