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Tokens, transactions and taxes

By Brian Mistler, Thomas Shea       7 min read

A practical guide to the world of DeFi for liquidity providers. Read story →

Wealthy tax return filer? Silver lining graces challenging IRS season

By Lynnley Browning       5 min read

Gift tax returns and the wealth transfer strategies they reflect don’t face the same IRS logjams as individual returns.  Read story →

Biden administration relaunches Child Tax Credit website

By Michael Cohn       2 min read

The Treasury Department and the White House relaunched a revamped version of the ChildTaxCredit.gov site to coincide with the start of tax season, adding new features to help with filing taxes and accessing the full amount of unpaid credits. Read story →

IRS kicks off challenging tax season

By Michael Cohn       5 min read

The service faces a backlog of millions of unprocessed tax returns, and warned taxpayers and preparers to be patient. Read story →

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Billionaire asks judge to lift $1.4B tax levy

By David Voreacos and Neil Weinberg       2 min read

Robert Brockman, who is charged with the largest criminal tax-evasion case by an individual in the U.S., asked a judge to lift an IRS 'jeopardy assessment.' Read story →

‘Perfect storm’ tax season signals refunds will be later, smaller

By Laura Davison and David Hood       5 min read

Families claiming the Child Tax Credit and newly self-employed Americans are among filers likely to see the biggest challenges this year. Read story →

A tax prep revolution?

By Daniel Hood      

Mark Steber of Jackson Hewitt discusses the tax prep chain's flat-fee offering, what tax season's going to look like, and the future of tax prep. Read story →

The IRS is looking for a few good lawyers

By Jeff Stimpson       2 min read

It wants more than 200 attorneys, in fact, to help it fight illegal tax schemes. Read story →

House Democrats introduce bill to speed tax refunds for EITC recipients

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Two leaders of Congress’s main tax-writing committee introduced legislation Friday to undo tax refund delays for recipients of the Earned Income Tax Credit who file their taxes early. Read story →

IRS begins requiring new ID system for accessing online accounts

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

The Internal Revenue Service has implemented a new verification process for taxpayers who want to access their online tax accounts and self-help tools that includes taking a selfie and submitting a photo of their driver’s license or passport to a third-party service, ID.me. Read story →

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