• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Navigating Money And Education

  • About
  • Podcasts
  • Social
  • Newsletter
  • Save For College
  • Student Loans
  • Investing
  • Earn More Money
  • Banking
  • Taxes
  • Forum
  • Search

Taxes

Tax Credit vs Tax Deduction
December 21, 2024

Tax Credit vs. Tax Deduction: Which Is Better?

Understanding tax credits and tax deductions can help you optimize your tax return and cut your overall tax liability.

Tax Credit vs Tax Deduction
December 19, 2024

What Families Need To Know About The 2025 Child Tax Credit

Learn about the 2025 child tax credit updates, adoption credit increases, and expanded earned income tax credit benefits for your family.

tax refund
December 10, 2024

Pros And Cons Of Tax Refund Advance Loans

What are tax refund advance loans? What are some of the pros and cons? Read this article and then decide if they are right for you!

TaxHawk review 2023
December 6, 2024

TaxHawk Review 2026: Pros, Cons, And Alternatives

TaxHawk 2024 continues to improve the tax-filing process for a bargain. We recommend TaxHawk for small business owners and side hustlers.

tax refund without a bank account
December 2, 2024

How To Cash A Tax Refund Check Without A Bank Account?

There are various ways to cash a tax refund check when you don’t have a bank account. One is to cash a tax refund check using an app. Learn more here!

Increase Your Tax Refund
November 2, 2024

Best Legal Ways To Increase Your Tax Refund Next Year

There are several legal ways to increase your tax refund – and they all involve making sure that you do all the right things.

Should you pay extra to have your tax prep taken out of your tax return
October 28, 2024

Should You Have Your Tax Prep Fees Taken Out Of Your Tax Refund?

Is it worthwhile to pay for your tax preparation fees out of your future tax refund? It makes your refund more complicated, so here’s what to know.

IRS Direct file
October 25, 2024

IRS Direct File Program Review: Can You File Taxes For Free?

The IRS Direct File is a first attempt at IRS-backed tax software, but its quite limited and unlikely to be a solution for most tax payers.

10 Ways To Save On Taxes
September 2, 2024

10 Ways To Save On Your Taxes Before The End Of The Year

Our list of the best ways to save on your taxes before the end of the year, without losing or wasting money.

effective tax rates
August 4, 2024

Effective Tax Rates: How Much You Really Pay In Taxes

Calculating effective tax rates isn’t as simple as just multiplying income by tax bracket. See what the average person really pays in taxes.

How to File a Tax Extension
April 9, 2024

How To File A Tax Extension With Tax Software

Here’s how you can file a tax extension with the IRS using the tax software you normally use to prep your tax return.

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Tax Resources

Featured Tax Reviews

>  H&R Block (recommended)
>  FreeTaxUSA (recommended)
>  Cash App Taxes  (recommended)
>  TurboTax
>  TaxSlayer
>  TaxAct

Tax Software

  • Best Tax Software 2026 [Awards And Comparisons]
  • Free Tax Software 2025

Tax Brackets

  • Federal Tax Income Brackets
  • Capital Gains Tax Brackets

More on Taxes

  • IRS Tax Refund Calendar And Schedule 2026 (Updated)
  • Common IRS Where’s My Refund Questions and Errors
  • IRS Where’s My Refund Reference Codes
  • TurboTax vs. H&R Block vs. TaxAct vs. TaxSlayer Pricing Comparison
  • Best Tax Software For Students (And Student Loan Borrowers)
  • The Most Common Tax Deductions
  • Stopping Tax Offsets Due To Student Loan Debt
  • Tax Resource And Help Center

Footer

Who We Are

The College Investor® provides the latest news and analysis for saving and paying for college, student loan debt, personal finance, banking, and college admissions.

Connect

  • Social
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Advertise
  • Press & Media
  • Helpful Calculators

About

  • About
  • In The News
  • Research
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • How We Make Money
  • Archives

Social

Copyright © 2026 · The College Investor® · 2514 Jamacha Rd, Ste 502, El Cajon, CA 92019

Privacy Policy ·Terms of Service · DO NOT Sell My Personal Information