The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS. The program, Direct File, was launched by the U.S.

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

Although Direct File will no longer be available in 2026, there are still numerous online tools and apps that offer free tax ...

Over 100,000 Americans filed their taxes using the IRS's free new program last year. Now, it's sticking around.

Lower-income taxpayers in the U.S. may only have a few more months to file their federal returns for free through the Internal Revenue Service’s Direct File program — as the agency’s head warned ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ...

Direct File allows taxpayers to file their returns directly to the agency for free. IRS Direct File has been in the crosshairs of the second Trump administration for the past few months, but the ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

Taxpayers could be stretched to new limits in 2026 as key but complicated new tax breaks kick into place on 2025 federal ...