Tax season opened this year on January 26, 2026, and the IRS expects to process more than 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year. But not everyone is rushing to file, and not ...

For federal income tax purposes, your marital status is determined under state law as of the last day of the calendar year. That matters when choosing your filing status. Your filing status is one of ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday when taxpayers can start filing their 2025 tax returns. The 2026 fling season will open on Jan. 26, the agency said. Taxpayers ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

An individual tax return is a government form that reports all income for the previous year and any taxes due on it.