The Treasury Department said in an October report to Congress that participation in the Direct File program was low and the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A new federal change is reshaping how online payments are reported to the IRS, bringing long-awaited relief to digital ...

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

The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical.

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

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.” ...

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 ...