The IRS has some handy tools to speed up and smooth out the process of doing your taxes.

This time of year, you’re apt to get a lot of advice from us about how you should go about filing your income taxes on 1040.com. But once in a while, we have to take a bit of a side trip in order to let you know about important developments or tools that can keep you safe. This is one of those times. Let's talk online security, and how you can keep your personal info, well, personal.

With the start of a new year comes a new income tax filing season. So here are a few key tax dates to plug into your smartphone – or if you prefer old school, pencil them in on that shiny new 2016 calendar.

At some time in your life, it’s a fair bet you’ll get one of those nice “invitations” from the IRS, telling you you’re being audited. And while there are some definite steps you should take, the first rule of thumb comes from our British friends: “Keep Calm and Carry On.”