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Notes on tax season.
Filing deadlines, documents and decisions, explained plainly. For taxpayers in the US and India, and the practices that serve them.
Sep 23, 2026
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Sep 5, 2026
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Old or new tax regime for FY 2025-26: how to decide
The new regime is the default and, after Budget 2025, the better choice for most salaried people. Here is how to check whether you are the exception.
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The document checklist for your 2025 federal tax return
Most delays in tax season come from one missing form. Here is what to gather, when it usually arrives, and what your preparer will ask for.
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Why tax documents shouldn’t travel by email
A W-2 or Form 16 carries everything needed to impersonate someone. Email was never designed to protect that. Here is what a safer handover looks like.