IRS Direct File open sourced as TurboTax lobbying and Trump bill threaten free tax filing future- The IRS just made a major move to protect its free tax filing software—Direct File—by releasing most ...

We rate the best tax software solutions — from budget-friendly options for straightforward returns to feature-rich platforms for more complex situations — to help simplify the 2025 tax season.

The survey is clearly unscientific: there’s no limit to how many times users can take it, and the IRS makes zero effort to ...

The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out its free electronic tax-filing system in 12 states for the 2023 tax-filing season. According to the agency, the in-house filing system will first be ...

As the end of tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service reminds South Carolina taxpayers that IRS Free File is a quick and easy way to file federal tax returns for free. IRS Free File lets ...

IRS Direct File will be eliminated under the Trump administration, according to reports. The program, which allowed taxpayers to file returns directly with the IRS at no cost, was seen by users as ...

The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed ahead of the federal deadline. Taxpayers residing in a federally declared disaster area may have additional ...

Trump's Treasury Department calls Direct File 'a failed program' Casey Lantz had a particularly painless time filing her taxes this year - though it may be the last time she can say that. The Seattle ...

Extended taxpayers can file the 2024 return until October 15, 2025, using IRS Direct File, on which they may take advantage of the free government tax filing program. This deadline will merely ...

NEW YORK -- As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free ...

A hot potato: Before the new Trump administration took office, the IRS had been working to modernize its aging technology infrastructure and implement major changes aimed at improving the taxpayer ...