The IRS still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Thursday to revive and permanently ...

Several months after the Trump administration ended the IRS’ direct file program, some lawmakers are working to reinstate it.Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other Democrats introduced the “Direct File Act ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. In a win for the paid tax prep industry, it looks like the government’s free tax filing program, Direct File, is dead ...

The Direct File program was one of the targets of the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, under the leadership of billionaire Elon Musk, as soon as the group took over ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a sharply critical statement Thursday regarding a report that the Trump administration is ending the Direct File ...

Republicans have wanted to end IRS Direct File for years, calling it wasteful and an example of government overreach.