Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s.

This enables you to upload a PDF or a photo of the tax form you received from an employer or financial institution. The platform pulls the relevant information from those forms and enters them in ...

Javascript must be enabled to use this site. Please enable Javascript in your browser and try again. Kickstart your career with work and job resources from AARP ...

report self-employment income instead of Form 1099-MISC as traditionally had been used. IRS Forms 1099 are critical to the agency’s information return matching program, that makes tax reporting ...

This code included new regulations for "reportable policy sales" of life insurance, and the IRS created two new 1099 forms to document this activity: Form 1099-LS and Form 1099-SB. Companies and ...

The 2025 tax season is almost here, officially kicking off on January 27th! If you have been active in the crypto space, knowing what tax forms to expect ... This form reports your 2024 income ...

Dealing with delinquent tax debt may be one of the most stressful financial challenges a person can encounter. After all, between the mounting penalties, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS ...

The average American who hires a tax preparer to file even a simple return will spend upwards of $200, according to industry estimates. This year, however, taxpayers have more options than ...

W-2 forms should have arrived in mailboxes and inboxes by Jan. 31. Here's why you need that form for the 2025 tax season and what to do if you haven't gotten yours yet. Macy Meyer is a North ...

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions in some people’s minds about the status of the IRS Direct File program.

Tax season has arrived as many Americans have already begun filing their 2024 returns. The Internal Revenue Service said it received “millions” of tax returns on the morning of Jan. 27, the ...

If a U.S. citizen or resident received a gift or bequest from a foreign person after June 17, 2008, they may be required to file Form 708 and pay the Section 2801 transfer tax to the IRS.