President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy bill includes funding to research and "replace any direct e-file ...

The IRS's free Direct File program — a new initiative that allowed taxpayers to complete their taxes using free, guided tax ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced its intention to end the Direct File program, a free tool that allowed ...

Direct File was supposed to be a game-changer: launched in 2023, it let regular people in select states file their federal ...

The pilot program, launched in 2024, allows millions of Americans to file their taxes directly through the IRS free of charge.

The IRS pilot program allowing simple free tax filing is still available, but its days appear numbered after agency comments and legislative shifts.

The IRS website’s page that outlines eligibility and filing deadlines for Direct File is, for now, still active. In his announcement, Long emphasized that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act funds research ...

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

Last year, the IRS rolled out Direct File to 12 states, as another way for taxpayers to file their tax returns free. This year, it's available in 25 states.

Direct File was first rolled out by the IRS in 2024 in 12 states as a service allowing taxpayers to file their annual returns directly to the agency for free. It was an extension of the earlier ...

The Direct File service hasn’t been integrated into California’s tax filing system yet, so you won’t be able to transfer your federal information seamlessly to your state return.