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

Tax season in America began Jan. 27, according to the Internal Revenue Service. This year, the IRS announced that direct filing will be available for 25 states this year including New Jersey. Filers ...

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 ...

Here’s the last-minute tax advice you need. Chris Gash for Money If you’ve been procrastinating on filing your taxes — and who hasn’t? — you may want to get moving. The deadline is Tuesday. As of ...

Getting your taxes done for free sounds like something that you're bound to regret. But several real-deal tax freebies exist. Many people could save the $300 or more that they pay for tax services by ...

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 ...

The IRS said it's doubling the number of states to 24 that will have access to its Direct File system in the upcoming tax season. Direct File, piloted last year in a dozen states, is the IRS' free and ...

Trump's Treasury Department calls Direct File 'a failed program' Casey Lantz had a particularly painless time filing her taxes this year - though it may be the last time she can say that. The Seattle ...

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions in some people’s minds about the status of the IRS Direct File program. That ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A provision tucked inside Republicans’ reconciliation text would officially end IRS Direct File — a Biden-era free tax filing website ...

If you’ve been procrastinating on filing your taxes — and who hasn’t? — you may want to get moving. The deadline is Tuesday. As of March 28, just 89.6 million of the 140 million expected individual ...