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

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

The IRS commissioner hinted that Direct File, which offers free tax filing with the IRS, won't be an option next filing ...

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 ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

IRS says more than 140,000 Americans filed their taxes free using its Direct File pilot but industry critics say the program's unnecessary and costly.

The IRS is making its free tax-filing platform permanent and open to all 50 states and D.C., the Biden administration announced Thursday, following the successful launch of the first-of-its-kind ...

The IRS has said repeatedly it wants to start slow with direct file to build a solid operational base that can later be scaled up in terms of functionality and used more widely. Advocates of the ...

Direct File won't be able to handle any tax returns that get complicated, at least for now. This is a pilot program and the IRS is keeping it simple to gauge the reaction.

Starting this tax season, 12 states are piloting Direct File, a new service from the IRS. If you have a basic W-2 return and claim the standard deduction, you may be able to use Direct File to ...