The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers ...

Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

States will have the chance to collaborate with the Internal Revenue Service on how they may integrate with the agency’s forthcoming direct file pilot. In a July 16 letter to the Federation of Tax ...

The IRS touted big enhancements to Direct File this year, and with the tax deadline so close, it might be the best option for you. Thomas Kika Former Writer Thomas is a native of upstate New York and ...

The Internal Revenue Service launched a pilot program last year that allows people to file their taxes directly with the ...

Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

In the weeks leading up to the Trump administration’s decision to kill Direct File, Merici Vinton held out a sliver of hope that the IRS’s free electronic filing tool would be spared. After all, Elon ...

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that its Direct File pilot program—which allows some taxpayers to file their returns online for free—would become available to new users in the ...

Most Direct Files users that submitted their taxes using the free IRS service this year said that using the tool was a good experience and something that they’d recommend for their friends and family, ...

Tax Day has arrived, bringing with it the deadline for filing your yearly income tax return. If you still need to get your return sorted with the limited time you have left, a good option for you ...