WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAJ) — Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced a permanent expansion of the Direct File tax program in Pennsylvania that will allow residents to fire their taxes for free.

The U.S. Treasury and the IRS on Thursday announced a major expansion to the Direct File tax filing program for the 2025 tax season, making more taxpayers eligible to file federal taxes for free.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More New Yorkers will be able to file their taxes for free this year with the expansion of an online tool launched in 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday. Direct ...

The IRS is expanding eligibility for the government’s free tax filing software, Direct File, by doubling the number of participating states, it announced Thursday. The IRS launched Direct File ...

T he IRS Direct File program, developed during Joe Biden's presidency, offered a streamlined, cost-free method for taxpayers to file their federal taxes directly with the IRS. This system was ...

The IRS launched its Direct File pilot project in 12 U.S. states in March 2024, providing a completely free-of-charge option for taxpayers with "relatively simple tax returns" to file directly ...

However, the program has attracted the opposition of Republican lawmakers and the commercial tax prep software industry. Last week, a group of 29 GOP members of Congress sent a letter to ...

The free online tax filing program piloted this year by the IRS will be made permanent and its scope will be expanded, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Thursday.

Next year, more than 30 million Americans in 24 states will be eligible for Direct File, the IRS' free tax filing program, the agency and U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Thursday.

IRS could cut up to 40% of its workforce, internal memo indicates 00:33. Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money.