The Trump administration pulled the plug on IRS Direct File, a pilot program allowing taxpayers to file federal tax returns for free. But there are still many no-cost filing options available, ...

Only 2% of federal income tax returns were filed through Free File, despite 70% of filers qualifying. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Sigh. Another tax season is upon us. I filed my 2025 taxes with TurboTax, exploring its newest features and free or low-cost filing options. The service makes it super easy for returning users by ...

Tax season is here, and while filing may not top your current to-do list, waiting until the April 15 deadline only adds stress. TurboTax’s mobile app walks you through the process step by step from ...

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 ...

This has been a big week in the long-running — and still very much not-over — saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files. That’s because we’ve begun to learn more about the Justice Department’s controversial ...

To find out if you owe money on your Social Security benefits, you'll need to determine your total income for 2025. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile ...

YouTube has evolved from its humble origins to become a comprehensive video search engine and an extension of Google. As the number of users on the platform has grown, more content creators are using ...

Leeron is a New York-based writer who specializes in covering technology for small and mid-sized businesses. Her work has been featured in publications including Bankrate, Quartz, the Village Voice, ...

Scholarships, grants, student loans: Chances are, these options come to mind when you’re considering how to pay for college. But there’s another type you can seek out — and you might not have to look ...

If you choose to compress your movies, I recommend turning to Handbrake, a free program that can take a video file and compress it to a smaller size. Note that you'll lose some video quality, so this ...