Direct File, the free tax filing tool offered by the Internal Revenue Service, won't be an option for taxpayers next year.

Direct File won’t be available anymore to do your taxes next year. Here’s what that means once the tax filing season opens in ...

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.” ...

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

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is ...

It's almost tax season! And the number one question we see every year is: when can I expect my tax refund? Most taxpayers receive their IRS tax refund within 21 days of filing, but actual dates vary ...

Last month, the Treasury Department issued a report recommending that the IRS refocus efforts on strengthening its free filing programs, particularly Free File, by modernizing and promoting awareness ...

Many staffers at the Internal Revenue Service are off the clock for now — but tax filers are not. As the government shutdown dragged into its eigth day, the IRS told workers that most of the agency’s ...