Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. Investopedia / Photo Composite by ...

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 ...

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

American taxpayers are required to file a tax return if their earnings surpass certain thresholds, but it’s worth filing for those that don’t have income.

Every year, tax season rolls around with the same mix of routine and confusion. One of the most common questions people ask ...

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 ...

Ahead of the March 31 deadline for filing individual annual tax returns, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has provided guid..

IRS says most e-filers using direct deposit get 2026 refunds in under 21 days, but certain issues can delay some payments.