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.
A Texas tax preparer pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent returns that generated improper refunds, part of a wider scheme costing the U.S. millions.
The GOP tax and spending bill creates a tax deduction for workers in tipped occupations. Here's what to know.
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.
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.
The answer depends on what type of an employee you were last year, according to Julia Glum, a news editor at Money.
Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.
Nation's tax collector says it has improved telephone service from last year, when just 1 in 10 calls were answered.
Mazars USA worked for Trump for decades until February of this year, when it cut ties with the former president and his company.
Taxpayers who earn less than $25,000 are far more likely to get audited by the IRS than wealthier people.
With this tax season now open, taxpayers could see a repeat of last year's snarls in processing, when some 30 million taxpayers had their returns — and refunds — held up by the IRS.
The IRS already faces a huge backlog of unprocessed returns, creating challenges as the new tax season begins.
A recent report says the growing backlog of unprocessed tax returns now stands at 35 million, creating ongoing refund delays for millions of taxpayers.
COVID and the policies to help fight its economic implications have put the IRS far behind in its processing of tax returns.
Typically, the IRS sends most refunds within three weeks of taxpayers filing their return. But this year is complicated.
A tax return preparer in Dallas has pled guilty to filing fraudulent income tax returns and is headed to prison. The owner of In Touch Tax Solutions was sentenced to 3½ years.
The Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch attempt by former president Donald Trump and cleared another hurdle in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office quest to obtain his tax records.
The tax service Jackson Hewitt demanded Friday, Jan. 8, the IRS send stimulus payments back to their clients after millions of payments went to wrong bank accounts.
The president said the decision was "crazy" and "totally wrong." His attorney, Jay Sekulow, said he "will be filing a timely notice of appeal" with the court.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has released 10 years of his tax returns through 2017 and is promising to release last year's after he files them.
A watchdog group says it could take the IRS at least a year to get back to normal after five million pieces of mail went unopened during the government shutdown.
The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday experienced multiple outages on its website just hours ahead of the midnight deadline to file income tax returns.
Preparing your tax returns may not be the most enjoyable effort -- and that has companies trying to ease your pain with some Tax Day deals.
Both families received death threats, doxing, and multiple swatting calls to their homes before the trial, and the threats haven't stopped.
Most locations remain dry through midnight, but showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop near the Red River late tonight into the pre-dawn hours Friday.
FOX and NBCUniversal have the broadcasting rights for the 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The U.S. men's national soccer team, which last appeared at the 2022 World Cup, will face Paraguay to kick off its 2026 World Cup.
Nine‑year‑old transplant recipient Penny Martin shares a powerful moment with the father of the teen whose heart saved her life.
Both families received death threats, doxing, and multiple swatting calls to their homes before the trial, and the threats haven't stopped.
Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf.
Most locations remain dry through midnight, but showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop near the Red River late tonight into the pre-dawn hours Friday.
Karmelo Anthony's family told CBS News that they believe the trial was unfair from the start. Now Anthony's attorneys have filed an intent to appeal.
There is no prison sentence that would satisfy the father of Austin Metcalf.
Drivers towed from a Fort Worth CVS may be eligible for refunds after an I-Team investigation found questions over whether the tow company had authorization to operate in the lot.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
A North Texas foster family says a legal gray area in Texas' Baby Moses law led to the child being returned to biological relatives.
As he battles terminal cancer, a Fort Worth fire captain says the state's workers' comp system has failed him — and he's far from alone.
A Kennedale couple says their leased solar panels stopped producing power and became a costly burden after years of unfulfilled promises.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
President Trump signed a bill funding immigration enforcement agencies through the end of his term, bringing an end to a monthslong feud that exposed deep divisions on Capitol Hill.
President Trump said he's asking Congress to approve a short-term extension of a key spy authority to "provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent" director of national intelligence.
Bill Gates told members of Congress on Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein put his philanthropic work at risk, and that meeting him represented "a grave error in judgment."
From August 2025 to March 2026, an immigrant detention facility at Fort Bliss Army base suffered a host of serious incidents, including two deaths that were investigated by the Government Accountability Office.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
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.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
FOX and NBCUniversal have the broadcasting rights for the 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The U.S. men's national soccer team, which last appeared at the 2022 World Cup, will face Paraguay to kick off its 2026 World Cup.
The first thing you'll notice about the transformation is the grass on the pitch, four-and-a-half feet above the NFL field.
While FIFA is expected to make billions on the tournament, local cities are spending millions to host.
Rookie Olivia Miles had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Kayla McBride added 22 points, and the Minnesota Lynx used a big first half to cruise past the Dallas Wings 100-76 for their eighth straight victory.
Creative minds are coming together in North Texas.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
