The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The program still feels like ...

At the beginning of 2025, the Internal Revenue Service welcomed a team from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a ...

The program offered free tax filing for two years before Republicans shut it down. Now a small group hopes to save the code for a future administration to use.

IRS Direct File is a popular free program that offers guidance and support as you fill out your tax return and file your taxes directly with the IRS. And it may not be long for this world. On Feb ...

“Direct File is one step toward getting the IRS in line with 21st century tax administration,” Olson said. She added that “every mature and most developing tax agency around the world has ...

The Direct File program tested this year will be a permanent feature of the tax filing season from now on, the IRS and the Treasury Department said Thursday. A pilot of the program was rolled out ...

The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced today. Direct File, as the service is called, is a shot across the ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive.. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

Direct File, IRS' free online tax filing system, will expand and become a permanent option in 2025. The 2024 pilot was only available in 12 states.

IRS Direct File will be permanent. In a statement, the IRS announced that it will make Direct File a permanent option for filing federal tax returns beginning with the 2025 tax season.

Starting this tax season, 12 states are piloting Direct File, a new service from the IRS. If you have a basic W-2 return and claim the standard deduction, you may be able to use Direct File to ...