If you paid for work-related expenses out of your own pocket, you may be able to deduct those costs. In most cases, you claim allowable expenses on Schedule A, Itemized…

If you get your health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, you may be eligible for the premium tax credit. Here are some basic facts about the premium tax…

When you give a gift to charity that helps the lives of others in need. It may also help you at tax time. You may be able to claim the…

Special tax rules may apply to some children who receive investment income. The rules may affect the amount of tax and how to report the income. Here are five key…

Many people who carry on a trade or business are self-employed. Sole proprietors and independent contractors are two examples of self-employment. If this applies to you, there are a few…

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit can reduce the taxes you pay. If you paid someone to care for a person in your household last year while you worked…

Here at the FTC, we think about scams all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them? We hear from people about the…

Do you own or run a small business or tax-exempt group with fewer than 25 full-time employees? If you do, you should know that the Small Business Health Care Tax…

WASHINGTON — Federal income tax refunds totaling $1 billion may be waiting for an estimated one million taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2011, the…

Top Ten Facts about Adoption Tax Benefits If you adopted or tried to adopt a child in 2014, you may qualify for a tax credit. If your employer helped pay…