Tax season is a whole lot cheaper and easier for people who file simple returns. Those who qualify for simple tax returns can file for free in just a few minutes with some of the top software ...

TIME AND MONEY. YES SHE DOES. AND THE IRS ESTIMATES THAT IT CAN COST AN AVERAGE OF $270 TO GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO YOUR TAX RETURNS. IF YOU FILL OUT THE FORMS YOURSELF, IT CAN TAKE AS LONG AS 13 ...

This season, the IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns — and most qualify for a lesser-known free tax filing option. The program, IRS Free File, is a public-private partnership ...

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Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s. Peter managed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. The last four posts in this series about property tax incentives to ...