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

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the ...

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

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

Symbolically, though, it matters: The program was, by all reports, intuitive, popular, and easy to use. Most importantly, it ...

The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers ...

The tax season hadn't even officially started in late December, but the TV ads already began tempting taxpayers with a free ...

The Trump administration plans to kill the free tax filing program operated by the Internal Revenue Service, the Associated Press reported today, citing two anonymous sources. The IRS launched Direct ...