Taxes news and trends

Illinois Agrees to 6-Month Pause on Crypto Tax

October 01, 2026
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IRS Expands Digital Access With New Mobile App
Mobile // September 28, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service has released a new IRS app, saying in a Friday (Sept. 25) press release that the app gives taxpayers more ways to securely access IRS tools and account services from their mobile devices. The new IRS app replaces IRS2Go, the agency’s...

House Committee Advances First-Ever Crypto Tax Bill
Cryptocurrency // September 16, 2026

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) Wednesday (Sept. 16), Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.) said in a post on X. “It gives crypto owners clear guidelines and treats digital assets like other financial assets,” Yakym...

Anchorage Digital Backs Lawsuit to Block Illinois Crypto Tax
Legal & Regulation // September 09, 2026

Federally chartered cryptocurrency bank Anchorage Digital submitted a declaration to a court in support of a lawsuit that aims to block an Illinois law that will tax crypto when it is exchanged, transferred or held in storage, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8)...

The Digital Chamber Sues Illinois to Halt Digital Asset Tax
Legal & Regulation // July 22, 2026

Blockchain industry organization The Digital Chamber filed a lawsuit Tuesday (July 21) asking the court to halt the state of Illinois’ planned tax on digital asset business activity. The tax will harm The Digital Chamber’s members, who are already incurring costs as they try to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Fast Payments Push Governments to Rethink Tax Refunds

June 24, 2026
Watch more: Shari Freidenrich of Orange County Treasury Fast payments continue to redefine expectations across the private and public sectors. With taxes top of mind this year, several use cases have emerged around how public agencies return money owed to taxpayers, from refunds to other disbursements. It sounds simple, but there’s a complication. Few environments […]

Gig Work Is Making Tax Refunds Harder to Get

March 25, 2026
As the 2026 tax season unfolds, a sobering reality has emerged for the nearly 70% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. While many U.S. consumers view a tax refund as...

Update: Supreme Court Draws Line on Tariffs and Hands Middle Market a Reset

February 20, 2026
Two days after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, the headline is no longer simply that the justices drew a line on presidential authority. The immediate question for importers and for...

As Tax Refunds Tackle Debt, Installment Payments Become a Budget Tool

February 18, 2026
This time each year, millions of consumers in the United States tell themselves comforting but misleading stories about their tax refunds. One story is that the check from the U.S....

Quick Reads
Illinois Agrees to 6-Month Pause on Crypto Tax

October 01, 2026
Illinois has reportedly agreed to postpone implementing a new tax on crypto transactions. The tax, the first state levy of its kind in the country, imposes a 0.2% duty on crypto when it is exchanged, transferred or stored. But as CoinDesk reported Thursday (Oct. 1), the new tax may not go into effect on Jan. […]

IRS Expands Digital Access With New Mobile App

September 28, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service has released a new IRS app, saying in a Friday (Sept. 25) press release that the app gives taxpayers more ways to securely access IRS tools...

House Committee Advances First-Ever Crypto Tax Bill

September 16, 2026
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) Wednesday (Sept. 16), Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.) said in a post on X....

Anchorage Digital Backs Lawsuit to Block Illinois Crypto Tax

September 09, 2026
Federally chartered cryptocurrency bank Anchorage Digital submitted a declaration to a court in support of a lawsuit that aims to block an Illinois law that will tax crypto when it...