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

Learn about the IRS’s new Code Y for reporting Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from IRAs, effective in 2025.

This easy tax filing system, which was previously provided through the IRS, will no longer be available to filers in 2026 ...

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.” ...

Cook County officials announced on Friday, Nov. 7, that 1.8 million second installment property tax bills for Tax Year 2024 ...

Oregonians can plan to receive a kicker credit on their tax returns next year for 2025. According to the Oregon Department of ...

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

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

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

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

The announcement signals the likely end of Direct File — a project that Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers targeted this year.

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