Excel now supports IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions that load external text and CSV files as dynamic arrays, making it easier to refresh and reuse frequently updated data inside a worksheet. The ...

Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas. This trick is helpful when exploring unfamiliar datasets or preparing quick ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their 2025 federal tax returns as the IRS Free File program is now available ahead of the official start of the tax ...

Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season. Robin Hartill Robin Hartill is a Florida-based Certified Financial Planner ...

Americans remain broadly dissatisfied with the amount of information released by the federal government about Jeffrey Epstein, with a substantial majority suspecting the government is withholding ...

Tax season has a way of sneaking up on people. One day it’s football season, the next you’re digging through drawers for W-2s and wondering how long you really have before the IRS wants its paperwork.

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Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are calling on a federal judge to appoint a special master to oversee the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mandatory release of files on the convicted ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced that the opening day of the 2026 filing season will be Jan. 26, according to a press release issued on Thursday, Jan. 8. It's bound to be a complicated tax ...

The Internal Revenue Service said Monday, Jan. 26 would be the opening day of the 2026 tax-filing season for individual returns. "President Trump is committed to the taxpayers of this country and ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...