NEW YORK — As tax season gets underway, we are happy to say that now about half the country will benefit from the IRS’ free Direct File program, which lets people with relatively straightforward ...

The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary. He faces balancing tax cuts with deficit control and crafting a ...

The IRS' free online program Direct File is now open for business and accepting tax returns. Here's what to know.

There is fortunately at least one built-in defense against the targeting of the free Direct File program, which is that it’s not so politically easy to take away from people things they’ve come to ...

Bessent received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. After graduating, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Kynikos Associates. [5] In 1991, Bessent began working at Soros Fund ...