The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may not get checks until mid-August or later, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

The Trump administration has announced that most individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their federal tax bills for 90 days as part of an emergency relief plan amid the coronavirus pandemic

President Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force gave updates on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, urging people to heed the CDC guidelines for at least 15 days and act with an abundance of caution. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin later announced an IRS tax deferral for those who owe taxes.

Every year, scam artists pretend to be IRS officials to get your money. They’ll call, email, or text you, claiming you owe back taxes or say there’s a problem with your tax return. And, believe it or not, they even try to fool IRS officials.

At the IRS’s criminal investigation field office in Boston, even local agents get those scam calls they’re trying to fight.

Worried you may be getting scammed? Here are some tips to make sure you are not being deceived by someone posing as the IRS.

Tax season is in full swing — and that means it’s hunting time for scam artists hoping to rip off taxpayers.

Scammers are on the prowl again this year, hoping to get a piece of your tax return.

The majority of individual taxpayers in the U.S. are eligible to file their taxes for free, yet many may be unaware or confused by how to do so.

Tax season has just started, but you can still find opportunities to cut your 2019 taxes if you know where to look. The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan.27, kicking off the long march to April 15 — the deadline for taxpayers to pay last year’s liabilities.

Last year’s tax season saw lots of disappointment over refunds. Many people had not adjusted their withholdings in light of the federal tax cut act. Tax experts say if you still haven’t done so, you should consider changing your withholdings on your W4, especially if you’re expecting big changes in 2020. NBC’s Chris Clackum reports.

A Boston-based Internal Revenue Service agent convicted of raping a college intern at gunpoint in 2017 was sentenced to seven to eight years in prison Tuesday. James Clarke, 45, dropped his head into his hands when the sentence was delivered at Suffolk Superior Court. Clarke was convicted by a Suffolk County jury last month of aggravated rape, assault and battery…

It’s about to get a little easier for you to figure out how to break even or get a bigger tax refund from Uncle Sam. The IRS kicked off the new year with a revamp of its tax withholding estimator tool, a calculator that helps you fine-tune the amount of federal income taxes that are pulled from your paycheck. Tax...

A jury found a Boston-based Internal Revenue Service agent guilty Thursday of raping a college intern at gunpoint in 2017. A Suffolk County jury convicted James Clarke, 45, of aggravated rape, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and indecent assault and battery in the July 2017 assault of a 21-year-old woman, the Boston Globe reported. Clarke invited the victim…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee, said Tuesday he will “follow the law” regarding a request by House Democrats to see President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald is urging residents to take added precautions to protect themselves from Internal Revenue Service-related scams this tax season. MacDonald’s office received 471 reports related to IRS scams in 2017. That number more than doubled in 2018 to 984 reports.

A Florida man received a huge IRS refund by falsely claiming he paid $1 million in taxes, authorities said Friday. The IRS has recouped much of the $980,000 refund from Tampa resident Ramon Christopher Blanchett, who federal prosecutors said told a seven-digit lie on his 2016 income tax returns. Blanchett called himself a “freelancer” and reported $18,497 of income that...

The Trump administration has laid down rules aimed at preventing residents in high-tax states from avoiding a new cap on widely popular state and local tax deductions. The action over the new Republican tax law pits the government against high-tax, heavily Democratic states in an election-year showdown.

The usual April 15 deadline to file for IRS tax forms falls on Saturday this year. That would normally push the deadline to Monday. However, Monday is a holiday in the District of Columbia, so by law, the filing deadline is extended until Tuesday. Monday is Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia. It marks the day in 1862 in...

IRS and Treasury officials have taken part in two global meetings on the Panama Papers to plan how to use the huge trove of leaked documents to catch criminals, U.S. officials revealed to NBC News. In a statement to NBC News, the IRS acknowledged participating in a “special project meeting” of JITSIC, the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration...