Taxpayers have through Sept. 5 to fill out a survey that will be presented to Congress, as the future of IRS Direct File ...

The anonymous survey emphasizes the high “initial cost to the federal government” of an IRS-run tool vs. programs “paid and ...

Oregon’s Department of Revenue is encouraging taxpayers to answer questions from the federal Internal Revenue Service about a ...

The end of IRS Direct File marks a turning point in how Americans file taxes, raising questions about free access and the ...

In addition, millions of taxpayers are eligible to file their taxes for free thanks to IRS Free File, a partnership the government launched with several online tax prep services in 2003. Depending ...

You can use the IRS forms at IRS.gov and file your return by mail for free. Before October 15, 2024, you can use IRS Free File Fillable Forms to complete your tax forms digitally and file for free.

The IRS debuted Direct File — which enabled taxpayers to file online with the agency for free — as a pilot in 2024 and it received largely positive reviews from those that used it.

Trump, at least for now, has not terminated Direct File, the free IRS tax filing system "That group has been deleted," Elon Musk said of a federal office that produced and designed Direct File.

The IRS has offered Free File since 2003, but only a sliver of eligible taxpayers have used it — about 3% in recent years, per a 2024 report from Treasury’s watchdog.

Neither are part of Free File anymore, a fact that raised questions for the Government Accountability Office about the long-term viability of the program.

Tax filers who qualify for TurboTax Free Edition, Nolan said, can file at no cost, well beyond the mobile app offer’s Feb. 18 deadline. Free for many — but not all.

The free tax prep options offered through the IRS Free File program Programs that do not offer a free tax preparation for Rhode Island, in additional to a federal return, have been excluded from ...