Tax prep companies can’t hide their free filing software from Google anymore

This week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced changes that will hopefully make it less stressful for a lot of Americans to file their taxes in 2020. In an addendum to the almost 20-year-old Free File agreement, the agency has put new protec...

The Biggest Winner In Triple Crown Betting


Some 15 million people will watch California Chrome June 7th, many pulling for California Chrome. A Triple Crown Winner would be great, especially out of a kind of rags to riches story like this one...

IRS is Taxing Tax Day Freebies?


The list of Tax Day Freebies and discounts grows every year. Tax Day can be painful, so collecting fun perks that also help businesses seems like a win-win. But could they themselves be taxed?...

IRS Says Bitcoin is Property Not Currency


A new ruling by the IRS classifies Bitcoin as property that may be taxed. In other words, it is not a legal currency and hence the axe of the taxman is going to fall on Bitcoin users. From now...

Finding Lost Bitcoin Might Mean IRS Finds You


The bankrupt Japanese Bitcoin exchange MtGox discovered over 200,000 lost Bitcoins valued at over $116 million. The coins apparently showed up in an old Bitcoin wallet format. MtGox’s CEO said...

E-File Tax Return: TurboTax Resolves Tax Return Issues


Irs.gov has a range of services and tools for taxpayers to utilize in their efforts to clear their names from the federal government records. The IRS is basically responsible for the delay in sending...