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In this March 22, 2013, photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington. The IRS is announcing plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the Biden administration says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Thu,03/10/22-2:19PM , 116 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history.
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President Joe Biden attends an event to support legislation that would encourage domestic manufacturing and strengthen supply chains for computer chips in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Wed,03/09/22-5:00AM , 115 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency.
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In this Feb. 24, 2022, photo, a woman leaves an exchange office with screen showing the currency exchange rates of U.S. Dollar and Euro to Russian Rubles in Moscow, Russia. The harsh sanctions imposed on Russia and the resulting crash of the ruble have the Kremlin scrambling to keep the country's economy running. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, that means finding workarounds to the economic blockade even as his forces continue to invade Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr., File)

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Russia eyes sanctions workarounds in energy, gold, crypto
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Mon,02/28/22-11:15PM , 268 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The harsh sanctions imposed on Russia and the resulting crash of the ruble have the Kremlin scrambling to keep the country’s economy running.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen encourages Americans to take advantage of tax credits, including the expanded Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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EXPLAINER: How to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Tue,02/08/22-11:11PM , 211 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have never filed a tax return will need to do so this year in order to claim what's coming to them under the enhanced child tax credit.

Previously, only people who earned enough money to owe income taxes could qualify for the full credit.
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