Tax season is now open, and the last thing you want to do is pay money to, well, prepare your return and pay your taxes by April 15. Thankfully, more taxpayers are eligible to file their taxes for ...

IRS Free File offers free guided tax preparation for low-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all taxpayers. IRS Direct File offers free direct filing for taxpayers with simple ...

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Direct File, the IRS’ free electronic tax filing system, is here to stay and will be available to more taxpayers next year, the government said on Thursday. All 50 states and Washington D.C. are ...

With the 2025 tax season underway, the IRS Free File partnership could be just what you need to get your taxes done with ease and for $0. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

The tax season hadn't even officially started in late December, but the TV ads already began tempting taxpayers with a free pitch to use the TurboTax app. Sure, some caveats apply. So, I dug a little ...

Getting your taxes done for free sounds like something that you're bound to regret. But several real-deal tax freebies exist. Many people could save the $300 or more that they pay for tax services by ...

The IRS has announced that IRS Free File is now open for business in advance of the opening of tax season later this month. The IRS has announced that IRS Free File is now open for business in advance ...

Despite 70% of taxpayers qualifying for Free File, less than 1.9% used the service in fiscal year 2023. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

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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 ...

Every year, Americans spend upwards of $11 billion on tax-preparation services. For most taxpayers, that's money down the drain. So with this year's tax filing deadline arriving on Tuesday, it's worth ...