Here’s when the IRS is expected to start accepting 2025 tax returns, plus how to track your refund and avoid delays.

While tax season won't start for at least another month, and most taxpayers won't need to file their 2025 tax returns until April 15, 2026, the end of the year is a great time for evaluating your tax ...

New York State has now mailed more than 8.2 million inflation refund checks to residents across the state, according to Governor Kathy Hochul. Governor Hochul secured the Inflation Refund Check ...

New York state has mailed out more than 8 million "inflation relief" rebate checks to taxpayers over the past two months, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week. The first-ever program was part of a ...

According to the New York Department of Taxation and Finance, the 2025-2026 state budget introduced the first-ever inflation refund checks, with over 8 million New Yorkers set to receive up to $400.

Unlike specific assistance programs for food or energy, the governor called the money “unrestricted financial aid,” meaning recipients can spend it however they want. Hochul described the initiative ...

(KRON) – Certain Amazon Prime customers may qualify for a payment as part of the company’s $2.5 billion settlement. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The ...

A Hilaleah man and three others from Texas were arrested Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, after they tried to negotiate the deposit of a stolen $27-million tax refund check with an undercover federal agent, ...

NY’s budget chief talks refund checks & priorities ahead of 2026. State Budget Director Blake Washington joins us to discuss inflation refund checks and New York’s fiscal priorities as planning begins ...

The IRS warns the public to be cautious of misinformation and potential fraud related to stimulus payments. A proposed bill, the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025, has not been passed by Congress.

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An ongoing smishing campaign is targeting New Yorkers with text messages posing as the Department of Taxation and Finance, claiming to offer "Inflation Refunds" in an attempt to steal victims' ...