Sometimes a limited liability company, or LLC, has a year with no business activity. For example, a newly formed LLC might not have started doing business yet, or an older LLC might have become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") requires that certain entities file annual reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement ...

The old adage is true: The only things you can't escape in life are death and taxes. In the US, state requirements vary by a multitude of factors, and the federal government's tax code is arcane. The ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

Most small businesses are not filing required beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports because they are not sure they need to or because they are procrastinating, according to a poll released ...