IRS refund delays have hit millions of Americans — including dead ones. Their loved ones are left waiting for checks that are indefinitely held up.

Millions of Americans are still waiting on their refunds, and many can't reach the IRS on the phone. It frustrates the IRS, too.

Some taxpayers have been waiting for refunds for months — and struggling without the thousands they're owed.

Taxpayers emailed Insider about how they are still waiting on necessary funds owed by the IRS — sometimes for years.

Without a tax return, Rachel Cannistraro, hasn't received the monthly checks for parents that started in July. She's not alone — the IRS is in crisis.

Between mountains of paper and tens of millions of backlogged phone calls, the IRS already has its hands full. Now, it has to handle more.

If you're due for a refund this year, be sure to file electronically: The IRS says it should come in under three weeks.

Across Europe, governments send people their estimated tax filing instead of making them guess at it under the threat of being charged with tax fraud.

Across Europe, governments send people their estimated tax filing instead of making them guess at it under the threat of being charged with tax fraud.

Though the CARES Act won bipartisan support, Democrats have since criticized tax breaks included in the bill as handouts for wealthy corporations.

The stimulus plan includes a tax break on the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits, but TurboTax and H&R Block need time to update their software.

Stimulus payments have already been delivered to 130 million Americans who qualify. Some people who file taxes don’t usually get a tax refund and therefore haven’t given the IRS direct-deposit information in the past. The IRS is asking these people to use the “Get My Payment” tool to provide bank […]

The US government is sending out cash payments, which people are calling stimulus checks, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause financial strain. Technically the payment is a refundable tax credit that qualifying Americans can apply to their 2020 tax bill, but the government is handing it out early. A […]

Now that Americans have an extra three months to file taxes, some people are considering holding off on filing 2019 tax returns. Since the IRS bases stimulus payments on your most recent tax filings, people whose income was lower in 2018 than in 2019 would wait to file so the […]

Millions of Americans are being urged to stay indoors as the coronavirus stakes its claim on the country. Whether the IRS decides to postpone the tax-filing deadline as a result of the financial chaos remains to be seen. If you’re staying home for the foreseeable future, there’s plenty of time […]

The IRS will be accepting 2019 tax returns beginning Monday, January 27. Whether you file taxes electronically or by paper, the fastest and safest way to receive your refund is to request direct deposit. The IRS issues 90% of tax refunds within 21 days of filing, but it could take […]

Tax Day 2020 is Wednesday, April 15, when taxes are due for income earned in 2019. The Saver’s Credit is a little-known tax credit that can reduce, or even eliminate, your tax bill if you saved for retirement in 2019. Tax credits are subtracted directly from the amount you owe […]