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The IRS's free Direct File program — a new initiative that allowed taxpayers to complete their taxes using free, guided tax ...
President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy bill includes funding to research and "replace any direct e-file ...
The Trump administration may have just axed the IRS Direct File program. During a summit earlier this week, IRS Commissioner ...
The IRS pilot program allowing simple free tax filing is still available, but its days appear numbered after agency comments ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced its intention to end the Direct File program, a free tool that allowed ...
The Trump administration has officially ended the IRS’s Direct File program, which allowed some Americans to file their taxes ...
The IRS announced the return of Direct File in a statement on Jan. 10, when it also announced that the 2025 tax season would officially kick off on Jan. 27.
A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, ...
The IRS oversees volunteer programs that provide free tax-filing assistance to people with incomes of $67,000 or less or who are 60 or older, disabled or not fluent in English.
Direct File has been expanded for 2025 to more than twice as many states — including Florida again — with a wider range of eligible tax situations and a new feature: you'll have the option to ...
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 ...
The implications of Direct File could be considerable, from expanding the scope and role of the IRS beyond its current functions to uncertain consequences for the $14.3 billion tax preparation ...