Kelly Phillips Erb

With the tax season deadline just days away, the IRS is bracing for more cuts. Thousands of employees are expected to receive pink slips in mid-May.

With just a few days before Tax Day, cracks are showing at the IRS. Potentially confusing errors are popping up on the site, including one that impacts taxpayers filing for an extension.

The number of tax returns received dipped again, a trend that hasn’t changed since the season opened on January 27, 2025, but the gap is narrowing.

Plus: Tariffs, more cuts coming at IRS, paying taxes with a credit card, tax season filing statistics, IRS website errors, conferences & deadlines, tax trivia and more.

Nobody likes writing a big check on Tax Day, but there is some good news: April 15 also means specials, freebies, and deals.

The U.S. income tax system has changed quite a bit over the years—and that includes more than the due date for Form 1040.

House Democrats have sent a letter to Scott Bessent and Kristi Noem seeking an unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding allowing the IRS to share tax data.

Reports indicate that the Trump administration is planning to eliminate the IRS Direct File program.