![Tax season is here as inflation continues to keep prices high and the market struggles to stabilize after the Omicron variant. Here is the latest news you need.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/2MBF4WQFVVLQDP2Q3XUEV4JRTA.jpg?auth=e9f8f8c945a2a2c8dc5dcf7c1b9b66af11b14f2ea0a9f75b502ffe8de2c0c4ad&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![More American businesses began seeing prices fall or stabilize as 2021 drew to a close, the Federal Reserve said January 12, 2022.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/WNF2XSCIEBM53N23KOEGG2PXNM.jpg?auth=7fd96afc8a868c652e84fba77b0adcb27ccc9937be7065499664ae2f9f7cabe2&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
2022 Tax Season
How early can I file my taxes in 2022?
Oliver Povey
![The Federal Reserve announced it will taper off the pandemic stimulus program put in place almost two years ago, what does that mean for stimulus checks?](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/WSSHZ27YXNMEDC4OH6DQHFR3LQ.jpg?auth=c1c746247b70eda78bfc29ef96754a952b804b3807eb7228248279ce0aa5a1f4&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS CHECKS
Stimulus checks in 2022: how long will the Federal Reserve keep paying them?
Greg Heilman
![ParentsTogether Action held a rally with parents, caregivers and children to urge passage of the Build Back Better legislation to extend the expanded Child Tax Credit that will expire on January 15, 2022.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/4HV5WER6BBNHPA3XIXHYMNJN3Y.jpg?auth=85a47ff8743a6c4cb6f2de9000e7a5c5a1e1bd5b0e7b247ea6164f06a87ce1cb&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
Stimulus checks in 2021: how will they affect 2022 tax returns?
Oliver Povey
![With just two days until the federal government runs out of money, many parents are wondering if they will receive their December child tax credit payment.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/G73QUNI5CFJFNOIGES7WB57OGE.jpg?auth=29095cabb52e79255f2e9f4201d4c53ae123dcb97d47c0b5d20d16fe337ecd7f&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
CHILD TAX CREDIT
Can a Government Shutdown affect child tax credits payments?
Maite Knorr-Evans