The IRS launched the free tax-filing program in 12 states in 2024 and rolled it out to a full 25 states for the 2025 tax ...

As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free site for ...

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Direct File, launched during former President Joe Biden’s term, was meant ...

The clock is ticking to file your tax returns by the April 15 deadline. The IRS received more than 80 million tax returns through March 21, the agency said. Of those, nearly 55 million taxpayers ...

You already pay a lot in taxes, so it makes sense to try to save money when filing your annual tax return. Under the Biden administration, the IRS expanded the Direct File program, which allows ...

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The AARP Foundation needs volunteers for its free tax preparation program! No experience required - they provide ...

A hot potato: Before the new Trump administration took office, the IRS had been working to modernize its aging technology infrastructure and implement major changes aimed at improving the taxpayer ...

The Omaha EITC Coalition is expanding free tax preparation services to Sarpy County through a new partnership.

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...