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, ...
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a sharply critical statement Thursday regarding a report ...
Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.
Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A provision tucked inside Republicans’ reconciliation text would officially end IRS Direct File — a Biden-era free tax filing website ...
A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...
Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some alternatives.
The 2025 tax filing season has been underway for over 5 weeks. If you're looking to get your taxes done as we approach the April 15 deadline, consider using this easy resource that enables millions of ...
Filing your taxes is already a painful enough process without having to pay to do it. The good news? There are plenty of ways ...
FILE - A portion of the 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form is shown July 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) (Mark Lennihan, Copyright 2018 ...
A little-known open secret that I've learned as a tax editor is that the early weeks of tax season are also when taxpayers can expect the best deals for filing their taxes online. This story is part ...