Reports of the IRS Direct File's death may not have been exaggerated after all. The agency's free program for filing ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's coming back this year to more than twice as many states — including Florida again — with a wider range of eligible tax ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

With the start of tax season approaching, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are split on the future of Direct File, the IRS' free tax filing program. The program has been controversial among ...

The IRS Direct File program is expanding to new states and tax situations. The Internal Revenue Service's free tax filing program, Direct File, will be open to residents of 12 new states for the 2025 ...

As tax season gets underway, we are happy to say that now about half the country will benefit from the IRS’ free Direct File program, which lets people with relatively straightforward income tax ...

The IRS has removed its free Direct File option for taxes. Most taxpayers can use the official Free File program. There are several other ways to file taxes for no charge. Tax filing season officially ...

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