More Americans facing tax refund "disappointment"
The average tax refund is shrinking this year, while more taxpayers 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.
A tax scam aimed at stealing consumer refunds has ballooned, with the IRS reporting that the number of potential victims has soared to several thousand in just a few days.
The journalist arrested at a Tax Day protest at President Donald Trump's signature Las Vegas hotel has been released from jail.
President Donald Trump says "someone should look into who paid" for the rallies around the country Saturday that urged him to release his tax returns.
Protesters took to the streets in dozens of cities nationwide Saturday to call on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns, saying Americans deserve to know about his business ties and potential conflicts of interest.
Instead of the traditional April 15 deadline, which comes Saturday, this year's tax returns aren't due until Tuesday April 18th.
Wednesday's shooting outside of the Arlington school devastated current and former students and staff.
WEATHER ALERTS issued for Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
Both Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas are running for U.S. Senate this fall, which is the marquee race in Texas.
Fifty years ago, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford won his first Indy 500, driving a McLaren.
Each patient celebrated their own superpower and received a cape to wear for the day.
WEATHER ALERTS issued for Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
The 2024 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night in Detroit.
Wednesday's shooting outside of the Arlington school devastated current and former students and staff.
Fifty years ago, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford won his first Indy 500, driving a McLaren.
Both Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas are running for U.S. Senate this fall, which is the marquee race in Texas.
A scammer a North Texas woman met on Instagram claimed to be a German cardiologist, and for months, the two messaged back and forth, building what she thought was a true relationship.
They found him guilty – now four jurors are explaining how they were convinced to convict Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz.
Texas police departments have the discretion to determine the frequency and extent of additional driving training for their officers. While some require driving training yearly or every other year, others do not.
Some departments opt to melt the firearms down, while others choose to crush them. However, there are instances where firearms, or at least parts of them, escape destruction altogether.
Several police departments told the CBS News Texas I-Team they were unaware of this practice, even though it was stated in the contracts they signed with the company, Gulf Coast GunBusters.
Both Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas are running for U.S. Senate this fall, which is the marquee race in Texas.
Border officers have broad authority to search travelers' electronic devices without a warrant or suspicion of a crime.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
A Texas grand jury indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border, a day after a judge threw out the cases.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
With the country on the cusp of greeting the return of spring, a warm-weather treat is once again available for free for a limited time only.
Kelli and Michael Regan were looking for a new dog. The breeder they found online asked them to pay with gift cards.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 measles cases in 2024 — more than the recent peak two years ago.
Organic option is best when buying certain produce, especially blueberries, nonprofit group says in analysis of chemical residues.
The $872 million most likely excludes any amount UnitedHealth may have paid to hackers in ransom.
More than 20 people have been stricken after getting fake or mishandled injections in homes and spas, feds warn.
George Schappell and sister Lori, of Reading, Pa., were the world's oldest conjoined twins, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Within hours of the vote, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it would sue to block the ban. Dallas employment attorney Rogge Dunn predicts employees will ultimately win this battle.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Texas law SB 14 prohibits drug and surgical "gender transition" interventions for minors.
The projects are expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and 4,500 manufacturing jobs.
After more than 40 years in business, 99 Cents Only Stores, a discount chain, announced on Thursday that it will close all 371 of its locations and cease operations.
With the departure of Tyron Smith, Guyton has massive shoes to fill at left tackle. The starting job will not be given to him, but Jones did not draft him to watch him sit on the bench.
The 2024 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night in Detroit.
An unprecedented six of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks, an NFL Draft record.
Straight out of the 2024 Big Green NFL Draft Scouting Notebook, here's who the Cowboys won't draft this year, but should.
Noah Hanifin broke a tie with an unassisted goal late in the second period and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 3-1 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Peter Frampton have been named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Taylor Swift broke her own records, Spotify said, and now owns the record for the top three most-streamed albums in a single day.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Expect warm and humid conditions for most of the day Saturday as another round of storms return.
Services for a Princeton police officer killed in an off-duty Collin County crash were held Friday.
A church held a community prayer service Friday to help those from Arlington Bowie High School deal with a recent fatal shooting.
A race car driver with North Texas roots is celebrating winning his first Indianapolis 500 50 years ago.
Superheroes abounded Friday at Children's Health as the hospital celebrated its annual "Cape Day" as part of National Superhero Day.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!
Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at several Texas Health hospitals were dressed in creative costumes for Halloween.
Is that the smell of cotton candy, beignets and brisket wafting over Fair Park? It sure is, and we are here for it!
No one puts these dolls back in their boxes. Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth are pretty in pink!