The IRS ended the online, direct-to-government filing program last fall and is doubling down on the free tax filing options ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season. Robin Hartill Robin Hartill is a Florida-based Certified Financial Planner ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

Filing your income tax return can be, for many, a dreaded annual task. And paying to file unnecessarily can only add insult to injury. Still, many eligible filers fail to take advantage of a free ...

IRS Direct File is now fully open in 12 pilot states for "simple tax situations," according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Treasury estimates the Direct File pilot could cover about ...

The IRS free Direct File program opens on Jan. 27 for taxpayers in 25 states. With expanded tax situations, more than 30 million taxpayers will be eligible to use Direct File in 2025, according to the ...

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