The Trump administration has announced that most individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their federal tax bills for 90 days as part of an emergency relief plan amid the coronavirus pandemic

President Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force gave updates on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, urging people to heed the CDC guidelines for at least 15 days and act with an abundance of caution. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin later announced an IRS tax deferral for those who owe taxes.

Worried you may be getting scammed? Here are some tips to make sure you are not being deceived by someone posing as the IRS.

Tax season is in full swing — and that means it’s hunting time for scam artists hoping to rip off taxpayers.

The majority of individual taxpayers in the U.S. are eligible to file their taxes for free, yet many may be unaware or confused by how to do so.

Tax season has just started, but you can still find opportunities to cut your 2019 taxes if you know where to look. The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan.27, kicking off the long march to April 15 — the deadline for taxpayers to pay last year’s liabilities.

Last year’s tax season saw lots of disappointment over refunds. Many people had not adjusted their withholdings in light of the federal tax cut act. Tax experts say if you still haven’t done so, you should consider changing your withholdings on your W4, especially if you’re expecting big changes in 2020. NBC’s Chris Clackum reports.

It’s about to get a little easier for you to figure out how to break even or get a bigger tax refund from Uncle Sam. The IRS kicked off the new year with a revamp of its tax withholding estimator tool, a calculator that helps you fine-tune the amount of federal income taxes that are pulled from your paycheck. Tax...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee, said Tuesday he will “follow the law” regarding a request by House Democrats to see President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

A Florida man received a huge IRS refund by falsely claiming he paid $1 million in taxes, authorities said Friday. The IRS has recouped much of the $980,000 refund from Tampa resident Ramon Christopher Blanchett, who federal prosecutors said told a seven-digit lie on his 2016 income tax returns. Blanchett called himself a “freelancer” and reported $18,497 of income that...

The Trump administration has laid down rules aimed at preventing residents in high-tax states from avoiding a new cap on widely popular state and local tax deductions. The action over the new Republican tax law pits the government against high-tax, heavily Democratic states in an election-year showdown.

Getting a tax refund is something many taxpayers look forward to, but the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for those seeking to steal that money.

NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski checks in with tips on how to protect your identity from thieves looking to steal your tax refund. 

The usual April 15 deadline to file for IRS tax forms falls on Saturday this year. That would normally push the deadline to Monday. However, Monday is a holiday in the District of Columbia, so by law, the filing deadline is extended until Tuesday. Monday is Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia. It marks the day in 1862 in...

IRS and Treasury officials have taken part in two global meetings on the Panama Papers to plan how to use the huge trove of leaked documents to catch criminals, U.S. officials revealed to NBC News. In a statement to NBC News, the IRS acknowledged participating in a “special project meeting” of JITSIC, the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration...

A former head of the IRS is calling on Donald Trump to release his tax returns, saying there is no legitimate reason to withhold them....
“When Americans file their tax returns each year, they declare under penalty of perjury that to best of their knowledge they are true, correct and complete,” says Mark Everson, who served as IRS Commissioner during the...

Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West baseball team accepted more than $300,000 in donations before Little League International stripped the team of its 2014 U.S. title, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

Accusations include retired firefighter inflating returns for customers