We're just about two weeks out from the April 15 tax deadline. If you haven't already filed, you might be spending the next several days gathering your important tax documents or trying to decipher your W-2. Even if you're using tax software or having someone else file taxes for you, you are likely to still run into questions. While you can call the IRS with questions, you may experience long wait times. Plus, you're likely to find the answer to your tax questions online at IRS.gov. Below, we break down...

• Some taxpayers who bought electric vehicles in 2024 had trouble claiming the tax credits because of bad paperwork. • Auto dealers group announced an IRS change that will enable dealers to fix EV tax credit problems. Some drivers who bought electric vehicles in 2024 have found it impossible to claim their EV tax credits now when filing their tax returns, thanks to a glitch. But now, a new alert offers a bit more hope. A fix could be on the way. But you're going to need to see your...

The Internal Revenue Service is poised to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to protected taxpayer information so the agency can locate immigrants they are trying to deport, according to reporting by The New York Times based on three officials familiar with the matter. A draft of the agreement shows that IRS officials would verify whether immigration enforcement had the right home address for the people they are looking for. While data obtained by the IRS can be shared with other federal law enforcement agencies, it only happens under...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help locate illegal immigrants facing deportation by using taxpayer information. According to a report by The New York Times, a draft agreement between the IRS and ICE indicates that the tax agency would verify whether immigration authorities have the correct home addresses for individuals ordered to leave the country. Many illegal immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing the agency with details about their addresses, families, employers, and earnings.

The IRS would be able to check names against its confidential databases. A flag waves outside the International Revenue Service Building after it was reported the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to fire thousands of workers in the coming days, in Washington, Feb. 18, 2025. A flag waves outside the International Revenue Service Building after it was reported the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to fire thousands of workers in the coming days, in Washington, Feb. 18, 2025. A flag waves outside the International Revenue Service...

Under the agreement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement could submit names and address of suspected undocumented immigrants to the IRS to cross-reference with confidential taxpayer databases, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of professional reprisals. However, tax information may be shared with other federal law enforcement under certain, limited conditions — and typically with approval from a court. It would be unusual, if not unprecedented, for taxpayer privacy laws to be used to justify cooperation with immigration enforcement, the people said.

Senior tax officials are bracing for a sharp drop in revenue collected this spring, as an increasing number of individuals and businesses spurn filing their taxes or attempt to skip paying balances owed to the Internal Revenue Service, according to three people with knowledge of tax projections. Treasury Department and IRS officials are predicting a decrease of more than 10 percent in tax receipts by the April 15 deadline compared with 2024, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share nonpublic data. That would amount to...

Still have to file those taxes? No worries, we've all been there. Perhaps this is the year you can try Direct File, the free service offered by the IRS that's gotten a few notable enhancements for 2025. The IRS announced the return of Direct File in a press release on Jan. 10, when it also announced that the 2025 tax season would officially kick off on Jan. 27. The Direct File program debuted last year as an extension of an older program and was hailed as a solid, if incomplete,...

The judge said the plaintiffs lacked standing and hadn’t done enough to show a risk of imminent harm. The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Feb. 19, 2025. The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Feb. 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A federal judge denied two groups’ request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the IRS from sharing illegal immigrants’ tax data with the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said during a March 19 hearing that the plaintiffs—Centro...

The Trump administration is intending to make cuts to the office of the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) — its third announced staffing reduction at the Internal Revenue Service that comes amid a broader initiative to drastically reduce the federal workforce. In response to a question from The Hill about reductions to the workforce of the NTA, which reports to Congress about IRS service levels and advocates individual taxpayer cases to the IRS, a Treasury spokesperson told The Hill that the agency was seeking to “right-size” its workforce. “These adjustments to...