The federal government permanently shut down a pilot program that let some taxpayers file their returns for free. How many ...

The Trump administration says the Free File program offered through commercial tax preparation companies is a more effective ...

The Treasury Department said in an October report to Congress that participation in the Direct File program was low and the ...

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some ...

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is ...

The IRS has been asked to do too much with too little. Its technology is decades old, its staff is shrinking, and its ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program ...