Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

When government bureaucrats start creating programs to solve problems that already have solutions, taxpayers should take ...

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 ...

Lower-income taxpayers in the U.S. may only have a few more months to file their federal returns for free through the Internal Revenue Service’s Direct File program — as the agency’s head warned ...

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the ...

Taxpayers may continue using the existing forms and procedures for filing their taxes in the meantime, the IRS said. The move ...

The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out its free electronic tax-filing system in 12 states for the 2023 tax-filing season. According to the agency, the in-house filing system will first be ...

After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states. The new system, called Direct File, is a free online tool.