While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

The Trump administration will end the IRS Direct File program next year, forcing taxpayers to find new filing options and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program ...

The IRS notified 25 partner states today that Direct File “will not be available” next filing season, and that there is no timeline for bringing it back. The program had operated for two tax years, ...

The IRS is ending the Biden-era 'Direct File' program. The program began as a pilot for tax year 2023 in 12 states for filing ...

The Trump administration has discontinued a federal program thousands of North Carolina residents used this year to file ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.