Advocates gather in Washington, D.C., to call out tax prep companies like Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block for blocking simplified filing and to support IRS exploration of alternative free tax filing on ...

Many tax-software companies have free tiers, but most only accept federal returns and a limited number of schedules. Through ...

The IRS has officially announced the discontinuation of its Free Direct File tool, a decision that will impact taxpayers looking for free filing options in the upcoming tax season. This move comes ...

All of FreeTaxUSA's self-filing options are free for federal tax returns, but state returns cost $15.99. FreeTaxUSA's deluxe ...

The new income limit for IRS Free File is $5,000 higher than last year, marking one of the largest annual increases in the program’s history. Money; Getty Images The IRS is continuing the trend of ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ended the agency’s free service that allowed people to file their taxes directly. However, there are still several free alternatives for the 2026 tax filing ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...

The fight over who gets to own tax season in the United States is no longer just about software features or slick ads. The IRS is trying to normalize truly free filing, while TurboTax and its parent ...

(AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) The IRS is offering an easier way to file taxes for free with ...

U.S. taxpayers preparing to file returns for 2025 — deadline April 15, 2026 — have one fewer free option this year. Gov. Newsom pitches tax on cloud-based software sales to raise billions in new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The official start of tax season isn’t until Jan. 26, but the IRS is already accepting individual tax returns to be processed ...