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

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

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

The landscape of tax filing in the United States has undergone a notable transformation with the announcement of the end of the Direct File program by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). IRS ...

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who served under President Bill Clinton, claimed in a tweet Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “free tax filing tool is reportedly ‘gone.’ This ...

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

The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Trump, marks the end of the IRS's free tax filing programs. This includes the termination of the IRS Direct File ...

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.