The IRS has officially announced the discontinuation of its Free Direct File tool, a decision that will impact taxpayers looking for free filing options in the upcoming tax season. This move comes ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

The IRS is suspending the Direct File program, a free guided tax software for taxpayers in 25 states, for the upcoming filing season. Other free federal tax preparation programs will still be ...

The IRS Direct File program will not be offered for the 2026 filing season, leaving potentially millions of taxpayers without this free file option. The program, which allowed residents in 25 pilot ...

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

The deadline for filing federal tax returns for tax year 2024 is April 15, 2025. If you haven't filed yet, you might be able to do so for free online through the IRS Free File portal, which offers ...

Californians who don’t want to pay for tax-filing software or a commercial preparer have some free online options through the Internal Revenue Service. Related Articles Letters: Newsom’s recent veto ...

(InvestigateTV) — NerdWallet reported that, despite 70% of Americans qualifying for free federal income tax filing, less than 1.9% did in 2023. Elizabeth Renter, a senior economist with NerdWallet, ...

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. HABesen/Getty Images The IRS is ...