If your child is under 18 and has a valid Social Security number, the U.S. Treasury has probably already created a Trump Account in your child’s name. On October 1, 2026, Treasury announced that automatic enrollment was complete and that over 60 million more eligible children now have an account ready to be claimed. An…
A Michigan homeowner who owed about $3,000 in property taxes, and whose home was sold with $23,500 in proceeds kept by Allegan County, has another chance to pursue her federal claim. On October 5, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated the dismissal of her lawsuit and sent the case back…
November 3, 2026. That’s your deadline to claim money from the Schnucks sales tax settlement — and it’s closer than it sounds. Schnucks is paying $6.3 million to settle claims it overcharged Missouri shoppers on sales tax every time they redeemed Rewards points. Filing takes about two minutes, and you don’t need a receipt. Schnucks…
Federal tax enforcement revenue fell sharply in fiscal year 2025, and a new watchdog report ties much of that decline directly to the staffing cuts carried out under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the cost-cutting initiative Elon Musk led during the early months of the second Trump administration. What the Watchdog Found The Treasury…
FreeTaxUSA Processing Time FreeTaxUSA typically submits your e-filed return to the IRS within 24 hours. Most users receive refunds within 7 to 14 days via direct deposit. Here’s the truth: FreeTaxUSA doesn’t control refund timing—the IRS does. The service processes and transmits your return fast, but your actual refund depends entirely on IRS processing times….
Most 2026 tax refunds hit bank accounts within 21 days of e-filing if you use direct deposit and have no errors on your return. Here’s the truth: The IRS started accepting 2026 tax returns on January 26, 2026. If you filed electronically on day one with direct deposit, you could see your refund as early…
Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanently extended most Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions and added dozens of new tax rules. Some affect your 2025 taxes filed this spring. Most kick in for 2026 and beyond. Bottom line: This legislation touches almost every part of the tax…
Here’s the truth: the Big Beautiful Bill delivers $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, and most of it flows straight to wealthy Americans. Over the next decade, the Big Beautiful Bill will cut taxes for the richest 10 percent of Americans by more than $14,700 per year per household and cut taxes…
Here’s the truth: the Big Beautiful Bill doesn’t directly raise income taxes on low-income families. But the poorest Americans still end up worse off. The reason? The 10% of poorest Americans will lose roughly $1,200 a year as they experience restrictions on government programs like Medicaid and food assistance, according to the Congressional Budget Office….