A letter sent last week to local governments explained that two problems created the need for a one-time special payment.

The extension of the filing deadline follows a computer system outage Tuesday morning.

Hoosiers won't see many differences in the federal taxes they file this year because changes from the tax overhaul bill passed by Congress a few months ago apply to taxes people will file in 2019.

New members of the finance team will be in place on Jan. 9.

The April 18 deadline to pay income tax has come and gone, but taxpayers who missed the deadline aren’t off the hook.

The Indiana Department of Revenue is continuing to offer free federal and state filing to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $62,000 or less.

As tax season begins, the Indiana Department of Revenue is providing taxpayers with advice.

Returns should be in the mail by April 18. People get a few extra days this year because Friday, April 15 is Emancipation Day, a public holiday in Washington D.C., followed by the weekend.

As the Department of Revenue continues processing payments sent in by the Nov. 16 deadline, it now says more than 65,000 taxpayers have sent in about $137 million, with that number expected to grow even more.

Hoosiers who owe back taxes have only a few days left to take advantage of Indiana’s 2015 tax amnesty program. The program, which began in mid-September, ends Monday.