Kemberley Washington is a former staff writer at Forbes Advisor and provides consumer-friendly tax tips for individuals and businesses. Her work goes beyond tax articles. She has been instrumental in ...

Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA, is a freelance writer with a background in accounting and income tax planning and preparation for individuals and small businesses. Her work has appeared in Business Insider ...

You might think self-assessment tax returns are only for the self-employed, landlords and high-net-worth individuals, but more people than ever have had to complete one in recent years. Fiscal drag is ...

Millions of Americans can file their tax returns at no cost, especially if they meet certain income requirements or have a simple tax return. Some programs are offered directly by the government, ...

Taxes may be fact of life, but have you ever been up close and personal with a Form 1040? Here's a beginner's guide to understanding how federal income tax returns work. Many, or all, of the products ...

Learn when and how a dependent child would be required to file a tax return for income they’ve earned. Minor dependents are required to file their own income tax return when their earned income equals ...

Does the IRS owe you an extra $800 or $900? It might if you didn't yet file a tax return for 2019. The Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that nearly 1.5 million people across the nation ...

Benjamin Franklin coined the saying, “In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.” But what about when death and taxes coincide, such as when someone dies during the year and has a tax ...

Good news for most Californians who owe taxes to the federal or state government: The deadline for filing your return and paying what you owe has been pushed back to October. For the record: 8:42 a.m.