As taxpayers gear up to file their 2025 returns, questions about Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax relief options are likely to start surging. After all, there are a lot of economic hardships looming ...

The IRS Fresh Start program doesn't erase tax debt, but it expanded tax relief eligibility for some taxpayers. See if you qualify under these rules.

The IRS Fresh Start program is often misunderstood as a stand-alone method of tax relief for taxpayers who owe back taxes. In reality, it refers to a series of changes to existing IRS relief options.

The start of April means Tax Day is quickly approaching — and many Americans still need to file in the coming weeks. So far, the IRS says it has received about 78.8 million tax returns, down from ...

The IRS's own 2012 announcement of the Fresh Start expansion described just two changes: penalty relief for some unemployed taxpayers and a higher dollar limit for installment agreements. Today the ...