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Filing your taxes this year may include more AI
Apr 15, 2024
Tax software companies like Intuit and H&R Block are turning to generative artificial intelligence to give products an edge.
The origins of the IRS logo
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 5, 2024
For $197,000, in today’s dollars, a design firm revamped IRS tax forms in the ‘60s. That included the creation of a new symbol representing an eagle.
Taxpayers aren't the only ones disappointed with taxes this year
May 15, 2023
Federal tax revenue is coming in short while the debt ceiling remains unresolved. The problem was signaled by meager refunds.
Tax refunds are smaller this year — and fewer people are getting them
by
Henry Epp
May 12, 2023
Blame the termination of benefits that came with pandemic emergency measures.
You can pay your taxes in cash — if you're up for the challenge
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Apr 17, 2023
Jay Zagorsky of Boston University paid his taxes in $100 bills and exact change. A cashless society has some disadvantages, he says.
Your tax refund may be smaller this year
Apr 5, 2023
Pandemic tax credits have dried up, like the temporary expansion of the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.
Were last year's state payments taxable? Taxpayers wait while the IRS decides.
Feb 9, 2023
It's will depend on why the payments were made and who got them.
For public good, not for profit.
The IRS aims to improve customer service by hiring 5,000 additional workers
Sep 15, 2022
The agency's budget has been shrinking, its workforce is aging, and it's been saddled with new responsibilities.
Millions of college students are eligible for tax credits. But they have to file for them.
Apr 14, 2022
Students may be entitled to additional money if they're not claimed as dependents.
Tax deadline fast approaching: Is the IRS ready?
Mar 25, 2022
It's still working through backlogs from previous couple of years.