IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS ...

Several free tax filing options remain available, including IRS Free File, VITA/TCE programs, and services from companies ...

Tax season is coming soon. Want to file federal taxes for free? IRS Direct File is gone, but there are other options. Know ...

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

The IRS will soon open the 2026 tax season. Here's how to save a few bucks by filing your income taxes for free.

The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Trump, marks the end of the IRS's free tax filing programs. This includes the termination of the IRS Direct File ...

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The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS is recommitting to its decades-old partnership with tax prep companies as the main option for Americans to file their taxes ...

As the 2026 tax season approaches, many taxpayers are eager to understand when they can file their 2025 income taxes and how to do so without incurring costs. Surprisingly, a sign ...

Tax management platform Instead is planning to offer completely free tax return preparation and filing for Forms 1040, 1041, 1120, 1120-S and 1065. Processing Content "If you want to prepare your ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...