It's Tax Day. Here's how big the average tax refund is in 2026.
Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year due to the 2025 "big, beautiful bill," which enacted new tax deductions.
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Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year due to the 2025 "big, beautiful bill," which enacted new tax deductions.
Workers who claim the new deduction will see an average tax cut of around $1,400, although some could realize larger savings.
New deduction allows taxpayers to deduct up to $10,000 on interest they paid to buy a new American-made vehicle in 2025.
Filing a tax extension is easy. But it's important to know what you're getting into, including what to do if you owe money to the IRS.
After years of abject performance, the tax agency is finally making significant strides — no, really.
Millions of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes. Most will have a short wait to get their checks from the agency.
The average tax refund is shrinking this year, while more taxpayers owe money to the IRS.
Americans shell out billions of dollars to prepare and file their tax returns. Here's how to do it without spending a dime.
Some households could get a typical refund of almost $1,000 by filing their tax returns for 2019, tax collector says.
Early IRS data provides a peek at what to expect for the millions of Americans who have yet to file their taxes.
Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.
Tax agency said it is trying to determine whether tax rebates, issued in many states last year, count as income.
The tax agency said it just finished sending the refunds to workers who paid tax on unemployment benefits that they didn't owe.
Mazars USA worked for Trump for decades until February of this year, when it cut ties with the former president and his company.
COVID and the policies to help fight its economic implications have put the IRS far behind in its processing of tax returns.
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a California law aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to release his personal income tax returns in order to appear on the 2020 primary ballot.
A federal judge on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to keep his financial information secret.
The Trump campaign and Republican Party have sued California over a new law requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns.
California may keep President Donald Trump off of next March's Presidential Primary ballot, unless he discloses five years worth of tax returns to the Secretary of State.
The IRS released its contingency plan should the shutdown last into filing season. Here are some of the services that will be affected.
These seven strange and arcade deductions might help you lower your tax burden this year.
Thieves used an online service provided by the IRS to gain access to information from more than 100,000 taxpayers, the agency said Tuesday.
TurboTax, the country's most popular do-it-yourself tax preparation software, said Friday that it has temporarily stopped processing state tax returns because of an increase in fraudulent filings.
Review your tax situation now so you have some idea what tax bracket you will fall into this year and decide whether you want to do the long 1040 or the short 1040EZ.
Save money — and maximize your refund — with these tips for doing your taxes all on you own.
A driver crashed into a Stockton home Wednesday evening, narrowly missing the people inside after losing control, crossing four lanes of traffic and plowing through a fence, police and witnesses said.
People who live in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood say they first started seeing new street parking restrictions go in several months ago, but they had no idea that it was an unauthorized act.
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What was once a mostly empty stretch of land is finally starting to resemble the vision Sacramento leaders have been talking about for years.
People who live in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood say they first started seeing new street parking restrictions go in several months ago, but they had no idea that it was an unauthorized act.
A driver crashed into a Stockton home Wednesday evening, narrowly missing the people inside after losing control, crossing four lanes of traffic and plowing through a fence, police and witnesses said.
As California races to build the infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence, communities across the state are increasingly weighing whether they want data centers in their own backyards.
People who live in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood say they first started seeing new street parking restrictions go in several months ago, but they had no idea that it was an unauthorized act.
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A United Airlines employee appears to have been caught on video threatening to call ICE on a passenger last week at San Francisco International Airport.
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James McCann hit his 100th major league home run and Ryan Waldschmidt hit his first as part of a seven-run fifth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Athletics 15-5.
Kiki Iriafen had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Shakira Austin finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Washington Mystics rallied past Golden State for a 90-82 victory Monday night to snap the Valkyries' nine-game winning streak.
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More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has retained prominent Washington defense attorney Abbe Lowell as the U.S. Department of Justice continues a federal investigation involving the governor's wife and several people in his political orbit.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion. Sources told CBS News the total cost could be far higher, in part due to military construction for damaged U.S. bases.
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The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
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Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
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More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
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People who live in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood say they first started seeing new street parking restrictions go in several months ago, but they had no idea that it was an unauthorized act.
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