Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

Some who filed paper tax returns in February and March continued to wait for their federal income tax refunds in September after COVID-19 delays.

The military and federal civilian employees will need to deal with a payroll tax break, which will need to be paid back next year. But others won’t.

The phony invoice is a way to trick businesses — and consumers — into handing over cash and ID information. A new batch hit some PayPal accounts.

Changes in the tax rules beginning in 2018 eliminated some tax breaks for home offices if the worker was required by the employer to work from home.

Some unusual interest payments are being made in late August by the U.S. Treasury. Here’s why and how to know if your check is real.

Four months after the rollout, those left waiting for stimulus include some lower income families with children and others with spouse is in jail.

The Federal Trade Commission received 83,858 fraud reports through Aug. 9 relating to COVID-19 and economic stimulus. Consumers lost $105.7 million.

The COVID-19 coin shortage has many trying makeshift solutions, including a Wisconsin bank that temporarily offered bonus cash for coins.

Quitting your 401 (k)?

A way to collect cash donations via Square’s Cash App to feed families during the economic fallout turned into a nightmare for one Detroit group.