Many tax-software companies have free tiers, but most only accept federal returns and a limited number of schedules. Through ...

State individual income tax returns must be filed electronically or postmarked through the U.S. Postal Service by 11:59 p.m.

Early birds can submit their 2025 tax returns today and receive their potential tax refunds in two to three weeks. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Any taxpayer or family who earned $89,000 or less in 2025 may use a free filing option for a tax return using the IRS website ...

Tax season opened this year on January 26, 2026, and the IRS expects to process more than 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year. But not everyone is rushing to file, and not ...