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 is pulling the plug on one of its most popular pilot initiatives just as millions of Americans prepare for the 2026 ...

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

The IRS is ending the Biden-era 'Direct File' program. The program began as a pilot for tax year 2023 in 12 states for filing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the ...

Months after the IRS commissioner said the free tax filing program was 'gone,' the IRS informs states that Direct File will ...

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...

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

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

Last month, the Treasury Department issued a report recommending that the IRS refocus efforts on strengthening its free filing programs, particularly Free File, by modernizing and promoting awareness ...

NEW YORK -- As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free ...