Direct File, the IRS’ free tax filing program, has expanded to limited taxpayers in 25 states for 2024 returns. But the program's future remains uncertain amid pushback from Republicans who will soon ...

Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season. Many tax software programs, including TurboTax and H&R Block, advertise ...

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 ...

The IRS will extend the Free File program through October 2029, following an agreement to continue making free private-sector tax software available to taxpayers. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: People use ...

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program after a limited pilot and one full filing season. President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy ...

The IRS on Monday announced an updated agreement with tax-preparation companies that prohibits the businesses from hiding the landing pages for the agency’s “free file” program from internet searches.

When you double-click on a file in Windows 8, Windows will automatically open that file using a program that has been associated with that file's extension. There may come a time, though, that you ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

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 ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Angus King, I-Maine, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., want the Government Accountability Office to conduct a ...