You can try the IRS alternative to Turbo Tax in 12 states todayYou'll need a pretty simple return to use it. By S. Fielding, 03.12.2024
Congressional report condemns tax prep companies for sending data to Meta, GoogleThe alleged culprits include TaxSlayer, H&R Block and TaxAct.By W. Shanklin, 07.12.2023
The IRS reportedly has a free TurboTax alternative in the worksThe government's tax filing software could arrive as soon as next year.By S. Buckley, 05.15.2023
Tesla's five-seat Model Y and other EVs now qualify for the new $7,500 federal tax creditModels from Cadillac, Ford and VW are also eligible.By J. Fingas, 02.03.2023
Security flaw in Florida tax website exposed filers' sensitive dataThe state fixed the bug, which even revealed Social Security numbers.By J. Fingas, 12.02.2022
Tax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to FacebookMeta's Pixel is once again harvesting private data without users' knowledge.By J. Fingas, 11.22.2022
G20 deal raises the minimum tax rate for big tech companiesApple, Google and others couldn't use loopholes to avoid some taxes.By J. Fingas, 10.31.2021
G7 deal will likely raise taxes for tech giants like Apple and GoogleThis includes a minimum tax rate for multinational companies.By J. Fingas, 06.05.2021
EU court says Amazon won't have to pay its $300 million tax billIt's another blow to Europe's efforts to recover tax revenue from US tech giants. By S. Dent, 05.12.2021
Facebook is winding down some of its Irish tax havensIt's acknowledging the reality that it will pay more taxes.By J. Fingas, 12.27.2020
Apple's Irish tax deal will be scrutinized by Europe's highest courtThe European Commission is appealing the General Court's decision.By N. Summers, 09.25.2020
The Nintendo Switch goes on sale in Brazil on September 18thIt will cost R$ 2,999. By I. Bonifacic, 09.07.2020
Nintendo is bringing the Switch to Brazil at lastIt pulled out of the country in 2015 due to high import tariffs.By K. Holt, 08.19.2020
UK to levy additional tax on big tech companies beginning April 1stThe two percent 'digital services tax' is strongly opposed by the US.By C. Fisher, 03.11.2020
TurboTax maker Intuit buys Credit Karma to corner personal financial dataBut will Credit Karma's services remain free?By J. Fingas, 02.24.2020
The IRS won't ask you to report 'Fortnite' V-Bucks on tax returnsThe agency's overall approach to in-game currency isn't clear, though.By J. Fingas, 02.14.2020
Tax prep companies can’t hide their free filing software from Google anymoreThe IRS is now also free to make a competitor to TurboTax.By I. Bonifacic, 12.31.2019
Uber has to pay New Jersey nearly $650 million in employment taxesThe state says drivers are employees, and wants Uber to pay accordingly.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2019
G20 leaders will discuss raising taxes for big tech firms next weekThe new rules could help reduce uncertainty over international taxes and loopholes.By C. Fisher, 10.09.2019
Bill Gates (still) doesn't think regulators should break up Big TechHe argues that it just creates more companies that behave badly.By J. Fingas, 09.17.2019