The Trump administration says the Free File program offered through commercial tax preparation companies is a more effective ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some ...

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program ...

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...

Direct File, with the IRS's own tax software, was available in 25 states, and North Carolina was one of them. This Direct ...

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” ...

IRS Direct File, free online tax-filing tool launched by Biden, won't be offered next year despite 296,531 users in 2025.

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been ...

The IRS has been asked to do too much with too little. Its technology is decades old, its staff is shrinking, and its ...