Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is testing a new free tax filing software program that could make it easier for millions of Americans to file their taxes. The program, called IRS Free File, is a public-private partnership between the IRS and a group of tax preparation companies.IRS Free File

This year's tax season has come to a close -- unless you live in California, in which case you've been granted an automatic 6 month extension due to fires and floods. Of course, there's nothing worse than finishing your taxes and second-guessing what you submitted.If you have made a mistake on

In the US alone, we lose around $500 billion in taxes yearly. When you hear about people keeping money in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, it’s costs the economy a lot more than their individual sum – it’s costing billions of dollars over time.Offshore bank accounts are one of the

Your income tax rate paid varies based on your level of income. Those in higher income tax brackets pay a larger share of their income in taxes. To account for rising prices in the United States, the Internal Revenue Service raised tax bracket thresholds for the next tax year, 2023. As a result,

Several states mandate businesses to charge and collect sales tax from their customers. Generally speaking, the onus of collecting and remitting sales taxes lies squarely on the shoulders of business owners in states that impose such levies. Online retailers in some states are exempt from collecting

The government of the United States encourages its citizens to utilize solar power energy to reduce climate change brought about by the excessive emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This has resulted in the government offering tax reliefs and tax credits to individuals, firms,

When you receive assets from your parents that come from their estate, this is considered a taxable event. It may seem like there are no taxes due on the purchases you receive if your parents were exempt from income tax, but this is not the case. If your parents' estate is valued over the exclusion

Bonuses are taxed as income, and the IRS will work hard to identify the amount you received. There are several tax deductions that you can claim in order to reduce your tax liabilities.Since bonuses are taxed as income, they must be included in gross income before any allowable deductions and