A group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to codify the IRS Direct File program, which the Trump ...

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 ...

IRS Direct File is the nation's first free tax filing system. A Treasury Department official told BI it was a failed program ...

The legislation would make the free electronic filling tool a permanent program and bar the Treasury secretary from ...

Sen. Warren and Rep. Sherman's Direct File Act aims to make IRS's free online tax filing permanent. Bill requires state integration & prohibits commercial restrictions. Intuit's lobbying led to ...

Sens. Warner and Kaine introduced the Direct File Act, which would restore the IRS tax filing program that the Trump administration shut down.

The IRS ended the online, direct-to-government filing program last fall and is doubling down on the free tax filing options ...

Tax returns received and processed remain slightly below last year’s pace, even as the average refund climbs to $3,804.

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year. The email was sent to the state departments of revenue ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration shut down the "Direct File" program through the IRS, leaving many Americans with one fewer free tax ...