Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season.

IRS Direct File, which was offered in 25 states last year, has been discontinued. But one very-much underused, free program ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but some tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ended the agency’s free service that allowed people to file their taxes directly.

IRS announces 2026 tax filing season begins Jan. 26, with Free File program starting Jan. 9 for taxpayers earning $84,000 or ...

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion to ...

While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.

The Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program, the e-filing system that allowed taxpayers to file returns directly to the agency for free, according to media reports. The ...

Hey Watchdog! I saw a short item in the news recently that the Internal Revenue Service was stopping something called Direct File. I never heard of it and wonder if it will affect me. Watchdog: Direct ...

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who served under President Bill Clinton, claimed in a tweet Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “free tax filing tool is reportedly ‘gone.’ This ...

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.