The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year. The email was sent to the state departments of revenue ...

A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one fewer way to file in 2026.

The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free ...

This season, Americans will have one fewer free option to use when filing their 2025 income taxes. Direct File, launched during former President Joe Biden’s term, was meant to simplify federal tax ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 250,000 Americans filed their taxes for free with the Internal Revenue Service last year, using the IRS Direct File option.

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

The legislation would make the free electronic filling tool a permanent program and bar the Treasury secretary from ...

For years, filing a basic tax return in the United States has often meant paying a private company for the privilege of telling the government how much you owe. Now the Internal Revenue Service is ...