The Trump administration has decided not to offer Direct File, the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and the program’s future is unclear. The program was praised for making tax ...

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The Trump administration has announced it will cancel the IRS Direct File program for the 2026 tax filing season, a move which will result in Americans spending more time and money to file their taxes ...

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the Direct File free tax preparation program before terminating it for this tax season, according to a new report.

The IRS has removed its free Direct File option for taxes. Most taxpayers can use the official Free File program. There are several other ways to file taxes for no charge. Tax filing season officially ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...

Hey Watchdog! I saw a short item in the news recently that the Internal Revenue Service was stopping something called Direct File. I never heard of it and wonder if it will affect me. Watchdog: Direct ...

The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge ...