The IRS's Direct File program, a free tool that simplified tax filing for millions in the U.S., has ended. This change, ...

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

Contact the IRS if more than 21 days have passed since electronic filing (or six weeks for paper returns) and the online tool does not provide a reason for the delay.

The IRS spent about $13 million on the Direct File pilot in 2024, according a December report from the GAO. That funding came from money the tax agency received from the Inflation Reduction Act ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

IRS Direct File has been in the crosshairs of the second Trump administration for the past few months, but the latest details of the GOP's budget proposal have made its potential demise a lot more ...

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 Direct File program is part of the IRS' effort to build out a new government service that could replace some taxpayers' use of commercial tax preparation software, such as TurboTax.

IRS' Direct File is free for millions of taxpayers, but not everyone wants to keep it around Direct File, now in its second year, lets some taxpayers electronically file their returns directly ...