Every year, the IRS releases a “Dirty Dozen” list—a public warning to taxpayers about the latest and most dangerous tax scams ...

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened. Jill Desjean from the ...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, asked her about the Justice Department’s decision to drop an ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers showed few signs of meaningful negotiations on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day. President Donald Trump said federal ...

Identity theft is as pervasive as ever. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ID theft in the first half of 2025 — that’s nearly 200,000 more reports ...

Uncertainty surrounding the government-run tax filing service has been swirling for months. Uncertainty surrounding the government-run tax filing service has been swirling for months. is a news writer ...

Elizabeth Guevara is a journalist working to explain the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024 as a breaking news writer covering personal ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar ...