Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. April 15 is the deadline in the United States for residents to file their income tax ...

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion to ...

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 ...

Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s long-promised free tax filing software, might be at risk of being killed off by the Trump administration, but the code that made the service possible will ...

The IRS will extend the Free File program through October 2029, following an agreement to continue making free private-sector tax software available to taxpayers. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: People use ...

You may want to run, you may want to hide, but for most American earners, there's no escape from the inevitable: filing your taxes. The oh-so-joyful tax season is finally upon us, but this year, there ...