WASHINGTON –The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today released state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments, with 88 million individuals receiving payments worth nearly $158 billion in the program’s…

The IRS has provided additional information and clarification for taxpayers who used a refund settlement product and are seeing a bank account number they don’t recognize through the Get My…

While most eligible taxpayers don’t need to take any action to receive an Economic Impact Payment, some people will. This includes those who are required to file and haven’t filed a…

IRS.gov feature helps people who normally don’t file get payments; second tool next week provides taxpayers with payment delivery date and provide direct deposit information WASHINGTON – To help millions…

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury issued Revenue Procedure 2020-11 that establishes a safe harbor extending relief to additional taxpayers who took out federal or private student…

January 14, 2020by Lisa Weintraub SchifferleAttorney, FTC, Division of Consumer & Business Education Now that you know why credit matters, it’s time to get your credit in order. Sometimes the hardest…

Taxpayers who donate to a charity may be able to claim a deduction on their tax return. These deductions basically reduce the amount of their taxable income. Taxpayers can only…

July 22, 2019by Alvaro PuigConsumer Education Specialist, FTC In September of 2017, Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. Under a settlement filed today,…

IRS offers taxpayers convenient, secure ways to pay their taxes throughout the year. Taxpayers can pay: Online By phone With their mobile device using the IRS2Go app Additionally, some taxpayers must make…

Floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornados and other natural disasters happen quickly and often with little warning.  No one can prevent these disasters from happening, but people can prepare for them. Here are…