Free File is a partnership between the IRS and eight of the country's biggest online tax-prep companies. The 2025 tax filing season has been underway for over 5 weeks. If you're looking to get your ...

IRS Direct File, which was offered in 25 states last year, has been discontinued. But one very-much underused, free program remains for 2026.

Starting Jan. 26, all taxpayers, including those with an AGI above $89,000, can use the Free File Fillable Forms. As detailed ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would be opening up submissions of certain tax returns through its IRS Free File program for 2026. The IRS Free File program began accepting individual tax ...

The new income limit for IRS Free File is $5,000 higher than last year, marking one of the largest annual increases in the program’s history.

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

The U.S. tax season is here, and the deadline for filing has been set at April 15, 2026, but this year, there are significant changes, including higher deductions and credits, to be kept in mind. The ...

The average American who hires a tax preparer to file even a simple return will spend upward of $200, according to industry estimates. This year, however, taxpayers have more options than ever to ...

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IRS Direct File is the nation's first free tax filing system. A Treasury Department official told BI it was a failed program ...