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According to IRS data, the average tax refund was $3,151 for the 2025 tax filing season. A recent Piper Sandler analysis, shared by CBS News, projected that the average tax refund would increase by ...

If you're someone who doesn't rush to file your taxes, you're not alone. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans say they wait until the last minute to file, according to a 2025 survey by IPX1031, a financial ...

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

Got your W-2s ready? Today, the IRS will begin accepting 2025 tax returns for the 2026 tax filing season. “The Internal Revenue Service is ready to help taxpayers meet their tax filing and payment ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

Our savvy readers select their favorite (and least favorite) tax prep software based on their own filing experience. And the big names don't always come out on top. I'm the Executive Editor, Features ...

The service uses automation to pre-fill parts of your tax return with information from your Credit Karma profile. Users can upload and store photos of tax documents like W-2s and 1099s for ...

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Technological trends are often short-lived and have no lasting effect. New programming languages show up every year, promising faster builds and simpler syntax. Although many competitors have entered ...