Paying Taxes
How to Know If You Owe Taxes: The Complete Guide
How will you know if you owe taxes? Well, the IRS makes it no secret, truth be told. In fact, they’re supposed to inform you…
Taxes and Military Funding: Your Tax Dollars at Work
Whether you want to be better informed in order to engage in public discourse about the US’ fiscal policy, or are simply curious about how…
Claiming Parents as Dependents: How it Works
Who doesn’t want to help their parents? Claiming an elderly parent as a tax dependent is not only caring for them as they enter the…
The Consequences of Filing Taxes Late
Filing your tax return late is not going to put you on the IRS’s good side, and they could penalize you with both late-filing penalties…
Babies And Tax Returns: A Real (If Unlikely) Pair
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.irs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Babies_and_Income_Tax_Returns1.mp4"][/video] The IRS doesn’t discriminate on the basis of age, not even babies. It’s one of those things that sound funny but…
What Are Dividends Now Taxed At? A Comprehensive Guide for 2025
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.irs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Understanding_Dividend_Taxation.mp4"][/video] As we’ve explained before, dividends are a form of income distribution given to a corporation’s shareholders, and are a popular…
Do Minors Have To Pay Taxes?
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.irs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Minors_and_Tax_Filing_Explained.mp4"][/video] This should come as no surprise to anyone, but the IRS sees little difference between minors and adults when it…
How Do I File Back Tax Returns?
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.irs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Filing_Back_Taxes_Made_Easy.mp4"][/video] Let’s say you didn’t file your tax return for a year (or a couple of years, maybe even three). The…
