Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear.

Still haven’t filed your 2024 taxes? If you you got an extension, the deadline is Oct. 15. (If not, the deadline was April 15, but you can file your taxes late.) Although this may be stressful, it ...

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...

The Internal Revenue Service confirms that its free “Direct File” system “will not be available in Filing Season 2026.” ...

I remember the first time I filed my taxes. I was dropping something off at the post office when I saw tables full of cardboard boxes filled with forms with the now-familiar IRS eagle and scales logo.