Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some ...

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program ...

The Internal Revenue Service notified Oregon and other states on Monday that the federal government has canceled a free, ...

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” ...

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

IRS Direct File, free online tax-filing tool launched by Biden, won't be offered next year despite 296,531 users in 2025.

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been ...

Direct File, the free tax filing tool offered by the Internal Revenue Service, won't be an option for taxpayers next year.

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is ...