The program offered free tax filing for two years before Republicans shut it down. Now a small group hopes to save the code ...

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion ...

As the IRS extension deadline nears, taxpayers must file by October 15, 2025. Filing early helps avoid last-minute stress and ...

A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, ...

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 ...

As the 2024 tax season rapidly approaches, the IRS has launched its Free File program with an historic expansion to eligibility.. This year, anyone who earned an adjusted gross income (AGI) of ...

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 ...

The IRS’s free tax-filing system, Direct File, is doubling its reach to 24 states for next year. The program will also cover additional tax situations, potentially enabling more US residents to ...

(NEXSTAR) — Tax season is back again, which means it’s time to collect your W-2 and Form 1098, and Form 1099s and start filing. While there are a slew of tax services and professionals that ...

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.

Use of IRS Free File is up 9.7% from a year earlier to 943,000 through Feb. 24, the IRS said. Free File allows any taxpayer with an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $79,000 or less in 2023 to file ...