McBride said one of the best uses of a tax refund is to put it toward paying down high-interest credit card debt.

Filing an income tax return is few people’s idea of fun — but it’s worse when you can’t file the return because somebody using your identity already did. That increasingly common type of fraud can be ...

CNBC Select looks at how a growing number of Americans are fearful of cybercriminals stealing their tax refund.

Nearly two-thirds of people worry scammers will steal their personal information to file a fraudulent tax return, according to an Allstate Insurance survey.

The IRS has processed 69.6 million federal income tax returns through March 14. Yet, that's down 1.4% from a year ago.

IRS tax refunds are rolling in, and this year, the average refund is $3,324—that’s 5.7% more than last year. It might feel ...

Find out how to use your tax refund in case of a recession or economic uncertainty so you can keep working toward savings ...

Many Americans are seeing bigger tax refunds this year. There are a couple of reasons for that. Here's what to know.

Your refund won't automatically get you into your dream house, especially since the median price for a single-family home was ...

Tax refunds are coming in smaller this year, and the drop may be due to certain family tax credits haven’t been delivered yet. The IRS reported that the average refund amount via direct deposit ...

The Internal Revenue Service started accepting income-tax returns on Jan. 27, opening the spigots of refund money shortly thereafter. But taxpayers who claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit or the ...