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President Trump has directed that most federal payments be issued electronically, including tax refunds. Last year nearly 10 million people got their refund via a paper check.

Our expert guide breaks down the most common 1099 forms for the 2025 tax year, including 1099-NEC, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV ...

A little-known SECURE 2.0 rule means your employer’s Roth match generates a 1099-R, even if you never took a dime out of the plan.

Secure Act 2.0 allows Roth employer contributions—but they trigger Form 1099-R reporting and taxable income. Here’s what ...

In 2021, Congress enacted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), P.L. 117-58, which requires brokers to report digital asset transactions to the IRS and taxpayers. In enacting the IIJA, ...

With tax season in full swing, House Democrats are pressing the Office of Personnel Management for answers about reports that federal retirees and annuitants aren’t receiving paper copies of tax ...

While the M4 MacBook Air started at $999, the new M5 MacBook Air returns to the $1099 price that previous models have had. The $100 price increase isn’t all bad though. Apple has doubled the base ...

Some federal annuitants are facing weeks of delays in accessing a key tax document from the Office of Personnel Management, as the filing deadline approaches. OPM updated its tax form delivery policy ...

After years of controversies and employee turnover, and more recent boycotts and bad reviews, Scream 7 still opened as the number one movie in the United States. The movie managed to open to $64.1 ...

Scream 7 just had its biggest domestic box office opening in the franchise’s 30-year history, obliterating previous records. The Paramount and Spyglass Media slasher didn’t just dominate its own ...