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The Even Better Guide to Tax Season

From doing your taxes for free to filing your first return, we've got you covered.

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What should I do if I didn’t pay my taxes?

By Nicole Dieker

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Tips and tricks for doing your taxes, according to an accountant

By Nicole Dieker
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Why financial literacy education in the US sucks

By Marie Cascione
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Is the US running out of Social Security?

By Kimberly Mas

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4 ways to file your taxes for free

By Allie Volpe

The billionaire’s guide to doing taxes

By Whizy Kim

Everything you need to know about filing taxes for the first time

By Tatiana Walk-Morris

I got to see the IRS’s free tax-filing software in action. Here’s what I learned.

By Dylan Matthews

Offered a bonus at work? Ask for a raise instead

By Emily Stewart

How are you supposed to start investing?

By Nicole Dieker

You don’t need to be rich to work with a financial planner

By Allie Volpe

How to get back money you didn’t even know you were owed

By Allie Volpe

How to help America’s kids: Give their parents cash

By Rachel M. Cohen

Tax pro-approved tips to make filing (a little) easier

By Allie Volpe

Over 60 million Americans have taxes so simple the IRS could do them automatically

By Dylan Matthews

The IRS has a big opportunity to fix the way Americans file taxes

By Dylan Matthews

Who wants to pay taxes?

By Michael Touchton and Brian Wampler

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