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Warren pushes to revive IRS Direct File with sharp critique of tax prep industry

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is renewing her push to bring back the IRS’s Direct File program, arguing that a free, government-run tax filing system would save Americans money while reducing reliance on ...
CNET

Death to Free Taxes: IRS Officially Ends Its Direct File Tax Filing Software

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
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Elizabeth Warren says Trump killed IRS direct file due to lobbying by tax prep companies, introduces bill to bring it back

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Thursday to revive and permanently lock in the IRS's free Direct File program, a government-run online option ...
The Spokesman-Review

IRS Direct File will be cancelled if Republican tax bill becomes law

The $3.8 trillion Republican tax bill that just passed the House includes a provision to kill off the popular IRS Direct File program, which lets people file their federal income tax returns for free ...
ZDNet

IRS open-sources Direct File tax software amid political and industry pushback - here's why

Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...
Benzinga.com

Warren Pushes To Revive Free IRS Filing As Tax Prep Giants Spend Big To Kill It

Warren introduced the Direct File Act in February alongside Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), with 160 members of Congress co-sponsoring the measure. The bill would permanently enshrine Direct File in law ...
The New York Times

Trump Killed the One Thing That Made Filing Taxes Easier

See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google This tax season, ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

IRS shuts down Direct File. Here's how NC tax payers can file for free

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...
ZDNet

Free IRS Direct File service for taxpayers to end, according to reports

If you didn't take advantage of the IRS' free Direct File service this year, you may have missed your chance. According to an AP News report, President Donald Trump plans to end IRS Direct File, the ...
Yahoo

IRS Direct File system would cost Missouri taxpayers. It should go | Opinion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Treasury Department report found the service didn’t necessarily make tax preparation easier. Prices on everything from eggs to ...