Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would be opening up submissions of certain tax returns through its IRS Free File program for 2026. The IRS Free File program began accepting individual tax ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Coloradans won’t be able to access a free federal online tax return-filing tool this upcoming tax season after the Trump administration halted its rollout, a ...

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 ...

With the dawn of January 2026, the IRS has officially opened the new tax season, reintroducing its Free File program. This initiative, a collaboration between public and private sectors, aims to ...

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tax season has arrived. This year, there are several new ways that people can deduct money from their New York State and federal taxes because of new laws. The IRS expects that 164 ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...