Fact-Checking Policy

We begin with controlling or official material. Secondary sources can provide context, but they do not replace the underlying statute, regulation, form instruction, IRS publication, or agency data when those sources are available.

Before publication, material factual claims are compared with the cited source and checked for scope, date, threshold, exception, and jurisdiction.

• Dollar amounts and dates are checked against the applicable year.
• Form names and numbers are checked against current IRS pages and instructions.
• Examples and calculator outputs are labeled as estimates.
• Quotations and statistics identify their source and reporting period.

Until a real reviewer can be identified with consent and relevant credentials, pages use organization-level editorial language. We do not attribute review to a generic expert team or imply professional credentials that have not been documented.

We monitor important IRS releases and reader reports. A newly available source may lead to a clarification, correction, or full revision. Material corrections are handled under our Corrections Policy.