Claiming COVID costs, and 4 other questions about filing your taxes this year
Taxpayers who file early and electronically should be able to avoid massive delays. But some of this year's changes will translate into smaller refunds.
It's time to file your tax returns, and the 2022 filing season promises to be different from recent years.
"The big thing is that there are a ton of tax changes related to stimulus funds and other benefits people may have received in 2021" because of the pandemic, said Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, the financial expert also known as the Money Coach.
Some of those changes will translate into smaller refunds. But while the IRS warns that it has a large backlog of returns to process, people can still avoid lengthy delays if they file electronically, Khalfani-Cox says.
Can I write off COVID-19 costs?
The pandemic has been an expensive
