Inflation and changes called for by the recently enacted federal tax law have led to a number of adjustments the IRS is making that will affect your 2025 and 2026 federal taxes. fstop123/iStockphoto/Getty Images

The IRS on Thursday announced adjustments it is making to a host of line items on your federal tax return for this year and next. Those updates are the result of changes in inflation but also due to provisions in the new tax law enacted in July.

How the adjustments will affect you has everything to do with what deductions you take and what your taxable income will be.

But, generally speaking, “many taxpayers will see modest ‘relief’ simply because the deductions and thresholds move upward. Inflation will take less of a bite,” said Tom O’Saben, director of tax content at the

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