You'd like to buckle down and do your income taxes. Really, you would. But you're missing one key form: last year's federal income tax return. But wait? It will cost you $30 to get an actual copy?

This tax-filing season is expected to be difficult, as the IRS works through millions of unprocessed returns, according to a report from the National Taxpayer Advocate. An error-free return may avoid ...

The IRS tax transcript is the readout of your personal IRS Master File account where your tax return is processed. Every tax filer has an account at the IRS tied to your Social Security or Tax Payer ...