Income Tax

Taxpayers who believe they may have provided identity thieves with this information should consider immediately obtaining an Identity Protection PIN. This is a voluntary opt-in program. An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps prevent identity ...

The Internal Revenue Service has issued frequently asked questions on how students and higher education institutions should report pandemic-related emergency financial aid grants.

The Tax Blotter is a round-up of recent income tax news.

Payments will begin to be issued this weekend to Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who do not normally file a tax return, with the projection that the majority of these payments would be sent electronically and received on April 7

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Announcement 2021-7 PDF to clarify that the purchase of personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus are ...

The good news is the first $10,200 that most taxpayers received in unemployment benefits of up to $10,200 are not taxable for 2020. If you have already filed your tax return for 2020 the IRS is asking you to not file an amendment, as they will take ...

Contributions to a traditional IRA are usually tax deductible, and distributions are generally taxable. There is still time to make contributions that count for a 2020 tax return, if they are made by April 17, 2021. Taxpayers can file their return ...

To learn more about COVID-19 scams and other financial schemes visit IRS.gov. Official IRS information about COVID-19 and Economic Impact Payments can be found on the Coronavirus Tax Relief page, which is updated frequently.