With tax season underway, here's what you need to know about tracking your tax refund and your new 2025 tax brackets.

Tax season is officially underway. Here’s what you need to know about filing your return and tracking your refund from the IRS.

The 2025 tax season has begun, with the IRS accepting returns. Refunds may be delayed for those claiming certain credits. The IRS faces a hiring freeze and a commissioner resignation.

And the potential loss of expertise in information technology and cybersecurity could put both agency efficiency and taxpayer information at risk.

Direct File allows some taxpayers to file their returns online directly with the IRS for no cost and is available to about half the country.

Taxpayers can now start filing their income tax returns for 2024. The Internal Revenue Service started accepting federal individual tax year 2024 returns on Monday, Jan. 27 and has already received millions of tax returns nationwide,

It depends on how you file your taxes and how you choose to receive your refund. If you file electronically and your return is accurate and complete, the IRS says it should take less than three weeks to receive your refund and even less time if you choose direct deposit.

If you receive a tax refund of over $1,000, you might have paid too much in taxes throughout the year to the government. With inflation still too high and many of us living paycheck-to-paycheck or leaning on credit to get by, that tax refund might have been more helpful throughout the year.