This bonus will come in addition to the existing extra standard deduction for seniors, which the IRS has increased as part of ...

Social Security is a key income source for millions of retired Americans, and these benefits are taxed at the federal level.

Turning 65 comes with a tax perk! Learn about the extra standard deduction for seniors, the 2025 amounts, and how it can ...

Tax season in 2026 will look very different for older Americans filing 2025 returns, as a new wave of deductions reshapes how ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS is recommitting to its decades-old partnership with tax prep companies as the main option for Americans to file their taxes ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

The IRS will halt its government-run Direct File program for the 2026 tax season, ending a short-lived effort to allow taxpayers to prepare and submit returns directly through the agency’s website.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – More than a dozen viewers wrote to News10NBC asking the same question: Are seniors who are on Social Security and don’t file taxes still eligible for New York State’s “inflation ...