The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ended the agency’s free service that allowed people to file their taxes directly.

Several free tax filing options remain available, including IRS Free File, VITA/TCE programs, and services from companies ...

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want ...

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS ...

This year, the Direct File program expanded to 25 US states, with over 296,000 people submitting a tax return through the service, according to NextGov. But now it looks like consumers will need to ...

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 ...

When the killing off of Direct File was announced in November 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is also the current ...

As the 2026 tax season approaches, many taxpayers are eager to understand when they can file their 2025 income taxes and how to do so without incurring costs. Surprisingly, a sign ...

The IRS will announce the 2026 tax season opening in January, according to the USA TODAY Network. Last year, the IRS opened ...

The IRS free tax filing program, known as Direct File, has faced heavy Republican scrutiny since its 2024 launch. Direct File expanded to more than 30 million taxpayers across 25 states for the 2025 ...

The IRS' free tax filing program is in jeopardy as the agency faces continued cuts from the Trump administration. Funded under the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, the program has been heavily ...