{"id":423598,"date":"2026-02-10T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=423598"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:17:09","slug":"native-america-calling-what-to-know-about-this-years-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/10\/native-america-calling-what-to-know-about-this-years-tax-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: What to know about this year\u2019s tax returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, February 10, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">From the child tax credit to paperless refunds: what to know about this year\u2019s tax returns\r\n<\/div>\r\nMillions of Americans will get a bigger tax refunds this year thanks to an <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/blog\/tax-refunds-one-big-beautiful-bill-act\/\">array of new tax breaks<\/a>, including a larger standard deduction and a child tax credit for those eligible. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThere is also the elimination for taxes on tips and a larger deduction for elders. But there are some things to look out for, including the move away from paper checks, which will require some additional work for those without traditional bank accounts.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThere&#8217;s also been  a sizable reduction in Internal Revenue Service staff, which could make for a more difficult time getting answers if you need help.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/09\/indian-tribal-governments-news-from-the-internal-revenue-service\/internalrevenueservice\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40644\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1742\" height=\"1307\" data-attachment-id=\"40644\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/09\/indian-tribal-governments-news-from-the-internal-revenue-service\/internalrevenueservice\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09\/internalrevenueservice.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1742,1307\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Internal Revenue Service\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Internal Revenue Service&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An Internal Revenue Service building in New York, New York. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/196993421@N03\/52742610664\/&gt;Alpha Photo&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09\/internalrevenueservice.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09\/internalrevenueservice.jpg\" alt=\"Internal Revenue Service\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-40644\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> An Internal Revenue Service building in New York, New York. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/196993421@N03\/52742610664\/>Alpha Photo<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nChelsi Tsosie (Din\u00e9), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/profile.MyMjYMDYxNj\/\">Chistine A. Brunswick Public Service fellow<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dnalegalservices.org\/\">DNA-People\u2019s Legal Services<\/a> low-income tax clinic  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLeslie McLean, Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dnalegalservices.org\/get-legal-help\/dna-low-income-taxpayer-clinics-litc\/\">low-income tax clinic<\/a> for DNA People\u2019s Legal Services, a non-profit serving residents of seven reservations in Arizona and New Mexico\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Millions of Americans will get a bigger tax refunds this year thanks to an array of new tax breaks.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[7169,128,121,660,7170,243,133,134,499,102],"class_list":["post-423598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","tag-chelsi-tsosie","tag-elders","tag-employment","tag-irs","tag-leslie-mclean","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-taxation","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09\/internalrevenueservice.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1Mce","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423598"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424694,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423598\/revisions\/424694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}