We’ve all gotten them: unsolicited text messages and emails, seemingly harmless but secretly after your information. And with the tax filing deadline approaching, you may see an uptick.

People over the age of 60 lost a combined $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023, according to data from the FBI.

Taxpayers who haven’t filed 2021 tax returns who may be eligible for a COVID stimulus payment must file it by April 15 to claim the credit.

In December, the Internal Revenue Service announced it would send payments to eligible taxpayers who didn’t receive one or more stimulus checks during the pandemic. Now, fraudsters are impersonating the IRS to steal info, says the Better Business Bureau.

As tax season begins, the IRS is warning taxpayers about ghost preparers - individuals who complete tax returns for others but refuse to sign them or provide an official identification number.

The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn’t receive their COVID stimulus payments.

The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its Direct File program to all 50 states following a successful pilot in 12 states, including Florida.

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks.

IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes.

October is Cyber Security Awareness month. It’s not tax season, but crooks are still after your personal information.

The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency says, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022.

People over the age of 60 lost a combined $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023, according to data from the FBI.

The IRS will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year.

Around 940,000 taxpayers across the country have potential unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020 valued at more than $1 billion.

The IRS is warning taxpayers that they may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table.

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press the federal tax collector will expand its pursuit of high-wealth tax dodgers with new initiatives in the coming months.

It's tax season and as many of you are looking to file this year, there is a new way for some people to do it for free.

Congress is racing to wind down a tax break meant to encourage businesses to keep workers on the payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The IRS has announced January 29 as the official start date of the 2024 tax season, and expects more than 128.7 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 tax deadline.

Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a bit of a tax reprieve this year.

House Republicans went after the IRS when they decided that emergency aid for Israel should be coupled with cuts elsewhere in the budget.

The IRS is planning to launch a pilot program for a government-run, online tax filing system that’s free for all.

The Internal Revenue Service’s new commissioner promises that with billions in new funding, the agency will be faster, more service-focused and tech- savvy and will provide “real-world improvements” to taxpayers.

A familiar face is positioned to take on the monumental task of rebuilding the understaffed and underappreciated IRS.

President Joe Biden has nominated a new commissioner to steer the IRS forward as it gets a massive funding boost.