CNBC Select has run more than a dozen tax software programs through their paces to find the best in a variety of categories.

Compared to the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, when Congress was shoveling out stimulus checks while the Internal Revenue Service was buried in unopened letters and paper tax returns, this year’s ...

"Why didn’t they teach this in school?” is a common thought when it comes to filing personal income taxes. Taxes are often one of the most complex and least understood aspects of personal finance. For ...

You can't (legally) avoid paying taxes you owe, but you can avoid paying hefty fees to tax professionals and software companies to help complete your tax return. That's because there's a plethora of ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Most Americans are eligible for free tax-preparation services ...

The 2025 tax season will have its quirks, gimmicks and gotchas. But right now anyway, many experts say most people should expect to see a timely tax refund. Fingers crossed. Taxpayers will still need ...

Tax season began about a month ago, and some people are probably starting to see their refunds hit their bank accounts. But if you're like the majority of Americans, you probably haven't filed your ...

Welcome to Tax Week, a weeklong series of guides and resources for the 2025 tax season. Taxes can get complicated -- and expensive -- for military personnel. But as you file your tax returns, be sure ...

What started as a natural progression of tax preparers doing simple projections a year or two into the future has evolved into a true value-added practice for their clients, generating both client ...

More than five million people still need to file a tax return to HMRC with just weeks to go until the self-assessment deadline and it’s not just the self-employed, landlords and high-net-worth ...