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

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

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS ...

It’s the beginning of a new year, which means fresh resolutions, forgetting to write the proper year number for a month and filing taxes. In 2025, over […] ...

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...

The deadline for filing federal tax returns for tax year 2024 is April 15, 2025. If you haven't filed yet, you might be able to do so for free online through the IRS Free File portal, which offers ...

The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want help filing your taxes.

The IRS said it will start processing 2024 federal income tax returns on Monday, January 27. Between now and April 15, millions of taxpayers will pay to file their returns, but they may not have to.

When the killing off of Direct File was announced in November 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is also the current ...