A wildly popular IRS pilot let hundreds of thousands file taxes for free. After two decades and $103 million in lobbying, H&R ...

The Direct File program was built by the IRS to allow people with relatively simple returns to file them online without using third-party software.

Looking for ways to file taxes for free? From IRS Free File to various software programs and apps, there are a number of ...

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 ...

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Angus King, I-Maine, are opening an investigation into the Trump administration’s decision to end the Biden-era free online tax filing program, Direct File. They ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – A group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to codify the IRS Direct File program, which the Trump administration shut down in 2025. The Direct File Act, supported ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing to revive the IRS Direct File program after it was scrapped under President Donald Trump, ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

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