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Millions of taxpayers who paid failure-to-pay penalties on returns due between 2020 and 2023 have until July 10, 2026, to file claims that could recover those charges. The deadline traces back to a Court of Federal Claims ruling in the case known as Kwong, which found that the entire COVID-19 disaster period, running from January…
Americans age 65 and older can now subtract an extra $6,000 from their taxable income for each of the next four tax years, a break that stacks on top of the standard deduction they already receive. Created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the enhanced deduction for seniors covers tax years 2025 through 2028…
Retirees who are at least 70 and a half years old can direct as much as $111,000 from a traditional IRA to charity in 2026 without adding a dollar to their taxable income. The higher ceiling follows annual inflation adjustments that Congress built into the qualified charitable distribution rules through the SECURE 2.0 Act. For…
Millions of tipped workers across the United States face a hard deadline: the IRS’s final “no tax on tips” rule takes effect June 12, 2026, establishing a $25,000 annual deduction for qualified tips while explicitly excluding automatic gratuities and mandatory service charges. The distinction between voluntary and mandatory tips will force restaurants, hotels, and other…
U.S. citizens and permanent residents living overseas face a filing deadline of June 15 for their 2025 federal tax returns. The date applies to calendar-year filers who were outside the country on April 15, the standard due date. To qualify, taxpayers must attach a written statement to their return showing they meet the criteria described…
Millions of hourly workers are about to see a rare break from the tax code’s usual treatment of extra pay. A new federal provision lets eligible taxpayers deduct up to 12,500 dollars of qualifying overtime income through 2028, or up to 25,000 dollars for married couples filing jointly. For families that rely on long shifts…
Tens of millions of taxpayers who paid penalties or interest to the IRS during the COVID-19 pandemic period may be entitled to refunds, but the window to file a claim closes on July 10, 2026. That deadline is now 31 days away. The Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent office within the IRS, has warned that…
Married couples filing jointly will owe zero federal tax on long-term capital gains in 2026 if their taxable income stays below $98,900, according to inflation-adjusted thresholds the IRS published through Revenue Procedure 2025-32. The new figure, which applies to assets held longer than one year, creates a concrete planning window for households that can time…
Parents who borrowed federal Direct PLUS Loans to pay for a child’s college education face a hard deadline: they must complete a Direct Consolidation Loan application by June 30, 2026, or lose their path to income-driven repayment. Without consolidation, these borrowers are locked into fixed monthly payments that do not adjust when household income drops….
Any student or family that has not yet filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-26 school year faces a hard cutoff: June 30, 2026. After that date, the Department of Education will not process new applications for the year, and access to federal grants, loans, and work-study funds for 2025-26 will…